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View all search results"At the moment we are only using traffic cones [to mark the bike lanes], however we are setting up a plan to make those lanes along Jl. Sudirman to Bundaran HI permanent," Jakarta Transportation Agency head Syafrin Liputo said on Wednesday as reported by kompas.com.
Jakarta aims to follow in the footsteps of many cities around the world where eco-friendly mobility by means of riding a bicycle is highly encouraged through bike-sharing programs, amid the longstanding issue of air pollution and traffic congestion in the capital.
The lane, launched on Friday by Jakarta Governor, Anies Baswedan, spans 25 kilometers from East Jakarta to Central Jakarta in addition to the existing 32 km of bicycle lanes spread irregularly across the city.The city plans to expand the lane to a total of 63 km by the end of this year.
Jakarta Bina Marga Road Agency head Hari Nugroho said that while the existing bicycle lanes did not connect to one another, the expansion would make a network by connecting the existing lanes with the new ones.