When impact outweighs activity

Towards a liveable city: The Federal Court judgment on boom gates, like this one in Damansara Jaya, allow MBPJ to improve on its public engagement procedures to ensure that it acts as a facilitator to create safer communities. — filepic

THE question of boom gates weighs heavily on all urban residents. With the rise in crime, many residential areas have gotten together to form their own security arrangements to safeguard their neighbourhoods.

Part of these efforts involves the installation of boom gates to prevent potential thieves and robbers from entering the area but this issue has been problematic as there are many grey areas and residents are almost always at odds with the local authorities when establishing guarded communities.