The Jakarta Post
The government is going to further develop integrated intermodal passenger transport systems in several large cities in Indonesia to create the efficient movement of people that will help boost the economy.
Deputy Transportation Minister Bambang Susantono said the government had picked the cities of Palembang in South Sumatra, Pekanbaru in Riau province and Denpasar in Bali for the initial integration plans.
“As an archipelagic country, intermodal connectivity is very important in order to more effectively transport both people and goods. Connections for various transportation modes, from railways to bus rapid transit systems, are clearly needed to create efficiency and boost regional economies,” Bambang told The Jakarta Post last week on the sidelines of a technical meeting with Japan’s Deputy Transporation, Tourism and International Affairs Minister Takashi Kitamur...