KUALA Lumpur City Walk (KLCW) is poised to offer localised attractions to tourists by introducing Malaysian culture under one roof.

“We want KLCW to be one of the top five tourist spots in Kuala Lumpur,” said Datuk Judy Ng, managing director of Desa Sejati Sdn Bhd, which owns the land on which KLCW is located.

“It is a street made by Malaysians, for Malaysians.

“Where else can we get a place that links everyone together in the middle of the city?” she said.

KLCW is the country’s pioneer urban street arcade in the heart of Kuala Lumpur within the Golden Triangle area.

The 416m pedestrian-friendly covered walkway is sandwiched between Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Perak and Jalan Pinang.

It is also accessible via the skybridge linking Pavilion Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, forming an “arterial link” between these two hotspots.

The bridge is also connected to the Monorail line in Jalan Raja Chulan and LRT lines below the Petronas Twin Towers.

KLCW is divided into three different sections – The Boardwalk, Jenerator and Eat Street.

Ng says KLCW was initiated by her late husband Ronnie and herself.

The 200m Boardwalk features cafes and terraced seating with art installations donning the walls while Jenerator, a 743.2sq m modern event space, can seat 200 people.

Eat Street is a one-of-a-kind urban food court fashioned out of repurposed cargo containers featuring local cuisines.

Before being an urban street arcade, KLCW was an unkempt back alley with a monsoon drain running underneath.

“KLCW was initiated by my late husband Ronnie Choong, the man who helped shape Kuala Lumpur’s entertainment scene. It had been in the making for nearly two decades.

“We decided to rejuvenate the place in a joint venture with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

“It is also something personal to me as this place reminds me of my husband and I want to continue his legacy,” she said.

Ng added that they would add 15 carts for small traders to sell souvenirs and local titbits.

“We hope this will attract more people to the area.

“We are also in talks with the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry to offer packaged tours, including cultural performances to be held at the event space,” she said.