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Jakarta 1 month ago
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Jakartans welcome plan for more child-friendly spaces
Announced during National’s Children Day, the Jakarta administration is planning to expand the number of integrated child-friendly public spaces (RPTRA) across the city, as only 173 of 267 subdistricts currently have such spaces.
Jakarta 2 months ago
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Jakarta library reopens to packed rooms, long queues
The line outside the Nyi Ageng Serang Public Library showed little sign of shrinking on Friday afternoon. Just two days after reopening on July 8, the South Jakarta library had already reached capacity, leaving dozens of visitors waiting patiently for their turn to enter.
Jakarta 2 months ago
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Jakartans look for space to breathe in concrete city
Public demand for more parks comes as Jakarta’s green open spaces remain insufficient, covering just 5.59 percent of the city’s total area as of April, well below the 20 percent target set under the 2007 Spatial Planning Law.
Jakarta 8 months ago
Yearender: Jakarta’s public space grow, but unevenly delivered
From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space initiatives. Yet these expansions remain concentrated around economic hubs, reinforcing the spatial inequality that has long shaped the capital.
Community 4 years ago
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How We Can Do Better: Bettering Indonesia’s public spaces
"How we can do better" is a new column that takes an insider's look at various industries and the ways they could improve. In this installment, we delve into the importance of urban planning for public spaces for communities.
Jakarta 4 years ago
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“Citayam phenomena” marks public demand for inclusive spaces
Recent emergence of youths from Jakarta’s satellite cities idling in crowds to bask in the capital’s downtown glory is a phenomenon experts described as a sign of “public thirst” for more inclusive public spaces.
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