It is now one of the most frequently asked questions: “Does the new Jakarta administration have an effective method to ease traffic?”
The answer is that not only one, but four methods would be applied at the same time to reduce the capital’s gridlock problem by 40 percent, by 2014.
City traffic police deputy director Adj. Sr. Comr. Wahyono said on Monday that his division and the Jakarta Transportation Agency had met on Friday to discuss several measures deemed effective to control the number of vehicles on the road.
“We have agreed to resort to the implementation of an electronic road pricing (ERP) system, firm enforcement of regulations on both traffic and spatial planning as well as vehicle limitation to achieve the targeted 40 percent reduction,” he said.
The police and the transportation agency were currently working on details on the traffic policy, Wahyono added.
Last week, newly installed Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Putut Eko Bayuseno had promised to make “breakthroughs” in easing the city’s heavy traffic.
Jakarta is estimated to suffer from total gridlock by 2014 as the number of vehicles on the road has been rising by 11.26 percent every year, while the number of new roads has only increased by 0.01 percent each year.
Currently, according to traffic police data, 20.7 million people go in and out of the capital on a daily basis and 56.8 percent of them use their own vehicle.
The data also shows that on average, commuters need 120 minutes of travel time to get to their destination, with only 40 percent moving time.
Jokowi had previously said that he was optimistic about the implementation of the pricing system next year after the central government finally approved the pivotal legal basis for its execution.
The police had suggested that the administration set an ERP trip charge somewhere between Rp 50,000 (US$5.20) and Rp 100,000.
The city, however, has said that a trip charge of between Rp 6,500 and Rp 21,000 for the planned ERP system would be enough to reduce private vehicle use, reflecting inflation and economic growth.
“The pricing system is expected to discourage motorists from using private cars and use public transportation instead. But, we need a gubernatorial regulation for the implementation,” Wahyono said.
Besides the pricing system, Wahyono said that the police and the administration had also agreed to crack down on-street parking and sidewalk vendors to create more space for motorists.
“On-street parking and sidewalks vendors occupy space for motorists, narrowing the roads, leading to congestion,” he said.
Wahyono said that the police and administration would also deploy a number of transportation agency officers, Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) and traffic police officers to 70 congestion-prone areas in the capital.
“The sources of congestion in those areas vary, besides they serve as main and busy roads. Officers from the agency and the Satpol PP are required to clamp down on on-street parking, sidewalk vendors and public transportation vehicles that stop illegally,” he said.
Wahyono, however, said that nothing mentioned above would work well if the numbers of vehicles in the capital kept increasing.
He said that the police and the administration would look over possible ways to limit the number of vehicles running on the city streets, deeming that banning Jakartans from buying new vehicles would be impossible.
“Banning people from buying cars may violate free trade, so the best we can do is to allow only certain vehicles — either by color, manufacture year or the number on its license plate — taking turns to run on the streets only on certain days,” he said.
- Total road length: 7,208 km
- Road growth: 0.01% per annum
- Total numbers of vehicle: 13,347,802
- Motorcycles: 9,861,451
- Passenger cars: 2,541,351
- Commercial vehicles: 581,290
- Buses: 363,710
That’s my friend, is a really really ambitious plan. There’s impossible way I think, to reduce congestion in Jakarta by 40 percent in a really short time. However, the government can try to reduce the congestion by improving the mass transportation facilities. Speaking of solving congestion in Jakarta is not as easy as we thought. The main reasons why Jakarta is filled with many many people from allover the country is Jakarta is way more advanced than any other cities in Indonesia. Not too far away from Jakarta, Pandeglang, Banten for example. This area is only two hundred kilometers from Jakarta and its not even close to what we considered as a good place for living. Poverty and social problem are mushrooming in this particular city. That’s why most people went to Jakarta to find a better place to live in. More people means more vehicle and more vehicle means more traffic and congestion. The only solution for this is government should staring paying attention to a underdeveloped cities so that people will eventually stay in their city. Equalization development should be something that government do especially in this era when people are so critical and really like to argue about the government policy. In fact, that this statement was pronounced almost six years ago and still hasn’t become a realization is a proof that congestion in Jakarta is more than just a number of vehicle or the total road that exist in Jakarta. In my opinion, as a new citizen of Yogyakarta, the congestion in Yogyakarta is walking towards heavy congestion. Even though it’s still under the stress line, its rising and rising fast. Sometimes when the office hours ends, the traffic can be so stressful, so bad that even a motorcycles are barely moving. Since I’m new to this city, I cannot criticize neither the cause nor the solution of this problem. Maybe by reducing the use of our private vehicle can be one of thousands way to reduce the traffic. I’m just hoping that not only the government but also the citizens are walking together, solving not only this but many many problem that can disturb our comfort in living together. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteNata wrote: "Not too far away from Jakarta, Pandeglang, Banten for example. This area is only two hundred kilometers from Jakarta and its not even close to what we considered as a good place for living. Poverty and social problem are mushrooming in this particular city. That’s why most people went to Jakarta to find a better place to live in."
