Executive Summary - SPAD

2.2) Looking to the Future
2.2.1) Objectives
The NLPTF sets out the key objectives for LPT and
these have been adopted for the GKL/KV Region.
These objectives respect the vision for LPT set
out in the NLPTF. They include the aspiration for
economic growth in the region alongside
objectives to increase the accessibility, efficiency
and affordability of LPT. The system should be
safe and secure as well as be accessible for all
and socially inclusive. Finally LPT must be seen to
be supporting environmental policies.
For each objective, a series of sub-objectives
have been considered. These sub-objectives will
permit indicators to be developed against which
measurements can be identified and the
performance of the plan and the individual
components can be assessed and monitored over
time.
2.2.2) Identifying the LPT Gaps
Currently, the NKRA identified that 63% of population live within 400 metres of a bus service. There are
short term NKRA measures to improve this (to 70%) but there will still remain gaps unless further network
connectivity is undertakem. In the longer term the URDP showed that there are rail transit gaps (or white
areas where rail is not easily accessible to the commuters) based on the proposed future rail network
including MRT1 and the LRT extensions. Within KL these include a number of suburbs such as Pandan, Mont
Kiara, and Serdang which fall within rail gaps while in Selangor the rail network gaps include Cyberjaya,
areas to the north and south of Klang and Shah Alam, and Selayang. Much of Putrajaya currently lies within
a rail gap as the services operate to Putrajaya Sentral which is to the west of the city.
Given the importance of the region to the national economy there is a need to increase accessibility to the
primary centres and key employment areas. These include the centre of Kuala Lumpur where employment
intensification is a key feature of the DBKL City Plan. Other centres such as Shah Alam and Putrajaya are
also higher density employment locations. These will rely on the provision of enhanced PT to serve these
centres, both from radial and orbital perspectives. While there is an extensive bus network in place, there
are still gaps without high quality reliable public transport links and from which journey times are slow.
The gaps also indicate the need to improve modal integration for passengers to be able to use bus and rail
services to access key centres.
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