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Jakarta to improve park-and-ride facilities
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Vehicles wait in traffic on Jl. Gatot Soebroto in Jakarta on May 26, 2020. (Antara/Aprillio Akbar)
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he Jakarta administration is working to improve park-and-ride facilities throughout the city to encourage more people to use public transportation.
A park-and-ride facility is a parking area located near a public transportation stop, such as a Commuter Line (KRL) or MRT station, to cater to commuters who wish to use public transportation for part of their journey.
“To have people use public transportation in large numbers, we have to improve park-and-ride [facilities],” Jakarta Transportation Agency deputy head Chaidir said on Tuesday, Kompas reported, adding that the the improvements would include adding more facilities for people commuting from Jakarta’s satellite cities.
Interim Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono recently met with Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi to discuss transportation in Jakarta.
“Our first [topic] was about park-and-ride, as there are some [projects] that we want to execute,” Heru said on Oct. 24.
He said the city would start building park-and-ride facilities at Tanah Abang Station and Manggarai Station.
Heru added that he and minister Budi had discussed installing more electric vehicle charging stations at government buildings and making an adjustment to the city’s 2023 budget for MRT route development.
The city administration is pursuing joint projects with the administrations of regions bordering Jakarta to provide park-and-ride facilities on the outskirts of the capital.
The facilities outside Jakarta are expected to encourage commuters from outside the city to use public transportation. Such travelers may also be offered special fares, officials have said.
