Transitional PSBB Volume II, Increased Mobility Of Citizens To The Workplace Compared To The First Transitional PSBB

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JAKARTA - Head of the Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, said that there was an increase in the mobility of residents towards the workplace in the second transition PSBB compared to the first transition PSBB.

Based on data analysis, the average mobility in the transitional PSBB that started from 12 October to 25 October increased by 8.08 percent from the transitional PSBB that started from 5 June to 13 September.

"Based on the evaluation of the PSBB transition period II in the transportation sector until October 25, the mobility of the community to the workplace has increased by 8.07 percent compared to the transitional PSBB," said Syafrin in his statement, Tuesday, October 27.

In addition to mobility to the workplace, there was also an increase in citizen mobility by 2.71 percent to retail and recreation, then an increase of 3.07 percent to parks, an increase of 5.21 percent to public transportation, and an increase of 0.07 percent to residential areas.

"Only one type of community mobility decreased during the PSBB transition II, namely a 4.21 percent reduction in mobility to grocery stores and pharmacies," said Syafrin.

Furthermore, Syafrin also said that there was an increase in the volume of motorized vehicle traffic by 11.66 percent during the transitional PSBB volume II, compared to the strict PSBB volume II which took place from 14 September to 11 October.

"The average volume of bicycles per day also increased by 211.7 percent compared to the implementation of the PSBB II," he said.

Then, the average daily number of urban public transport passengers also increased by 12.83 percent or 694,939 passengers, compared to the PSBB volume II of 615,918 passengers per day.

Furthermore, the average daily number of intercity inter-provincial transportation (AKAP) passengers also increased by 4.79 percent or as much as 5,008 passengers, compared to PSBB volume II of 4,779 passengers per day.