KUALA LUMPUR STRUCTURE PLAN 2020

The preparation of the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020 is undertaken in the conviction that most of the policies of the 1984 Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan (KLSP 1984) need to be revised due to unprecedented economic boom and rapid changes in the last 20 years. Some of the major developments that have taken place were not anticipated in the structure plan. Development such as the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at Sepang and the transfer of federal government administrative functions to Putrajaya are anticipated to stimulate and influence future changes and growth. With globalization gathering pace, Kuala Lumpur will encounter more challenges within a new international development era. The nation’s capital should be made ready for a competitive international role in the world of the 21st Century. In the light of changes in the last twenty years and anticipated changes in the near future for a holistic development and good governance, it is timely to prepare a new structure plan for Kuala Lumpur.

THE STRUCTURE PLAN

The Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020 (the Plan) contains the vision, goals, policies and proposals to guide the development of Kuala Lumpur (the City) over the next 20 years. It does not contain proposals for detailed physical planning for any specific area. Detailed physical proposals shall be relegated to a subsequent stage of the development plan, that is, the local plan.

Map: Development Strategy Plan

The Plan contains details of all the relevant separate components that make up the City, that is, its economic base and population, land use and development strategies, commerce, tourism, industry, transportation, infrastructure and utilities, housing, community facilities, urban design and landscape, environment and special areas. These components, though in discrete parts, are interrelated and mutually contingent. Policies and proposals for each of these components are therefore, directed towards their composition into an integrated whole, that is, the efficiently functioning, progressive and felicitous city.

Map: Development Strategy Plan

This Plan needs to be translated at a local planning stage by which identification and implementation of projects should be supported with phasing programmes, financial allocation and management.

VISION

The vision for Kuala Lumpur that is consistent with the national vision is: KUALA LUMPUR - A WORLD-CLASS CITY.

•  A World-Class Working Environment
•  A World-Class Living Environment
• A World-Class Business Environment
• A World-Class City Governance

GOALS

In order to achieve the vision of A World-Class City, five goals are identified:

Goal 1: To enhance the role of Kuala Lumpur as an international commercial and financial centre.

Goal 2: To create an efficient and equitable city structure.

Goal 3: To enhance the city living environment.

Goal 4: To create a distinctive city identity and image.

Goal 5: To have an efficient and effective governance.

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

Ten development strategies that will guide development policies for the next 20 years are summarized below:

•  Enhance the working, living and business environment of the City Centre;
• Designate and develop International Zones;
• Designate and implement Comprehensive Development Areas (CDAs);
• Encourage and facilitate the development of Malay Reservation Areas, traditional kampungs and new villages;
•   Initiate and implement the redevelopment of blighted areas;
•  Ensure complete and integrated city linkages;
•   Provide priority and incentives to development in areas around transit terminals;
• Ensure the functional distribution of centres and facilities;
• Consolidate the development and enhance the environment of stable areas; and
• Consolidate the development and enhance the environment of major entry points.