27 Thousand People Participated In CFD At Sudirman-Thamrin Last Sunday, Unfortunately Many Don't Scan QR Care

Car Free Day Activities in Jakarta (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency has released the results of the evaluation of the implementation of a car free day (CFD) along Jalan Jenderal Sudirman to MH Thamrin on Sunday, May 22.

As a result, in general, CFD in Sudirman-Thamrin runs smoothly, there are no prominent problems, and has been quite popular with the public based on manual calculations by the DKI Transportation Agency.

"The first HBKB, visitors have been busy with total traffic in Sudirman-Thamrin, 27,277 pedestrians and 3,543 bicycles," said Syafrin in his statement, Wednesday, May 25.

However, unfortunately there are still many CFD visitors who do not scan the Cares for Protect QR code. In fact, this is a requirement for visitors before exercising in the CFD area.

Furthermore, Syafrin also explained the results of air quality that occurred during the implementation of CFD in the Sudirman-Thamrin area.

Carbon monoxide decreased by 18.27 percent, sulfur dioxide increased by 28.44 percent, PM10 decreased by 22.71 percent, PM2.5 decreased by 8.59 percent, nitrogen monoxide decreased by 45.01 percent, and non-methane hydrocarbons decreased by 18.79 percent. " he explained.

For information, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has again allowed CFD activities after being abolished for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CFD on a number of roads starts from 06.00 to 10.00 WIB.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has prepared six CFD locations, namely Jalan Jenderal Sudirman-Jalan MH Thamrin, Jalan Sisingamangaraja, Jalan Tomang Raya, Jalan Danau Sunter Selatan, Jalan Suryopranoto, and Jalan Pemuda. During last Sunday's CFD activity, the DKI Provincial Government prohibited street vendors from selling in the area.