Starting To Orderly Sidewalks To Be Used As Parking, DKI Satpol PP: We Prioritize Viral

Illustration of sidewalks. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Head of DKI Jakarta Satpol PP Satriadi Gunawan said that his party had started to control the sidewalks that were used as parking lots for restaurants to cafes in Jakarta. Control has been carried out since last Sunday, January 19.

"We started implementing it last Sunday. Continued, continue to coordinate at the sub-district level. City-level Satpol PP, sub-districts, coordinate with Dishub under their respective sub-districts," Satriadi told reporters, Monday, January 20.

While walking, the DKI Satpol PP also continues to map the sidewalk points used into parking spaces in various areas. Locations that are prioritized to be put in order are the ones in the public spotlight.

"It's running now. What we can see is clear news, for example those that go viral, we will do it first. Now, we will continue to other areas," said Satriadi.

On the one hand, the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, Teguh Setyabudi, has issued circulars to regional officials such as the sub-district head to urge business owners in his area not to abuse sidewalks as public facilities.

"Well, the sub-district head will issue a circular for business owners not to use sidewalk facilities as parking spaces and restore the function of sidewalks as pedestrians," said Satriadi.

Satriadi emphasized the obligation to provide parking lots by business actors to prevent vehicles parked on sidewalks and shoulder roads that can disrupt pedestrians and traffic flow.

"The sidewalk is not a parking lot, but is intended for pedestrians in accordance with Regional Regulation Number 8 of 2007 concerning Public Order," said Satriadi.

Previously, the Pedestrian Coalition uploaded a video of the condition of the sidewalk in front of RM Sinar Mandala and Tobak Korean Restaurant on Jalan Wolter Mongonsidi.

On the front sidewalk of the restaurant, there is a VIP parking post that blocks pedestrian access and the Guiding block. Parked also are cars of restaurant visitors blocking the pedestrian path. Thus, pedestrians are forced to use the side of the road to pass.

"Wother Mongsidi area should be on the side of pedestrians, but in this video, it turns out that the dominance of on-street parking (read: parking on the sidewalk) actually looks familiar, especially in culinary areas, so this ordinary thing becomes accustomed and customary," wrote the legislator coalition's Instagram account.

"The arrogance of these two restaurants is a bad example of how easily the rights of pedestrians are seized, and even worse this is an omission from the @dishubdkijakarta apparatus @sudinhub_jaksel @satpolpp.dki @satpolppjaksel," he continued.