Move to do away with parking bays will only be implemented after MRT network is ready: Mayor

KUALA LUMPUR: Mayor Datuk Seri Amin Nordin Ab Aziz (pix) has assured KL motorists that the move to disallow parking bays in the city will only be implemented once the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network is ready.
As of now, Amin Nordin said that everything is still in the planning phase and the proposed plan is meant for KL's future development.
"We are still in the midst of studying the idea of not having parking bays for new buildings in the city centre, hence, the move is still in the planning stage.
"We are considering implementing it for the city's future development because once the MRT is ready then probably we would not need those parking bays anymore," he said during DBKL's Labour Day celebration today.
Asked on what DBKL would do about the lack of parking space for commuters at train stations, Amin Nordin said the matter was for SPAD (Land Public Transport Commission) or Prasarana to solve.
On Tuesday, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor revealed that DBKL is looking at ways to disallow parking bays in buildings.
Tengku Adnan explained that the move was meant to reduce traffic congestion and to further encourage people to use public transportation.
He added that the policy of not having parking bays in a building has become a trend of developed cities like Tokyo and Hong Kong and that Kuala Lumpur should follow suit.
Meanwhile, when asked if the move would impact shopping malls and other commercial buildings, he reiterated that the idea is still in the planning stage.