KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is running a trial for its monthly parking pass, specially designed for mixed-development areas, in Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park.
Seputeh People’s Representative Council Zone 6 chairman Alvin T. Ariaratnam told StarMetro that residents were being offered a parking pass priced at RM70, which was a substantial discount compared to the original RM140 pass designated for suburban areas with activities.
“However, holders can only use the RM70 pass within Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park,” he said, adding that the trial project started on June 24.
DBKL executive director (management) Nor Azlina Mohd Saad told StarMetro earlier that the price was agreed by both City Hall and Seputeh MP’s office.
She also said the trial would run for at least two weeks and a post-mortem would be conducted after the trial period.
“If the trial is successful, we will expand the initiative to other areas in Kuala Lumpur,” she said during a town hall session for DBKL’s 2026 budget at Institut Latihan DBKL.
She added that each residential unit could apply for only one pass.
Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park is a mixed development area, parts of which have commercial units on the lower floors and residential units on the upper floors.
In StarMetro’s March 4 article “Residents decry frequent summonses in Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park”, residents were unhappy with DBKL issuing them parking summonses up to three times a day for parking outside the shophouses where they live.
Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park Residents’ Association advisor Banie Chin was reported as saying that the over 3,500 residents should be allowed to enjoy some parking fee exemptions.
He had suggested that DBKL provided stickers for residents’ vehicles so that enforcement personnel could refrain from issuing them summonses.
“DBKL could also consider establishing designated parking spots for residents.
“If this is not feasible, DBKL could consider reducing the rates for hourly parking and monthly parking pass,” he said.
Currently, the hourly parking rate in Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park is RM1 per hour.
