Anies' Version Of Tebet Eco Park In The Future: Low Emission Zone, Visitors' Vehicles Are Prohibited

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan revealed a plan to revamp the Tebet Eco Park area, which is now causing a chaotic problem that has sparked protests from local residents.

Currently, Tebet Eco Park is closed until the end of June to revamp its facilities. When it reopened, Anies stated that the Tebet Eco Park would be designated as a low emission zone like the Old City area. Visitors' vehicles are prohibited from entering the area.

"The area around the Tebet Eco Park will be made a Low Emissions Zone, where on weekends all motorized vehicles are restricted except for residents," said Anies in the aniesbaswedan Instagram account, Thursday, June 16.

In addition, Anies will also limit the number of visitors and improve the environmental conditions of the Tebet Eco Park.

"The number of visitors, especially on weekends, will be limited according to the park's capacity. Order and environmental cleanliness will be strictly maintained," said the former Minister of Education and Culture.

Meanwhile, Anies also asked the public to enjoy other parks spread across Jakarta, including the National Monument area which was also opened as PPKM level 1 in Jakarta.

"There are so many public spaces and green open spaces that Jakarta residents can explore and enjoy, and all of them have now been opened. Have fun exploring and enjoying the parks in the capital. Keep up the progress, cleanliness and order together," he said.

The chaotic problem of Tebet Eco Park arose because of the large number of visitors, accompanied by the proliferation of illegal parking and street vendors without permits, drawing protests from local residents.

The large number of visitors causes traffic congestion on the roads around Tebet Eco Park, which actually only has a width of one vehicle segment on the left and right lanes.

The high enthusiasm of these visitors is also taken advantage of by illegal parking attendants who disturb the road to the sidewalk to street vendors who sell without a permit around Tebet Eco Park and residential areas.

Congestion and garbage become unavoidable. Residents who live around the Tebet Eco Park admit that they are frustrated with this chaos.

Anies also admitted that since the Tebet Eco Park was inaugurated two months ago, residents of Jakarta and outside the area have flocked to enjoy the green open space.

"Various age and economic segments take turns exploring the park and taking advantage of its various features. Of course, we at the DKI Provincial Government are happy to see the enthusiasm of the residents in taking advantage of the facilities that have been built," he said.

However, it turns out that the number of residents who come to Tebet Eco Park is so high that the park and the surrounding area become very crowded. Unexpectedly, visitors who come can reach six times the capacity.

"The park, which was designed with a capacity of 8-10 thousand, once had 60,000 residents on a weekend. The opportunity to enjoy the park has been greatly reduced due to the extreme density," said Anies.