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Painting the bicycle lane green is never enough
A physical separator is vital to bicycle lane design, especially in a city like Jakarta.
1 year ago
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‘Angkot’ make a modern-day comeback in Jakarta
Forget the ramshackle, rust buckets on wheels of the past: Revitalized and rebranded as Mikrotrans, public minivans have had a renaissance in Jakarta that could be replicated for all angkot services across the archipelago. ...
1 year ago
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Jakarta needs to reduce cars and motorcycles, not bicycle lanes
Congestion in Jakarta causes annual economic losses of up to Rp 100 trillion (US$6.3 billion) and 100,000 traffic accidents yearly. ...
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Expanding public transportation services beyond administrative regions
Institutional integration in public transportation might be the answer, but before we jump into it, there are two main aspects to remember: regulators and integrated public transportation managers.
1 year ago
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Why do we prefer to walk in shopping malls and not on the street?
In an urban mobility context, some areas, known as pedestrian zones, mimic shopping malls; a pedestrianized street is designed to give pedestrians priority and is an effective way to endorse non-motorized transport (NMT).
1 year ago
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Cycling in Paris’ road tunnel
The transformation of Paris into one of the world's biggest bicycle-friendly cities is relatively fast.
1 year ago
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How to tame the traffic: A guide for cities
While many policymakers acknowledge that traffic is a problem, they tend to focus on widening roads or constructing new highways, which, as has been evident for years, are not effective solutions.
1 year ago
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What would you do to tackle air pollution and road congestion as mayor?
Based on a Statistics Indonesia (BPS) report, there were 26.37 million motorized vehicles in Jakarta in 2022 and motorbikes were the most common vehicle type, with 17.3 million units.
1 year ago
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Wondering how to survive an apocalypse? Buy a bike!
As an anti-crisis vehicle, the bicycle is a savior in the fictional and natural worlds.
1 year ago
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Women and pro-cycling politics
According to Smart Cities Dive, women tend to use bicycles for daily mobility rather than sports.
1 year ago
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Women's empowerment in public transportation: Lessons learned from Bogotá’s La Rolita
La Rolita tries very hard to provide facilities that make female drivers feel safe and comfortable in the depot.
1 year ago
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Why cars and motorcycles should pay more
What is congestion pricing? And why is it one of the keys to cutting city traffic and pollution?
1 year ago
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How is this city moving its 10 million residents?
Transmilenio was the inspiration for TransJakarta’s development in early 2004, from its access to its fleets.
1 year ago
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A way to navigate your life in Jakarta
A well-designed and well-executed wayfinding system helps make walking, cycling and public-transport journeys seamless and easy.
1 year ago
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Work It Right: Finding your 'third space' in 2023
A new year often brings anticipation over the good things to come, and one thing we have all been sorely missing is a "third space", where we can meet up with friends or bump into strangers, away from the confines of either home or work.
1 year ago
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Getting a life at the office
Who says that the office is just a place of work? With all those people around you, it is also a social scene. Life is happening there.
1 year ago
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The imaginary ceiling
If you feel like you’ve hit stagnation in your current job, the temptation to move onto a new job is high. But a career decision made in a rush usually isn’t the wisest one. So, what to do in the meantime?
1 year ago
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Rethinking Career Path
The word “path” is often taken as a metaphor that career development is a straight and narrow track that ends in a predetermined destination. It is as if in order to have a successful career, there is a fixed recipe with exact measures of ingredients to follow and thus great results are guaranteed.
1 year ago
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The headcount game
We are heading toward the end of the year, and soon the end-of-year business evaluation process will kick in. Are we on track? Will we achieve the outcomes planned? Yes? No?
2 years ago
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Creativity within constraints
We are used to perceive creativity as something without rules and boundaries. But perhaps that is only applicable when creativity is still within ideation stage. At some point, the creative ideas need to be executed. That’s when constraints must be taken into account.
2 years ago
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Dealing with a toxic workplace
In the sea of misunderstanding and misalignment in the office – also known as “office politics” – what can you do better on top of consistently being professional and doing your job well?
2 years ago
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Helpful? Not so…
We often think that we are being supportive by offering help to others. In reality, however, are we really that helpful? More importantly, do others find us helpful?
2 years ago
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Developing people with a fixed mindset
What should we know about people with a fixed mindset?
2 years ago
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Time Flies, But Where?
How often do we wish that we had more time to deliver all the things we need to? Or wish that we could cram more things into the little time we have? And then, after a while, we wonder why we are exhausted yet accomplishing so little?
2 years ago
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'I will try my best'
You have heard your team member say, “I will try my VERY best,” referring to your request to make improvements on his work deliverables. But six months down the road you are disappointed that nothing has changed. What happened?
2 years ago
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Leveraging small habits as career boosters
When we talk about career, we typically sweat the “big” things: Career path, compensation and benefits and many others on our wish list. The “small” things are usually put on the back burner. But do we not all agree that small habits are the foundation of big things in life, including our career?
2 years ago
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Hello, I am the new boss
That long-awaited promotion finally comes, and is that not a great feeling -- to finally be acknowledged for our hard work and achievement. But when the celebration is over, the first day as a boss can be really daunting.
2 years ago
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Work-Life balance: Does it exist?
Before jumping into the question above, let’s answer this question first: What does a work-life balance actually mean?
2 years ago
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Stay Away from the Dinosaurs
Work It Right is a weekly column that provides practical and insightful advice on navigating the complex areas of work culture, career development and professional management.
2 years ago
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When saying less means more
It may come as a surprise to some that communicating our ideas to others in an effective way involves more than words, with greater focus on how we speak, as opposed to what we're trying to say.
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- 'Love Unlike in K-Dramas' and the eternal delights of the love triangle
- Major Canadian media sue ChatGPT in case potentially worth billions
- Collaboration paves the way for BSJ students’ success in performing ‘We Will Rock You’
- Norway suspends deep-sea mining projects: Govt
- Gems from the whimsical world of Ghibli
- 2024 World Press Photo: A lens on pressing global issues
- Child-free and furry: Why many are choosing pawrenthood
- Join #GenHappineZ with the latest beauty products launch from Sasa and Naturally Speaking
- RM 65-01 McLaren W1: Racing against time
- Bigger and better – CHAGEE returns to Singapore with new ‘Tea Bar’ concept
