Anies Says Bike Paths In Jakarta Have Been Built For 97.77 Kilometers

DOCUMENTATION BEFORE PANDEMIC/GOVERNOR OF DKI ANIES BASWEDAN

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said his party had built a bicycle lane for 97.77 kilometers during his tenure.

"As an effort to make a cycling-friendly Jakarta, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has built 97.77 km of bicycle lanes," Anies said as quoted from aniesbaswedan's Instagram account, Thursday, October 21.

Anies said that the bicycle lanes are currently being built on roads connected to public transportation, which are affected by odd-even. Later, bicycle lanes will also be built in tourist areas and other locations.

"The design of a bicycle lane is being built in the Semanggi Park area. The process of a permanent bicycle lane on Sudirman-Thamrin Street is in the final stage," he said.

The former Minister of Education and Culture admitted that the purpose of this massive bicycle lane development is to change the paradigm of car-oriented transportation policy to transit-oriented.

In addition, Anies also involved communities such as Bike to Work, the Jakarta City Transportation Council, the Jakarta Transportation Discussion Forum, and ITDP for planning consultations, providing facilities, to road equipment needed by cyclists in traffic.

"Collaborating with the private sector to provide bicycle rental or bike sharing facilities and other agencies in providing special parking locations for cyclists," said Anies.

Furthermore, Anies has the ambition that the DKI Provincial Government can build a 500-kilometer bicycle path until 2030, and connect Jakarta with surrounding cities.