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Netizens, activists up in arms over closure of South Jakarta bike lane
The Jakarta Transportation Agency recently decided to close the bike lane connecting Jl. Walter Monginsidi and Jl. Tendean in South Jakarta and set up a concrete barrier to block access for riders and pedestrians looking to use the path.
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A pedestrian is forced to step over a curb that now blocks a bike lane in South Jakarta. (The Jakarta Post/Twitter/Adriansyah Yasin Sulaeman)
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rban activists and netizens reacted with fury over the weekend to the decision by interim Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono to remove a bicycle lane in South Jakarta's plush neighborhood of Senopati.
The Jakarta Transportation Agency recently decided to close the bike lane connecting Jl. Walter Monginsidi and Jl. Tendean in South Jakarta and set up a concrete barrier to block access for riders and pedestrians looking to use the path.
The Transportation Agency argued that the bike lines had caused traffic congestion in the area.
"The reorganization is necessary to allow for an improved flow of motorized vehicles," Jakarta Transportation Agency head Syafrin Liputo said in a statement.
Soon after photos of the closed bike lanes were posted on social media over the weekend, netizens reacted furiously to the decision.
"Very sad to see this. Pedestrians and bike riders who previously could cross the street have now been relegated back to the curb and the bike path is now removed. To add insult to injury, the bike logo still remains on what was the path," netizen Adriansyah Yasin Sulaeman posted on Twitter over the weekend.
Twitter user Ismail Fahmi responded with "This is epic," from his handle @ismailfahmi.
