Street as Public Space - Measuring Street Life of Kuala Lumpur

• Main Authors: Ayu Abdullah, Y. (Author), Coisson E. (Author), Drusa M. (Author), Hamdan, H. (Author), Marschalko M. (Author), Rybak J. (Author), Segalini A. (Author), Sulaiman, N. (Author), Yilmaz I. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Essential elements; Project management; Shopping streets; Social environment; Social interactions; Social sciences; Street connectivity; Urban design; Urban dynamics; Urban environments; Urban growth; Urban planning
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 Kuala Lumpur has envisioning in becoming World Class City by the year 2020. Essential elements of form and function of the urban environment are streets. Streets showcase the community and connect people. It's one of the most comfortable social environment that provides aesthetical and interaction pleasure for everyone. Classified as main shopping streets in the local Kuala Lumpur urban design guidelines, Jalan Masjid India (JMI) has its uniqueness of shopping experience and social interaction. This conceptual paper will study the physical and cultural characteristics of the street that will generate the street character by mapping its original characters. The findings will focus on strengthening the methodology applied to promote improvements in evaluating it as a great public space. Results will also contribute to understanding the overall site context, the street connectivity, and urban dynamics. This paper is part of a larger study that addresses on transforming the sociability of public space. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.