Danny Pomanto Will Increase Parking Rates On Ojol Day

Mayor of Makassar, Danny Pomanto (ANTARA)

MAKASSAR - The City Government of Makassar, South Sulawesi, plans to increase parking rates during online transportation days or online taxi bikes (ojol/ojek online) every Tuesday. Online Taxi Bikes Day was initiated by the Mayor of Makassar M. Ramdhan Pomanto (Danny Pomanto), one of which is to solve congestion.

"This has not been implemented. We first simulate one month and then run. I want to prepare regulations and prepare the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)," Danny Pomanto told reporters, Monday, March 8.

Danny Pomanto said that his party was looking for a solution amid the high mobility of the people of Makassar. Danny Pomanto appealed that when the regulations were implemented, the public could use online taxi bikes every Tuesday.

"I appealed to the public to go to the office or the factory to ride the online taxi bike. There was no coercion, but at that time (Online Taxi Bikes Day) the rates went up many times. Instead of bringing your own vehicle, the parking price went up, it's better to ride the online taxi bike," continued Danny Pomanto.

He confirmed that there had been studies related to this policy. It remains only to arrange the regulations.

"There has been a study, it can be done. This is the authority of the city government. We lock in it. But we cannot force people, we have to go on the online taxi bike. Everything must be prepared, including the online taxi bike organization, to be recorded," said Pomanto, as quoted by Antara.

Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of Regional Parking Company of Makassar Raya, Asrul, said that his party is still waiting for a regulatory decision from the Makassar City Government.

"Technically, we, from the Regional Parking Company, are still waiting for the mayor's instruction because this is just a discourse. According to the mayor (Danny Pomanto), he will make a simulation and it is still being finalized regarding the regulations themselves. So technically I can't describe what the model looks like, because we are also still waiting for instructions," said Asrul, when contacted separately.

Asrul said that currently, the Regional Parking Company is currently imposing a parking fee of IDR 3,000 for motorbikes and IDR 5,000 for cars.

"Now the parking rates that we manage are the highest at IDR 5,000 for 4 wheels, IDR 3,000 for two wheels," he said.