Melaka Green Transport Implementation Masterplan successfully launched

Information brochures were developed to provide a summary of the GTIMP along with summaries of the supporting Plans: the Green Bus Network Implementation Plan (GBNIP) and the Heritage Area Integrated Mobility Plan (HAIMP). These were given out during the GTIMP launch and will also be shared digitally with stakeholders.

The UK FCP Melaka team also developed a microsite to provide details on the pilot project, including an introduction to the UK FCP, alignment to the UN SDGs, bus route details and timetables, as well as summaries of the three Plans.

The microsite can be found here.

The GTIMP

The Green Transport Implementation Masterplan (GTIMP) acts as the overarching framework which also encompasses the Green Bus Network Masterplan (GBNIP) and the Heritage Area Mobility Plan (HAIMP). It aims to guide the future identification, planning, design and delivery of green transport interventions that will enable sustainable travel.

This Masterplan aims to provide an avenue to the State as an implementer to act as an overarching framework to support Melaka in achieving a sustainable transport network. The GTIMP identifies key challenges in the transport system and suggests recommendations and best practice to overcome these challenges. The GTIMP aligns fully with the Malaysia Government aspirations, including:

• 45% reduction of economy-wide carbon intensity by 2030
• reduction of carbon dioxide by 20%
• vision to transform Melaka into a Green Technology City State
• creation of more job opportunities
• enhancing the quality of life
• strengthening accessibility for Persons with Disabilities (PwD)
• development of cycle lanes in local municipalities

The GTIMP also focuses on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) initiatives towards ensuring that no one gets left behind. Throughout its development, input from the GESI Consultative Group provided useful insight into the limitations that marginalised communities face in their day-to-day travel, and the GTIMP includes strategies to enhance the accessibility of public transport, in line with the State’s Strategic Plan, Melakaku Maju Jaya (PMSJ) 2035.

The GTIMP aims to help provide measures to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from transport and contribute towards a reduction of economy-wide carbon intensity of 45% by 2030, as envisaged in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Measures include improving public transport accessibility and encouraging a behavioural change from private to public transport, which will also contribute to the protection and preservation of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Melaka.

Collaborative effort

The successful delivery of the Masterplan and supporting implementation plans by the UK FCP in Melaka would not have been possible without the support and expertise of the various contributors throughout the development stages.

The UK Government through the UK FCDO has provided invaluable input from the inception of the UK FCP, and the Programme would not have been possible without their generosity and support.

The City Partner, UPEN Melaka, Lead Agency Melaka Green Tech (PTHM), Steering Committee, Technical Working Group, GESI Consultative Group and UN-Habitat all played pivotal roles throughout the Programme and in the development of the plans.

The commitment from the Public Works Department (JKR), Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah (MBMB), Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya (MPHTJ), Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah (MPAG), Majlis Perbandaran Jasin (MPJ), and Panorama Melaka Sdn Bhd (PMSB) was also crucial throughout the Programme.

The future