HBKB Re-opens, Lebak Residents Crowd Multatuli Square

Residents of Lebak Banten enjoying the atmosphere of HBKB/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Residents of Lebak Regency, Banten Province, packed Multatuli Rangkasbitung Square after the local government reopened the motorized vehicle-free day (HBKB). "We and our friends came here to exercise," said Wiwin (25) a resident of Rangkasbitung, Lebak Regency, Sunday, June 19. The Multatuli Rangkasbitung Square area is now reopened on a vehicle-free day starting at 06.00 WIB until 09.00 WIB, so that people can exercise such as running, walking or mass gymnastics. Besides that, there are traders of various foods, diabetes check detection posts and entertainment from the Street Singers Group ( KPJ). The community is quite dense in visiting the HBKB area because it has been closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. feel happy to be able to exercise with friends for a healthy life," said Wiwin.

Likewise, other visitors Lutfi (40) said that he and his wife and children exercised in the Multatuli Rangkasbitung Square area, because on weekends it was used as a HBKB area. The community welcomed the HBKB so that visitors ranging from children to the elderly. -walk around the HBKB area and live healthy," he said. Based on observations, visitors seemed to crowd the streets around Multatuli Rangkasbitung Square so that they were crammed into each other. Most of them were in the vehicle-free day area for walking, jogging and gymnastics. snacks while consuming culinary delights with the family. "We really enjoy local specialties after sports," said Ajat (45), a resident of Warunggunung, Lebak Regency.