SYNOPSIS

The importance of active transportation can be summarized as follows:
 
- Provide door-to-door transport,
- Active transportation infrastructure usually has a very high spatial penetration,
- Active transportation do not lead to waiting times compared with waiting at
  public transport stops,
- Active transportation have a favourable environmental performance,
- They are low-cost transport modes,
- Active transportation are essential elements in multimodal transport chains,

Active transportation lead to healthy activities. Impact of Active Transporation with Mode Share and Sustainable Development in Malaysia

Active transportation is an integral part of sustainable transport and the quest for low carbon mobility as well as offering health and social benefits.

Besides environmental improvement, lower energy consumption and carbon emissions, active transportation can reduce demand for other modes of transport and provide more human scale activity “on the street” enhancing safety and security for all.

Opportunities for increased usage of active transportation modes should result from initiatives in low carbon planning and design, both at the local level and broader urban scale.


SPEAKER PROFILE

1) DATIN TPr HJH MAZRINA DATO’ ABDUL KHALID
EMSc Bussines Adm., Graduate Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

Datin TPr Hjh Mazrina is a graduate from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia in 1997. She has also received her Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from UiTM, Shah Alam in 2005. Her experience as a town planner includes an early stint as an Assistant Town Planner with the Melbourne City Council (MCC). Datin TPr Hjh Mazrina’s professional experience has enabled her to work closely with esteemed clients such as Sime Darby Bhd., Perbadanan Putrajaya, East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), Iskandar Malaysia (IRDA), Kumpulan PKNP, PKNS, SP Setia Berhad and Petronas amongst other notable clients. Datin TPr Hjh Mazrina is also a corporate member of the Malaysian Institute of Planner (MIP) and a council member of MIP since 2009 with current position of Vice President. She is also a registered Town Planner with the Board of Town Planners.


2. MR. LEE HWOK LOK
B. Sc. Environment (Hons.)

Mr Lee Hwok Lok is a graduate from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang in 1998. Mr. Lee is currently the Head of Sustainable Transportation at ERE Consulting Group Sdn Bhd, and has more than 20 years of experience in environmental consultancy, having been involved in various environmental impact assessments for infrastructure, industrial and property development projects for the government and private sectors.

He has also been involved in environmental management plans and monitoring, environmental site assessments, environmental studies for local and regional land use planning, social impact assessments, natural resource conservation and policy studies for government and non-governmental organizations, and due diligence reviews for assessing compliance with national regulatory requirements and international guidelines (Equator Principles/ IFC Guidelines). He is experienced in AERMOD air pollution dispersion modeling, QUAL2K water quality modeling and GIS applications for environmental management.


3. DATIN TPr NORAIDA SALUDIN
Post-Graduate Dip in Planning, BA (Honours) in Town and Country Planning

Datin TPr Noraida is a professional town planner registered with the Board of Town Planners and currently holds the position of Honorary Secretary of the Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP). At MIP, she is also the Directors of MIP Training Centre (MIPTC) and Low Carbon City and Sustainable Centre (LCCSC). She has been influential and responsible in the development of a Malaysian-owned low carbon cities framework and assessment system (LCCF); a tool and assessment system to measure carbon emission from cities and development. Noraida serves on the Malaysian Board of Town Planners.
Datin TPr Noraida is also a Senior Associate and Head of Department at AJM Planning and Urban Design Group Sdn Bhd, with 25 years’ experience as professional town planner in consultancy and specialises in strategic land use planning, regional growth and development, land management, redevelopments, development control aspects, urban design, heritage and conservation, community participation and sustainable and low carbon development.

Datin TPr Noraida is passionate about promoting sustainable development, livable urban environment as well as green lifestyle. She has been and still active in the promotion of sustainable developments particularly to town planners by being very involved in various seminar, international conferences, workshops and trainings.




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*Participant limited to 40pax*