The successful development of Iskandar Malaysia into a strong and sustainable metropolis of international standing hinges on the foundation of its planning framework. The framework, in the form of planning blueprints, are a set of standards to guide the implementation of Iskandar Malaysia policies and strategies on specific subjects, such as Land Use, Environment and Infrastructure. IRDA has made significant progress in producing blueprints for Iskandar Malaysia. A total of 32 blueprints have been planned, 12 for urban planning, 7 for infrastructure, 4 for environment, 4 for utilities and 5 covering other areas. As at 31 December 2008, 8 blueprints have been completed with the remaining 26 in various stages of work. The 8 blueprints that have been completed are as follows:
- Safety and Security Blueprint
- Integrated Transport Study
- Human Capital Blueprint
- Enterprise G.I.S. Blueprint For Iskandar Malaysia
- Mixed Use Development for Innovative Planning and Design Blueprint
- Design Brief for Public Housing
- Guidelines for Foreign Workers Housing
- Investment and Marketing Roadmap
The blueprints detail the framework and action plans to implement strategies, programmes and projects, derived from best practices benchmarked from other world class cities. IRDA works collaboratively with relevant agencies and industry bodies to define their standard of excellence.
The transportation blueprint places emphasis on key principles such as future development and growth of Iskandar Malaysia public transport accessibility and existing regulatory framework. The essential aim is to create accessible, convenient and safer public transportation to be enjoyed by the community.
The blueprint proposes rail base transportation systems, supported by conventional buses and feeder buses. The alignment of the rails will focus to serve major catchment areas within Iskandar Malaysia and cover four key hubs in Johor Bahru.
The blueprint also establishes a comprehensive implementation plan, including establishing funding needs and regulatory changes as required to ensure success and commitment in the execution of public transportation in Iskandar Malaysia.
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IRDA delivered a safety and security blueprint in recognition of the importance of safety and security as a precondition to stability, growth, and sustainability. The Blueprint establishes a vision for Safety and Security in Iskandar Malaysia that shares responsibility for achieving key goals, commencing with an intensive effort at coordination and integration amongst vested stakeholders, and implementation of early enhancements in 2009. The Blueprint then proposes a period of incremental safety and security capability enhancement over the period of the Tenth Malaysia Plan to 2015, a focus on capability extension over the Eleventh Malaysia Plan to 2020, and a focus on capability sustainment over the Twelfth Malaysia Plan to 2025.
To provide explicit guidance to all stakeholders, the blueprint incorporates a set of forty-six Development Programmes mapped to each Strategy. Each Development Programme addresses a specific safety and security capability enhancement, recaps international proven practice, and outlines a way ahead for Iskandar Malaysia. In aggregate, the Development Programmes will drive a significant body of activity over the period to 2025.
This blueprint is designed to allow developers and designers to creatively design and build mixed use developments. The document translates existing policy on Mixed Use Development as outlined in the existing National Physical Plan (NPP), National Urbanization Policy (NPP) and Iskandar Comprehensive Development Plan and provides strategies for planning and implementation guidelines to be used by the local authorities to develop and maintain sustainable initiatives on land use planning in Iskandar Malaysia. |
