Do you know why we have a lot of urban problems? Because our government keep developing without following open space rules and over-develop. Bringing more people into a limited space means forcing more traffic unto roads that cannot take the load, causing more potholes, traffic jams and ultimately causing the government to push for solutions like one-way loop, Kidex and DASH. All these problems we are facing now is symptomatic of our government not following development rules in the first place. ----------------------------------------------------- The Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia has a policy for all local councils to reserve and gazette 10% of land as open and recreational space for all types of housing development, as well as commercial, industrial, institutional and mixed-development projects. It also requires that such spaces be fitted with public amenities, such as toilets, phones and gazebos as rest areas. There is also a rule under the National Urbanisation Policy that stipulates 2ha of open space for every 1,000 people, said former Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) councillor Mak Khuin Weng (pic). This rule was added to the policy in 2007 during the administration of former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, he added. (But) none of the councils adhered (to it), Mak told The Malaysian Insider. Using Petaling Jaya as an example, Mak said that based on its 640,000 residents, according to the 2010 national census, there needed to be 1,280ha of open space. At the very minimum, based on Petaling Jayas total area of 9,720ha, there should at least be 972ha of open space. However, there were only 328.6ha open space in 2010, according to the Selangor town planning report that year, Mak said. That is far short of either requirement. - See more at: themalaysianinsider/malaysia/article/urban-folk-feel-development-squeeze-as-open-space-rule-ignored#sthash.baK5c8ll.dpuf
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:21:35 +0000
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