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Three projects connecting Jakarta public transport system
With work slated to be completed by 2022, the projects are part of Jakarta's efforts to become a more pedestrian-friendly city -- step by step.
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everal state-owned companies have begun work on three projects hoped to spur use of public transportation in Jakarta, one of the world’s most congested cities.
The three projects are creating an integrated public transportation ticketing system, building a footbridge between two train stations and renovating four others.
Work on the projects has begun and is slated to be completed by the end of the year as part of the city administration’s promise to make Jakarta more pedestrian-friendly through an urban planning concept called transit-oriented development (TOD).
“Transit-oriented development is happening, and it is inevitable in Jakarta,” said Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan at a launch ceremony on Wednesday.
He reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to shifting from private motorized vehicles to public transportation. The administration also wanted to introduce a tiered pricing system with different fares for different social groups, including veterans, retirees and students.
Experts have identified poor system integration as one of the key hurdles between Greater Jakarta residents and widespread public transportation use, besides lengthy travel times and limited access.
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The Jakarta administration aims to have 60 percent of city residents regularly use public transportation by 2030. The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) put that figure at roughly 10 percent in 2019.
“The next task is to continue work on road-based public transportation while not halting the [development of] railway-based public transportation,” ITDP Southeast Asia director Faela Sufa, who is based in Jakarta, said separately on Wednesday.
In the first project, payment system operator PT Jak Lingko Indonesia aims to develop a fully integrated public transportation ticketing system by 2022. Jak Lingko is a joint venture between four city-owned companies.
Jak Lingko promises to enable commuters to plan, book and pay for Transjakarta buses, MRT, LRT and commuter trains as well as for non-city-owned public transportation and ride-hailing services through a single account.
“Thus, once this project is done, Jakarta’s ticket payment system will be perfect,” said PT Moda Integrasi Transportasi Jabodetabek (MITJ) president director Tuhiyat, speaking on behalf of private companies, on Wednesday.
In the second project, MITJ aims to build a “multipurpose pedestrian bridge” connecting the LRT’s Dukuh Atas Station with the commuter line’s Sudirman Station. Such bridges are generally wider than regular bridges, so as to provide space for cyclists, hawkers and displays.
MITJ expects the bridge, which is to be built over the Ciliwung River, to be operational by June 2022, by which time the LRT should be fully operational.
In the third project, state-owned train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and city-owned MRT will finish renovating the Tebet, Palmerah, Gondangdia, Manggarai and Kota train stations. The companies finished renovating the Juanda, Senen, Tanah Abang and Sudirman stations last year.
