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View all search resultsIn a city built for cars, sidewalks often feel like an afterthought. But revitalized stretches in Jakarta are proving that these in-between spaces have the power to shape not just how we move, but how we connect and belong.
After a long debate during deliberation of the capital’s 2020 budget priorities (KUA-PPAS), held prior to deliberating the 2020 city budget, the City Council’s commission D overseeing development affairs, and the Jakarta Bina Marga Road Agency decided to cut Rp 204 billion (US$14.53 million) from the sidewalk renovation budget for next year.
When I reflect on how to make a good city, the contestation between street vendors and pedestrians is puzzling. Instead of fighting, they should be forming a coalition, because pedestrians and street vendors have a common goal.
“We are not protesting the government’s policy to create a walking-friendly city. It’s just that the new design of the sidewalk is not compatible with the buildings,” Cikini Sidewalk Advocacy Forum chairman, Lin Che Wei.
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