Melaka Sustainability Outlook Diagnostic : Supporting Report 5 - Shifting Melaka’s Mobility Modal Split
Melaka’s state structure plan 2035 envisions a comprehensive and integrated transport network for the state in Malaysia. The plan involves increasing the capacity and quality of international seaport and airport infrastructure, along with rail conn...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/929931556620501708/Supporting-Report-5-Shifting-Melaka-s-Mobility-Modal-Split http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31663 |
| Summary: | Melaka’s state structure plan 2035
envisions a comprehensive and integrated transport network
for the state in Malaysia. The plan involves increasing the
capacity and quality of international seaport and airport
infrastructure, along with rail connectivity. The plan
includes a Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) with the
development of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) nodes.
These investments in mobility infrastructure will boost
Melaka’s economic growth. New provision of infrastructure
mobility and in particular the BRT lines with TOD projects
are an opportunity to reshape more efficiently Melaka’s
urban form and increase its economic density, which is a
pre-condition for reaching the structure plan 2035 target of
doubling gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and
shifting to a service economy. Melaka is a car-oriented city
and state where low density and fragmented urban form reduce
physical proximity between where people live and work.
Therefore, effective provision of a first-class public
transport system is a fundamental building block supporting
Melaka’s aspiration to become a high-income economy.
Integrating transport mobility in land use plans and enhance
walkability should thus become a priority. The integration
of land use intensification, transit infrastructure
provision, and economic policy with TOD will make Melaka
State more competitive, with higher-quality neighborhoods,
lower infrastructure costs, and lower carbon dioxide (C02)
emissions per unit of GDP. This supporting report elaborates
on Melaka’s urban mobility. |
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