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Pedestrians to get priority in Kemang makeover
Frequent visitors and residents know that walking around the neighborhood, infamous for traffic congestion and floods during the rainy season, can be difficult.
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A road affected by floods in Kemang, South Jakarta, in this file photo dated Dec. 10, 2018. (JP/Iqbal Yuwansyah)
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emang has long been known as an upscale neighborhood in South Jakarta, a favorite area for locals and expatriates alike with many trendy cafes, clubs, shops and art galleries.
However, frequent visitors and residents know that walking around the neighborhood, infamous for traffic congestion and floods during the rainy season, can be difficult.
In a bid to improve Kemang, the Jakarta administration is set to roll out a sidewalk-revitalization program next month as part of a citywide program aimed at providing better facilities for pedestrians.
Jakarta Bina Marga Agency head Hari Nugroho said as Kemang had already became a tourist destination, the program would boost its iconic status even more.
“We have discussed with people living there. Don’t you want your area to be advanced, becoming an international icon for tourists to visit? Hotels will be full. Culinary places will be full,” he told The Jakarta Post recently.
The revamp will be similar to the redesigning of sidewalks on Jl. Sudirman in South Jakarta and Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta, major thoroughfares that were overhauled last year.
The Kemang sidewalk improvement will be on Jl. Kemang Raya and Jl. Kemang 1, a total length on both sides of 6.4 kilometers. Most of the sidewalks in the targeted location are less than 1.5-meter wide and badly maintained, with holes, obstacles and no proper guiding blocks for pedestrians with limited vision.
