Pedestrian facilities need upgrading for KL to be world-class city

The pavements around central KL like here along Jalan Raja Chulan are beautifully redone but when it comes to walking, all pedestrians want is to get to their destinations as quickly as possible and so a dash across the street divided by bushes is still preferable to walking some 100m towards the nearest crossing and then backwards.

IN the race to become a world-class city, Kuala Lumpur is moving towards a new era focused on reliable and strategic public transportation, similar to what is available at other major cities

One aspect of a good public transportation system is a good pedestrian network which connects the transport stations to places where people need to go.