A TOTAL of 139 sites in Kuala Lumpur have been identified for redevelopment in the newly gazetted Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 (KLLP 2040).

The plan prioritises redevelopment of public housing sites and areas that are obsolete, old or abandoned.

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Maimunah Mohd Sharif said these areas were not only residential but also commercial and institutional land.

The KLLP 2040 was gazetted on May 28 and launched at Institut Latihan DBKL in Kuala Lumpur . — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

The areas include Wangsa Maju flats in sections 1, 2 and 4, PKNS flats in Jalan Kuching and flats in Taman Ikan Emas.

Also earmarked are Pasar Borong Kuala Lumpur, Pasar Sentul and Pasar Raja Bot.

Commercial areas such as Danau Kota Uptown and Jalan Sungai Besi are also listed.

Maimunah said the city’s population was expected to grow to 2.35 million by 2040, from the existing 2.1 million.

“By 2040, we envision there will be 762,500 units of housing, 40% or 305,000 units of which will be affordable housing.

“Currently, we have 110,188 units of affordable housing,” she said during a media briefing at Menara DBKL in Jalan Raja Laut.

“KLLP 2040 contains comprehensive urban development strategies, outlining six main goals, 39 planning strategies, 88 implementation proposals and 191 action initiatives.

“These six goals reflect our determination to make Kuala Lumpur into an innovative, inclusive, green and low-carbon liveable city.

“It also aims to build an efficient and environmentally friendly urban mobility system and to empower more sustainable urban redevelopment and land management.

“We also have a bold target to achieve, which is 70% of public transport usage by the Kuala Lumpur population,” said Maimunah.

KLLP 2040, which was gazetted on May 28 and came into effect on June 11, replaced KLLP 2020.

It was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at Institut Latihan DBKL in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday.

In a media statement, DBKL said the draft KLLP 2040 was displayed for public viewing between Jan 30 and April 15 this year.

“During this period, more than 28,000 responses from 4,640 contributors were received.

“However, only 3,717 (13.15%) of the feedback was accepted while 23,902 (84.53%) was rejected and 657 (2.32%) was found to be irrelevant.”

In response to the feedback received, DBKL said 13 engagement sessions were held.

Since 2019, more than 70 engagement sessions have been held to prepare the draft KLLP 2040.

“These sessions were held in various formats such as workshops, online surveys, group discussions and briefings.”