Bukit Bintang provides excellent connectivity, both rail and pedestrian, to cater for the ever growing number of visitors each year. The Imbi and Bukit Bintang Monorail station will soon be complemented by the underground MRT station near Jalan Alor by end of July 2017.
The iconic ad-screen junction joining Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Bukit Bintang, jostling with pedestrians at any given time of the day, is the perpetual image of Bukit Bintang.
Almost always on a travel itinerary for those visiting KL for the first time, the Bukit Bintang area refers to the Jalan Bukit Bintang and its immediate surrounding roads including part of Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Pudu and Jalan Imbi.
The area has evolved from an expanding business centre in the1970s and 1980s to a full-blown shopping district by late 1990s.
You will find some of the first proper shopping malls in the city – BB Plaza & Sungei Wang Plaza - here. After an extensive rebranding exercise, the shopping haven now includes high-end luxury outlets, al-fresco cafés, swanky bars, night markets, as well as its original hawker-type eateries.
For nearly a decade now, Bukit Bintang's prominence as one of the region’s foremost shopping streets has been rising, thanks to the addition of premier mall Pavillion Kuala Lumpur.
Bukit Bintang provides excellent connectivity, both rail and pedestrian, to cater for the ever growing number of visitors each year. The Imbi and Bukit Bintang Monorail station will soon be complemented by the underground MRT station near Jalan Alor by end of July 2017.
With KLCC on one end and Berjaya Times Square on another, plans are afoot by DBKL to upgrade and extend the existing shopping belt for Kuala Lumpur, to make it more seamless for pedestrian shoppers.
Facade upgrades for buildings along roads like Jalan Alor and Jalan Gading is expected to anchor Bukit Bintang’s rejuvenation, as it extends the existing shopping district all the way to the upcoming TRX’s Lifestyle Quarter.
Pedestrian walkway upgrades on Jalan Alor – proposals include paint-work, installation of new lighting, canopies and signboards, as well as upgrading the drainage and waste management system – will not only beautify the area but also improve businesses for the traders.
Jalan Gading’s facelift meanwhile is expected to create the right space to host outdoor cafes and arts and culture installations, improving the vibrancy of the area and drawing crowd and shoppers into some of the underserved areas tucked in between Bukit Bintang bustling roads.
