Urban comparative essay

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1.0​ ​Introduction Medan​ ​Pasar Medan​ ​Pasar​ ​(Market​ ​Square)​ ​is​ ​located​ ​at​ ​the​ ​heart​ ​of​ ​Kuala​ ​Lumpur.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​known​ ​as​ ​the​ ​starting​ ​point of​ ​KL.​ ​When​ ​people​ ​talked​ ​about​ ​Kuala​ ​Lumpur,​ ​Medan​ ​Pasar​ ​used​ ​to​ ​be​ ​the​ ​first​ ​thing​ ​to​ ​come​ ​up​ ​to their​ ​mind.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​originally​ ​a​ ​residential​ ​area​ ​of​ ​Malays​ ​who​ ​inhabited​ ​the​ ​village​ ​along​ ​Gombak​ ​and Klang​ ​rivers.​ ​Then​ ​in​ ​the​ ​1986,​ ​the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​Medan​ ​Square​ ​is​ ​bloomed​ ​as​ ​a​ ​trading​ ​center​ ​because of​ ​the​ ​tin​ ​mining​ ​industry.​ ​Before​ ​the​ ​pedestrianised​ ​of​ ​the​ ​street,​ ​it​ ​was​ ​a​ ​mini​ ​square​ ​which​ ​also​ ​acts​ ​as​ ​a street​ ​divider.​ ​It​ ​allows​ ​street​ ​vendor​ ​as​ ​wells​ ​as​ ​cars,​ ​services​ ​trucks,​ ​busses​ ​and​ ​motorcycles​ ​to congregate​ ​there.​ ​After​ ​the​ ​pedestrianisation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​square,​ ​it​ ​became​ ​a​ ​more​ ​inviting​ ​and​ ​accessible landmark​ ​with​ ​the​ ​existing​ ​clock​ ​tower.​ ​However,​ ​due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​lack​ ​of​ ​planning​ ​of​ ​the​ ​site,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​now​ ​a community​ ​hub​ ​for​ ​mostly​ ​the​ ​foreigners,​ ​the​ ​migrant​ ​workers​ ​there​ ​and​ ​the​ ​locals​ ​rarely​ ​visit​ ​that​ ​space anymore.​ ​Currently​ ​there​ ​are​ ​a​ ​bunch​ ​of​ ​white​ ​collar​ ​locals​ ​who​ ​work​ ​at​ ​the​ ​bank​ ​offices​ ​there​ ​ ​as​ ​it​ ​is​ ​still a​ ​financial​ ​district​ ​with​ ​a​ ​coexist​ ​of​ ​foreign​ ​money​ ​trading​ ​businesses.

Figure​ ​1.​ ​Shows​ ​the​ ​situation​ ​of​ ​Medan​ ​Pasar​ ​before​ ​and​ ​after​ ​pedestrianised.


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