Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is taking a big step in protecting the environment. The “Go Green Car-Free Morning” is a new plan that will close Kuala Lumpur’s busiest streets every first Sunday morning of the month in 2014. According to the Car-Free Morning organizing committee chairman Datuk Naim Mohamad, the plan will be a really bold step to save Kuala Lumpur’s ecosystem.
He said, “Lately, the world has been struck by seismic climate change such as Typhoon Haiyan, snow in the Middle East and the floods in the east coast. It should be ample notice to humankind to look after Earth”.
“Going green, going car-free and increasing public transport is the way forward to preserve Mother Earth,” he added.
Roads that will be closed from 7.30am to 8am:
Jalan Raja Laut
Jalan Sultan Ismail
Jalan Ampang
Jalan P. Ramlee
Jalan Pinang
Jalan Raja Chulan
Jalan Imbi
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Jalan Tun Perak
Roads that will be closed from 7.30am to 9.30am:
Jalan Raja Laut
Jalan Semarang
Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman
Jalan Tun Perak
Naim also said that the plan was objected by numerous groups such as business owners and tourism operators. He said hotels, business premises and condominium management authorities should notify guests and tenants so that road users would have notice of the closures.
