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AUTOMOBILE
Charging stations in KL soon
Mindset of associating
vehicles with social
status must change
Kuala Lumpur City Hall
(DBKL) will soon install
charging stations for
electric cars at strategic
locations around the city.
Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri
Ahmad Phesal said: “DBKL has been
working with two car companies for the
purpose, in living with its objective to
reduce carbon emissions.”
He said the charging stations would
be made available to the public.
“DBKL was also scrutinizing more
areas where they could reduce parking
lots based on the reliability of public
transportation,” he added after after
taking part in the 12th KL Car Free
Morning event (KLCFM).
Ahmad Phesal added DBKL will
allow up to 30% of parking space if it
was within 200m of reliable transportation
points for new developments.
He added the mindset of associating
vehicles with social status must change,
however there has been a growing trend
of the high-income earners investing in
bicycles.
The mayor understands that it can
be dangerous to cycle on the city roads
and that is why the council are in the
process of installing designated bicycle
lanes.
In regards of the success of KLCFM,
Ahmad Phesal was very happy with the
initiative that has fostered unity among
people while having a healthy lifestyle.
He then added there will be more
community-centred programmes next
year, in line with Kuala Lumpur being
chosen to host the third Governors and
Mayors of Asean Capitals conference
in 2015.
Feather in
MPSJ’s cap
The Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) was awarded
the Gold Award for Environmental Best Practice 2014 for
its “My Biomass Way” project at the International Green
Apple Awards (IGAA) last month.
MPSJ deputy president Abdullah Marjunid received
the award at a ceremony held at The House of Parliament
in London.
He said the council’s aim of participating in IGAA was
to improve the skills and expertise of MPSJ staff , to work
towards making the township of international standards
and introduce MPSJ to the world stage.
Abdullah said: ”The award recognised MPSJ’s efforts
to form the MPSJ Green Town Action Plan 2030 with the
aim of creating an environmentally-friendly, clean and
comfortable township, as well as the greenest town in
Malaysia.”
Initiatives under the biomass project included
organic-waste composting, anaerobic digestion biogas,
vermicomposting, food waste separation and cooking
oil recycling.
green+.2014, november-december 23