00:00Instead of building homes directly on top of train stations, an urban design expert has proposed constructing high-density residential units on their adjacent park-and-ride lots.
00:13Keith Tan of Taylor's University said constructing houses over existing stations was unfeasible due to structural limitations, but park-and-ride lots offered untapped potential.
00:24He explained that modern high-rise buildings rely on deep-pile foundations topped with thick concrete rafts, which were impossible to install without closing or demolishing parts of a functioning transport terminal.
00:38He said with park-and-ride lots, elevated podiums or basement levels can be constructed to replace the lost parking and support both the public transport station and the residential building.
00:48Tan's comments follow Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's call to develop new public housing atop or next to transport stations to improve urban accessibility and sustainability.
01:00Meanwhile, Siva Shankar of Rahim and co-international Sundar Burhat said the demand for transit-oriented developments had surged in recent years, with some projects marketed as TODs, even when the nearest station was 500 meters away.
01:15He said these homes often come with steep price tags, but that affordability could be achieved if the government intervened, especially on land costs.
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