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Public transportation plan gains momentum
Hidayatullah Wahyu Dewanto, a councilor from the PeopleâsConscience (Hanura) Party, is supporting the city administrationâs plan thatrequires all officials and civil servants to take public transportation once aweek to and from their places of work
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H
idayatullah Wahyu Dewanto, a councilor from the People'sConscience (Hanura) Party, is supporting the city administration's plan thatrequires all officials and civil servants to take public transportation once aweek to and from their places of work.
'We appreciate the quick response of Deputy Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama, who said he was considering a requirement for officials and civil servants not to use their own private cars or official cars to go to the office once a week,' he said here on Tuesday.
The idea came from a number of councilors, who urged the city administration to set a day where civil servants were not allowed to use their cars, in a move to help reduce traffic in the city.
Wahyu said such a policy would not only help ease Jakarta's traffic problems but also encourage officials and civil servants to set a good example to residents and express solidarity with those using public transportation, including Transjakarta and public minivans.
'City officials should not only speak about public transportation in the city being safe and comfortable. They should at least once a week take Transjakarta to their offices,' he said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
