Jak Lingko Transportation Integration System Officially Operates In Jakarta In Today's Memory, October 9, 2018

The microtrans, commonly known as angkot, is part of Jak Lingko. (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA Memori hari ini, lima tahun yang lalu, 9 Oktober 2018, Sistem integrasi transport Jak Lingko resmi beroperasi. Program itu diguliskan sehari setelah Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan mengganti nama program One Karcis One Trip (Ok Otrip) jak Lingko.

He thought the name Jak Lingko reflected more on the various modes of transportation in Jakarta. Thankfully OK Otrip can become the main guard for Jakarta residents to switch to public transportation. Previously, the Ok Otrip program was rolled out by the Anies Baswedan pair, Sandiaga Uno since the 2017 DKI Jakarta Governor Election.

Ideas and ideas in the 2017 DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election confiscated the minds of Jakarta residents, then Indonesia. Two strong candidates for the Governor and Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta fought for ideas. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok)-Djarot Saiful Hidayat faced Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno.

Each brings its best idea in developing Jakarta in a better direction. The matter of unraveling the congestion of Jakarta, especially. Ahok-Djarot emphasizes the development of Integrated Modes (MRT) and Electronic Paid Roads (Electronic Road Pricing).

While Anies-Sandi prefers that all public transportation in Jakarta can be integrated. This interview allows Jakarta residents to access all existing transportation with a card and affordable prices.

Sandi called One Ticket One Trip (OK Otrip) the name of the program. Anies-Sandi also won. Both are officially the new Governor and Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta. The power of attorney then immediately repaired all kinds of public transportation according to campaign promises.

Public transportation integration is carried out. from cooperating with angkot to TransJakarta. Ok Otrip was introduced in December 2017. The Ok Otrip program then began to be tested in early January 2018. Trials for nine months went smoothly.

Ok Otrip can consider 283 fleets serving 44 routes (now it reaches hundreds of routes). Ok Otrip enthusiasts are increasing. In fact, it almost reaches hundreds of thousands per day. Even the price issued by passengers is cheaper than carrying private vehicles.

"Before the trial is carried out, we will also carry out a series of agendas. Among them are the soft launchings that we carried out today (14 December 2017), then 22 December testing the one man one ticket system and on 15 January 2018 starting the trial of the integration of four routes," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency Andri Yansah, as quoted by Kompas.com, 14 December 2017.

The results of the trial of the Ok Otrip program are amazing. Even the responsibility to enlarge Ok Otrip is entirely Anies' responsibility. Everything was immediately perpetuated since Sandi resigned to take part in the political contestation to a higher level realize August 2018.

Anies also began to perfect the existing integration, including trying to collaborate with MRT, LRT, to KAI Commuter. The Sandi program, which used to be called Ok Otrip, was later changed to Jak Lingko on October 8, 2018.

The name change refers to a proper reflection of the integration modes of various Jakarta transportation. Jak means Jakarta, Lingko means a network inspired by the traditional rice fields system in Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara. Jak Lingko then officially ran the day after, or on October 9, 2018.

The steps taken by Anies so far are in the regulation of public transportation rates. The tariff between modes of transportation is made uniform by providing economic incentives that are enforced per hour, both for residents who travel close to and far. This means that the tariff for boarding public transportation is not calculated based on distance, but based on how long the residents are on the transportation. The price set is IDR 5,000 per three hours.

This program is known as Jak-Lingko, which is an integrated transportation system program (integrated routes, management, and payments) by involving large buses, medium buses, small buses, and rail-based transportation. In addition to providing economic incentives, there are no other policies, especially those that intersect with two-wheeled vehicles, "explained Hikmat Budiman in the book Sudah Senja in Jakarta (2020).