Jokowi Encourages All Cities To Think About Mass Transportation

President Jokowi tested the Jabodebek LRT via Cawang LRT Station in East Jakarta on Monday, August 28 morning. (X-jokowi)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo asked all cities in Indonesia to start thinking about encouraging and advancing the use of mass transportation in their respective areas to prevent and reduce congestion.

"In all cities, you should also start thinking that way. Using mass transportation, public transportation," said the President when inaugurating the Type A Pakupatan Terminal, in Serang, Banten, Monday, was confiscated by Antara.

He said that currently almost all cities, especially in Java, are experiencing congestion.

"Some have bad traffic jams, some have moderate traffic jams, some have just started traffic jams. Why? Because almost everyone has direct financial power, they buy cars, motorbikes," said the President.

According to the President, when they use private vehicles, people leave public transportation or mass.

"Therefore, as in Jakarta, we continue to encourage, we introduce the name MRT, which is subway underground, there is an LRT that has just been completed, there is also a high-speed train, there is a KRL, there is Transjakarta. All of this is to encourage people to use public transportation and leave private transportation," said the President.

The President said he was happy because the Pakupatan Terminal was busy. Based on reports, there are 400 buses going in and out of the terminal every day.

"This is very good. And if later with a very beautiful and very modern terminal, the number of buses is added, the number of passengers added, showing that the movement of people to use public transportation, mass transportation will increase. That's what we expect," said the President.

He said that the beautiful Pakupatan Terminal took off the image that the terminal was unsafe and a place of thuggery.

"It must be reversed that the terminal is a comfortable place, the service is good, and also encourages small businesses, medium-sized businesses to also be able to trade their products at the terminal we have," said Jokowi.

He appreciates the Ministry of Transportation in collaboration with local governments, provincial governments, and city governments so that the Pakupatan Terminal can be built.