As promised, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is in the midst of preparing a Kuala Lumpur pedestrian and bicycle master plan, which it says will be completed soon. According to the Federal Territories ministry, the new plan and its elements will ensure safe, comfortable and efficient pathways for pedestrians and cyclists in the city, Bernama reports.
“The scope for the preparation of the pedestrian and bicycle master plan comprise the physical and non-physical aspects,” the ministry said in a written reply to a question posed at the Dewan Rakyat.
“The physical aspect means carrying out the feasibility study on land use, network plans and preparation of infrastructure and facilities, while non-physical aspect means preparing the proposal for awareness, safety, enforcement and community engagement programmes,” it added.
The ministry said that DBKL will ensure that these pathways will meet the highest standards possible and follow internationally-recognised guidelines and comply with national laws.
The study is a response to the controversy surrounding lane separators installed earlier this year on blue cycling corridor lanes in the city centre. Protests were brought forward over the implementation of these bicycle lanes arose after it was alleged the lane separators used were a danger to other road users, notably motorcyclists.
KL bicycle master plan and Selangor water disruption issues are equally critical. Keep it up DBKL!
What a waste of money. The old lanes now have to be redone again. hundreds of millions of ringgit down the drain again
Those healthy and prosperous Ministers can cycle from DBKL to PWTC with police outriders and ambulance in tow. Healthy city living!
LEL.. masterplan.. how about the previous plan? considered waste of rakyat money?
Shows how our typical council/government doing things.. always have to do many times for 1 particular matter..
Learn from Singapore. They seem to have perfected it. They have done it long ago. I don’t know why we cannot humble ourselves and ask our neighbour country for help.
You said the keyword – Humble.
“When it comes to Singapore, there is nothing we can learn from them” is the mantra. Typical siblings rivalry.
Singapore can learn to make good Nasi lemak from us.
Now only you wanna do master plan after spend whole lot of money for the blue lane….
Off course.. its not your money what DBKL…
Instead of doing all this, why not get rid of the mat rempits once and for all. Channel all your resources in solving that first!
Bicycle /pedestrian lanes can be done once we become a country like the Netherlands.
for reference, 50% of people got killed or seriously injured in greater london area in road accidents, are cyclists.
sane people will not cycle to work or go shopping or for whatever reason, during daytime, simply because our hot and humid weather
I concluded that designated cycling lane in KL will not work, no cyclists would use it.
make it as compulsory MOTOCYCLIST lane instead, it save lifes.
Why are they building cycling lanes? Who is going to use them?
we have pedestrian lane, motorcycle lane, bicycle lane and car lane.
when will we have horses and carriages lane?
Wot abot epE bikes and E scooters. Can use bike lane also?