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Jakarta govt mulls motorcycle-free zones
Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki âAhokâ Tjahaja Purnama says the administration plans to apply motorcycle-free zones on a number of streets in the capital, with the administration providing free double-decker buses
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akartaDeputy Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama says the administration plans toapply motorcycle-free zones on a number of streets in the capital, with theadministration providing free double-decker buses.
Ahok said the motorcycle-free zones would be located on Jl. Rasuna Said (Menteng square-Matraman intersection), Jl. Gatot Subroto (Balai Kartini-Slipi), Jl. Jenderal Sudirman (Hotel Indonesia traffic circle-Blok M) and the National Monument (Monas)-Old Town through to Jl.Gajah Mada and Jl. Hayam Wuruk.
'I'm also thinking about another route that would link Monas to Ancol through Banteng square, Pasar Baru and Gunung Sahari,' Ahok said quoted by kompas.com on Friday.
Ahok said the administration would also provide a number of parking lots within motorcycle-free zones. He said these parking lots were meant as a way to encourage people to take the free buses instead of taking their own vehicles.
'We will continually increase parking ticket prices. We want to encourage people to start taking public transportation,' he said.
He said the administration also planned to increase the number of Transjakarta busses so they could pick up passengers every one and half minutes. (put/dic)
