LRT info centre needed in Subang

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I have first called for this more than half a year ago, when the construction works started, as there are lots of people wanting to know more about the LRT construction and finished product. For it to be useful, the info center must be equipped with:

  • Detailed information of the LRT extension tracks and station locations
  • Visual/Artist Impressions of the station, especially including the actual surrounding buildings, for people to have a better and easy understanding of what will be coming up
  • Traffic diversion plans for construction, including phase by phase 
  • Utility (Electricity, Water, Telecomunications) interruption schedule, for all the utility relocating works. 
  • Construction schedules
  • Commitments by Prasarana with due dates, i.e. road resurfacing schedules
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LRT info centre needed in Subang

Writer: Brenda Ch'ng
Published: Fri, 28 Dec 2012
SUBANG JAYA: Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) has beien urged to set up an information centre here to handle queries from residents. 
The Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) has received many enqueries about the Kelana Jaya LRT (light rail transit) extension line project which ends at Putra Heights.
“All technical information about the LRT project is with Prasarana and we can’t answer all the questions residents pose to us... residents want to know what is going on,” said MPSJ president Datuk Asmawi Kasbi during the council’s full board meeting yesterday.
He said  Prasarana had initially promised to set up an information centre at Summit Subang when they first started work about six months ago.
“They told us a small office would be set up to handle all of residents’ complaints but to date there is nothing,” he said.
Asmawi explained that residents ask about things like the height of the LRT, the station locations, estimated completion dates and the distances between the tracks and their homes.
Meanwhile, MPSJ also received numerous complaints about damaged roads and traffic management system at the LRT construction sites in Subang, Putra Heights and Puchong.
“I hope MPSJ will get engineering officers to patrol the sites daily, to ensure all aspects of the construction are in order, as agreed by both parties before the construction started,” said MPSJ councillor R Rajiv.
He said some roads are blocked off by the contractors as they please and they are not adhering to the traffic management plan agreed upon in the past.
Rajiv pointed out that instead of having two to three lanes open throughout the whole project, Prasarana sometimes only leaves one to two lanes open.
In addition, pilling machines at SS17 and SS18 have been left unguarded throughout the night and are dangerous to residents nearby.
“What if children start climbing the machine because it’s not barricaded and they hurt themselves,” he said.
Rajiv also urged officers to ensure the construction sites are well barricaded, road safety signs are in place and potholes are patched up by Prasarana immediately to prevent road accidents from happening.

 Selangor Times
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A Park Upgrade in USJ2

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Done over a year ago....


Residents welcome upgraded park

By Dawn Chan 
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SUBANG JAYA: The request of visitors for the park in USJ 2/2R to be lit and furnished with benches has been fulfilled.

The park now has  a unit of floodlights at the badminton court and two sets of  benches and tables, thanks to Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh and Zone 3 councillor Rajiv Rishyakaran.

Yeoh said the requests were made during a dialogue held in September.

The fund for upgrading the park which amounted to  RM14,000 came from Zone 3 Residents Committee as well as Yeoh's allocation from the state government.

Yeoh said the floodlights, which will be switched  on from 7pm to 7am daily, was installed by contractor Timur Elektrikal. It  will be maintained by Subang Jaya Municipal Council.

"The residents here have asked for another set of floodlights to be installed at the other end of the park. I'll request for that in next year's budget.

"We will continue to improve the  recreational facilities for park users, especially the senior citizens.

"I would also like   the police to patrol the park," she said.

Yeoh also called on dog owners to ensure their dog are leashed and pick up after their dogs when visiting the park.

 Lisa Lim, who has been living in USJ 2 for the past 21 years, said she would visit  the park at night now as it is brightly lit.

Lim, who does tai chi exercises on weekdays with her neighbours, said they are exposed to danger and undesirable characters when they go to the park as early as 7am.

"It can be quite dark at that time. Now that there are floodlights here, my neighbours and I feel safe coming here early in the morning.

"More children can also come to the park and play," she said.
 The former teacher said the  benches and tables would encourage residents  to get together at the park.
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Residents get together at the park. Pic by Rosela Ismail


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MPSJ's Urban Forest

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Some articles from the past. I hope under the new JKP3 committee the urban forest will continue to develop for the recreation and enjoyment of all residents...


