Dishub Wants To Increase The Target For Vehicle Rate On Jalan Jakarta, This Is What The DKI DPRD Says

DKI Jakarta DPRD Building (doc DKI Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency plans to increase the target rate of motorized vehicles on roads from 25 kilometers per hour to faster, which is 26 kilometers per hour this year.

This is one of the targets for achieving transportation management by the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, in addition to increasing the number of public transportation passengers.

However, Member of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Gilbert Simanjuntak, considered the target excessive. Most importantly, the Transportation Agency accommodates complaints from public transportation users to be used as the basis for improving services.

That way, the speed of motorized vehicles will automatically increase, because more and more people will use mass transportation modes.

Because, according to Gilbert, so far people are still complaining about the headway or waiting time between modes that often experience delays, and the wide range of services to get to an integrated mode of transportation.

"For me, the most important thing is whether the complaints from the public are answered or not. It's not just statistics on paper with targets that don't have a big effect on people's mobility," Gilbert said in his statement, Friday, September 8.

Meanwhile, Member of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, M. Taufik Zoelkifli, views that if public transportation services are increased, then the target speed of vehicles of 26 km per hour can be realized.

"I am quite optimistic that the vehicle rate target from 25 kilometers per hour to 26 kilometers per hour from the Transportation Agency can be achieved if the Jabodebek LRT operates properly, the accuracy of reliable and integrated time with other existing modes of transportation such as TransJakarta, MRT, Jakarta LRT and JakLingko," he said.

He reminded the DKI Transportation Agency to focus on efforts to deal with congestion with a number of strategies so that people are interested in using mass transportation, such as adding routes, as well as fleets.

Taufik also suggested that the DKI Transportation Agency discuss a number of rules that could encourage people to leave private vehicles, including raising vehicle tax, increasing parking rates, reducing private car parking facilities, and immediately implementing paid roads or electronic road pricing (ERP).

"You can also invite residents to walk by making pedestrians that are wide and comfortable. I think it's a comprehensive and good traffic jam solution," he added.