Turn PJ into an admirable city

Identify basic problems so that Petaling Jaya can be beautiful, well-planned and effective

IN THE 1950s, booming population growth and squatters on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur became a challenge to the authorities in the 1950s. To overcome the situation, Petaling Jaya was born when the Selangor government identified Effingham Estate, a 490ha rubber plantation in Jalan Kelang Lama, as the site of a new settlement.