The 11 new and extension rail lines sound like the best thing in the draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 and are crucial to meet the high population growth projected. Let’s put scepticism aside and assume that the lines can be completed on schedule, the city may still face trouble simply because other modes of public transport have been neglected.
According to town planning and transport management expert Goh Bok Yen, the city’s connectivity threatens to be crippled as the draft plan has over-emphasised the rail system while neglecting other modes of transport.
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