Under Pakatan, urban planners hope for ‘less’ political interference
26 February 2019 By Syed Jaymal Zahiid MIP president Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar said for too long, development policies have been left in the hands of consultants and politicians who often make decisions on what wins the most votes. — Picture by FIrdaus Latif KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — A public library versus a mall. No doubt, the former has proven benefits for communities. But what if they needed jobs instead? Some studies say malls produce spillover effects that help spur growth for nearby residents.
A 2017 study on how household spending by Khazanah Research Institute showed those earning less than RM2,000 monthly fork out 90 per cent of their wages on basic needs, transport among them. It’s a quandary that best illustrates politics’ problematic effects on urban development, Ihsan said. “The goal of has always been to encourage public transport use, but highways and private cars are an economic need that discourages public transport,” the MIP president said.
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