This is an example of urban planning without a thought to pedestrians. It is a world in which cars reign supreme and pedestrians are just above cockroaches in the “food chain”. It is a world in which pedestrians – what more people with disabilities – seem to be completely forgotten.
Thanks to the blog reader who sent this in with the following remarks:
Take a look at the awful world we are creating for ourselves. I was staying at (a hotel) in Mid Valley – and needed to get to the small tower (near the cream-coloured one on the right) 10 minutes walk.
But how? Apparently the girls from the office do walk to Mid-Valley for lunch, but what an experience, no pavements and massive pollution. No shelter under trees – cruelty. Designed by sick people to create sick people. Will anyone learn how backwards this thinking is?
Sorry the pic is so bad; it was taken through dirty uncleanable windows. The worst was feeling so trapped in the hotel – nowhere to walk but a shopping mall. Where is the fresh air in my face, the sound of birdsong, the touch of the sun? New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, but not KL.
It’s a sad day for Malaysia when you have to go to London to look for fresh air and a touch of the sun!
Could our urban planners seriously give some thought to making our streets more pedestrian friendly? You know, simple stuff such as wide, unobstructed pavements – without any sharp steps down and up again – lined by shady trees and lots of shrubs. A riot of colour from tropical flowers could do wonders to brighten up our urban spaces. Better still if we could have more pedestrian-only streets. Think especially of people with disabilities when doing your urban planning. Power to the pedestrians!
Kota kinabalu is a good example development for pedestrarian.
buildings connected with othe building on fist floor.
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why are we so afraid of touching the earth?
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Reminds of klang when dato zak was the town planner
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Did I hear you say flowers? Urban planners will be thinking how much profit would pass them by per stalk. There are two degrees which would be quite useless to have in Malaysia: Town and Country Planning and Economics. Better to have one in the following: Conology or Denialogy.
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In Tokyo, they have ‘brailled’ walkway for the blind and reserved carparks bays for the handicapped.
Malaysian town planner need go far for ideas. Just drop by the little dot down south. Its a paradise for pedestrians.
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Everyone should know by now that the only planning is in how to get an extra million or 2 from every project and to hell with the people, either on foot or on wheels.
So carry on suffering …….
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The “Developer” and “Politicians” plan and build in the country. Professional urban planners have no say.We are far from achieving a caring society yet.
Is this ‘ugly sight’ part of vision 2020? This should be some food for thought for both BN and the Opposition!
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I remember Singapore 30 years ago when they started pedestrianization linking the shophouse five foot ways and the road pavements. They assigned newly graduated architects to do the details: avoiding high steps, deciding on ramps, coordinating the positions of drain manholes in pathways and downpipes of shophouse roofs, not to mention location of telecoms/electrical boxes. And of course the look of the quarry tile pattern.
In Malaysia, they won’t have the proper design staff. The job of pedestrianization would be given to some engineering technician who won’t be sensitive to design for walking people.
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In most modern cities no matter how busy the traffic is, u still find friendly pedestrian pavements with wheelchair ramp that not only allow disables but also cater for cycling & baby strollers.
You think you can push a wheelchair freely in Malaysia’s most acclaimed golden triangle area? Go experiance yourself & see how good our urban planners are
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It is money
Every inch of the land in the city
You think the developers and city planners care
In their books it is wealth creation
Nothing to do nature and the people
You know the drill
The cost of land wealth brings
If you think about it
It will become a slum within the city
In the end the scum of society
They have their own made believe world
The city of professionals
Yet the way the planners move
I don’t get it how they approve
Without consideration to nature
Shade of trees for others well being
The façades beautifully decorated
It is the image the builders wanted to project
Walk at the back of the building
The eyesore greets you in a flash
Do the planners learn?
School in planning and design
When principles sold to the devil
Nature suffer so is her people
Sadly it is true
When the sleeping government rules
Nothing will be right
Until the day the people decide
Enough is enough
Change for the better must pursue
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This is what it means by 50 years of development.
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It’s not only pavements for friendly pedestrian walking in the city, it’s also the pedestrian crossings. We almost have NONE of that. And to try and cross the roads without them are just crazy.
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What are you complaining about? You should read the KL City Plan 2020, this is an incredible plan, based on no carrying capacity. The most significant point of this plan is simply this; It just want to build, build and build.
The KL City Plan must has been based on the assumption that KL City has unlimited resources for squadering. So if you found the city is too congest to live and to move, you only have yourself to be blamed. For too long, the people have been too supertituos over the ability of politicians to lead, to build, and to develop.
Structural development is good for prosperity, good for economy, good for money. They forget one thing, the people who live in the city. Slowly we are detroying our habitat in the name of development.
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look at George Town also can tell la. Pavements of shophouses are grilled up, blocked with plaster wall, lined with motorcycles, and people putting out their stuff to prevent pedestrians from using their five-foot way. Pedestrians have to walk on the tar road despite RAIN, SHINE, and SNATCH THEFTS and RISK OF BEING HIT BY VEHICLES. What are the enforcement doing? They ONLY investigate whenever someone complains. But it amazes me that they NEVER see these obstructions whenevr they run their other duties.
Check Section 46 Street, Drainage, and Building Act
To prove this point, try walking on the streets of inner George Town and see if you walk the five-foot way of the whole street without coming to any obstacles
The “Buat Kerja” banner at the court should be streamed down KOMTAR instead. From the 60th floor to the ground floor. They can add these few banners summore “Jangan ambil rasuah” and “Bangunlah”
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