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Jakarta to trial Car Free Night in end of June
After successfully holding the Car Free Day every week, the Jakarta administration will try out a Car Free Night session.
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Recreational routines: People exercise in the rain on Feb. 9, 2025, during a car free day at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta. (Antara/Sulthony Hasanuddin)
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he Jakarta administration will trial a Car Free Night (CFN) in conjunction with the city’s 498th anniversary. The trial will be held after the celebrations end at the end of June
The trial will take place in the Jl. Sudirman-Jl. Thamrin thoroughfare, where the current Car Free Day (CFD) events take places.
Jakarta Deputy Governor Rano Karno said that the planned CFN is the city’s response to the public’s preference to get physical activity in the evening.
It is also expected that the CFN will reduce carbon emissions and create an environmentally friendly public space.
“We will try out the Car Free Night from 10 p.m., as there are also many people exercising in the evening,” Rano said when attending a CFD activity on Sunday, as quoted by the Antara news agency.
“The location is the same [on Jl. Sudirman-Jl. Thamrin].”
The CFN is scheduled to take place on Saturday evening while the CFD is currently held every Sunday morning. This is meant to take advantage of the weekend when many Jakartans go out to play sports, relax or enjoy the city.
