DKI Provincial Government Proposes To Create 25 Percent Parking Lot In TOD Area, DPRD Disagrees

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JAKARTA - The DKI Provincial Government proposes to provide parking spaces in the transit oriented development (TOD) area of 25 percent of the total area. This proposal is included in the revision of the Regulation of the Detailed Spatial Planning and Zoning Regulation (RDTR-PZ).

TOD area is an urban area designed to integrate transit functions with the aim of optimizing access to various public transportations.

However, this proposal was not approved by the DKI DPRD. Mohamad Taufik, a member of the DKI Regional Regulation Formation Agency (Bapemperda), considers that 25 percent of parking spaces are still too large.

"Don't give a large parking area in the TOD area. The (land) there should focus on building flats (flats), offices, green open space (green open space) and others. That must be maximized,” said Taufik, Monday, June 29.

Agree, Member of Bapemperda DPRD DKI Purwanto considers the 25 percent parking area is not in sync with the spirit of encouraging the use of public transportation modes.

According to him, the parking area for 25 percent of the area actually makes people continue to use private vehicles to their destination.

“I also agree that the 25% parking concept is still too big, because if we look at developed countries, their TOD spots are actually parked upwards with a space that is not too large from the total area. So people who come do not bring their own vehicles," said Purwanto.

He suggested that the DKI Provincial Government should focus more on creating a sense of comfort and safety for people who use public transportation.

“Whatever the decision and choice, the most important thing is how this area can be the easiest place for users. So that the goal of minimizing the use of non-public vehicles can be obtained, by creating a sense of comfort and safety for users of public transportation, "he said.

Responding to this, the Head of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Land and Spatial Cipta Karya, Heru Hermawanto, said that the proposed 25 percent parking area refers to the Regional Regulation Number 1 of 2012 concerning the 2030 Regional Spatial Plan.

In the regulation, the target for switching private vehicle users to public transportation is still 60 percent. So, it is not yet fully targeted for all people to use public transportation.

"That our shifting target is still 60 percent. So, it is impossible for us to immediately push the parking lot to extremes, because if we press it, we are afraid that the people will find it difficult to transition," answered Heru.