The Jakarta administration pledged to make public transport the most used form of transportation in the city by 2030. Gamal Sinurat, head of Jakarta’s zoning office, said the city administration had high hopes that the capital’s traffic congestion could be solved over the next 17 years with the integrated transporta
The Jakarta administration pledged to make public transport the most used form of transportation in the city by 2030.
Gamal Sinurat, head of Jakarta's zoning office, said the city administration had high hopes that the capital's traffic congestion could be solved over the next 17 years with the integrated transportation system, which had been included in the 2012 bylaw on regional spatial planning.
He said the bylaw detailed the city's 17-year plan for public transportation.
The city has planned to build 7 transit-oriented developments (TOD) across the capital region and 17 park-and-ride centers, all of which will be integrated into a city-wide public transport grid.
“The MRT, [which was initiated in 2013] will have a north-south and an east-west route and one heading to the reclamation area,” he said.
Gamal said the government would also build 38 busway corridors along the route to the reclamation area.
Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said the city administration had allocated Rp 5.16 trillion (US$423 million) in 2014 to develop the transportation system.