Selangor Times: Urban jungle among USJ homes

Writer: Brenda Ch'ng 
Published: Fri, 18 Nov 2011
SUBANG JAYA: A fresh patch of green is emerging among residential homes in USJ3A thanks to a push by locals for an urban jungle in their backyards.
Last Friday, residents and students planted 1,111 trees during the soft launch of the state’s first urban forest at Persiaran Setia.
The saplings will fill part of the 7.861 acres of green lung, the size of eight football fields, which has been gazetted as a green recreational land called the Urban Community Forest.
The unused plot, owned by Subang Jaya Municipal Council, sits between residential homes in USJ3A and USJ3C.
“This jungle will be both recreational and educational for children to learn about forest trees and rare species,” said MPSJ president Datuk Asmawi Kasbi.
MPSJ president Datuk Asmawi Kasbi (second right) planting a tree with MPSJ councillor R Rajiv (beside Asmawi) with Kelana Jaya MP Loh Gwo Burne (standing second right), Subang Jaya assemblyperson Hannah Yeoh (third right) and USJ residents.
The RM3 million project will be completed in phases next year, and will include facilities such as a jogging track, gazebo and a picnic area.
“We are targeting to plant up to 10,000 trees in the forest by next year, to fill the land and to reduce carbon footprint,” said Asmawi.
Each sapling costs RM100 and was donated by various organisations.
MPSJ has also engaged the State Forestry Department, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) and Malaysian Institute of Planers (MIP) to be advisers for this project.
The urban forest, mooted by the USJ residents committee, has now been included in MPSJ’s 2011-2012 strategic plan, which calls for more trees to be planted in the municipality.
The site was chosen by the residents who wanted to prevent overdevelopment.
“The [residents committee] has fought real hard over the years to preserve any green land they see in their neighbourhood and have been pushing for it,” said MPSJ councillor R Rajiv.
Rajiv, who is the chairperson of the residents committee in his area, commended MPSJ for cooperating with the community.
Joining them at the tree-planting event was Subang Jaya assemblyperson Hannah Yeoh, who hoped that other councils would similarly set aside land for an urban forest in their area.
“It is important for a developed city to have an urban jungle as children do not even know what a forest is anymore,” she said.
Yeoh said to make that happen, communities should fight hard for sustainable development to preserve land and gazette it as a green area.
“Other councils can even add animals or fruit trees in their urban jungle,” she said.




Dusun Di Dalam Bandar Bagi Taman USJ2

By EDWARD R. HENRY ewdard@thestar.com.my
A PRIVATE firm has planted 100 fruit trees as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) project on a hillock off Jalan USJ2/2R.
The project, called People’s Orchard, was one of Saint Gobain Construction’s efforts to create a park for the public to come and relax.
Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh said that the top portion of the hillock that once housed radar equipment for the Department of Civil Aviation had been dismantled and the land handed over to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ).
“With fruits trees grown on top of the hillock and a public park built around it, the park is now a good place for recreational activities. Trees like mango, ciku, soursop, honey guava, kedondong, rambutan and pulasan trees have been planted,” she said.
MPSJ councillor Rajiv Rishyakaran said people would be able to reap the fruits of this labour, literally, in years to come.
Earlier Yeoh, who met the residents living around the area, said she had come to check on the newly installed floodlights and two sets of park table/benches at the park that residents had requested a few months ago in a dialogue session.
“The RM8,730 for the one pole with two lamps and the RM5,000 for the two park tables and eight benches came from my service centre’s allocation. Now, I just want the people to care for the facilities. With the floodlights installed it would help to bring down the crime rate. On the issues of graffiti, vandalism and discarded broken bottles, we need the help of the Subang Jaya district police to conduct patrols in the neighbourhood,” she said.
Yeoh added that her approach has helped to build a strong network with the residents.
Resident Y. Sela said the added facilities and the fruit trees in the park made it a better place for walks in the morning and evening.
“We are a close knit community and improved facilities at a park will augur well as this will encourage neighbours to come out in the late evenings and mingle around,” he said.











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