DeleteAre poverty and social problems really worse in Pandeglang than in the poverty and social problems we see in Jakarta?
See my version of your sentences:
"Not too far away from Jakarta is Pandeglang in Banten for example. This area is only two hundred kilometers from the capital city and it's not even close to what we'd consider to be a good place for living. Poverty and social problems are mushrooming in this particular city. That’s why most people went to Jakarta to find a better place to live."
Traffic is a very common problem, especially in Jakarta. Everyone that has experienced traffic in Jakarta would complain about it out of disbelief. Even foreigners cannot stand the traffic. You could spend hours on the road if you travel by vehicles, especially cars, in Jakarta. There’s a saying that if you live in Jakarta, you’d grow old on the road. This problem is very common and serious. However, the government’s attempt on reducing it is mostly futile. Traffic is still incredulously terrible in Jakarta. The government’s attempts on this problem are ineffective. For example, the regulation of the odd and even plate number the government has set. People would simply own 2 different plate numbers to be able to drive freely whenever they want. I think the best option is that the government should provide decent public transports and system, so that people would prefer using public transports rather than their own vehicles. If the government can achieve this, then the regulations will be more effective. Hopefully, we could finally achieve a traffic-free Jakarta.
ReplyDeleteAnnisya wrote: "decent public transports"
DeleteThe word "transport" is an uncountable noun in this context: it can't be plural.
Anissya wrote: "However, the government’s attempt on reducing it is mostly futile. Traffic is still incredulously terrible in Jakarta. The government’s attempts on this problem are ineffective.
DeleteHere you have three sentences, but two of them basically say exactly the same thing!
No doubt for a good plan there, Jakarta does need a reduction of private transportations. People bought these private transportations because they think that using their own vehicles are much cheaper than using the public transportation from the government, which is very well true considering we don’t have to take out money for every single place that we want to go to, even destinations that are far away cost more. This method is very wise and all but the government should be more assertive with their ideas than just talk in the media that “we want to make Indonesia have less traffic than it already has”. Okay, so they need an approval from the governor, but please make it real, made the brilliant idea occur. This phenomenon can’t just be solved by using ERP system that only cost about Rp.6000 – 21000, and it’s even worse to put it in the Rp.50000 range. For me, just reduce the number of cheap cars and bikes and make the price higher for the original vehicles in the dealers, that will make people think twice to buy private vehicles.
ReplyDeleteAl wrote: "People bought these private transportations because they think that using their own vehicles are much cheaper than using the public transportation from the government, which is very well true considering we don’t have to take out money for every single place that we want to go to, even destinations that are far away cost more."
DeleteI am not sure I agree. Using and maintaining a car is very expensive. But, assuming you are right, would free public transport (subsidized by the government) be an idea that's work?
The solutions were taken six years ago and now, the traffic in Jakarta is still severe. The implementation of the electronic road pricing is not efficient as people still willing to pay the amount assigned by the government. The solutions suggested gave no significant difference because the city is overpopulated and there is limited space. Hence, the area becomes congested. However, the government may apply a regulation to prohibited people to continuously buy certain vehicles. One of the examples is by “one car policy”. Each family is restricted to only have one car and there are several penalties charged if the family have more than one car. Other solution is to improve the quality of public transportation to be more convenient so people will prefer to use the public transportation and there will be less personal transportation. In my opinion, the traffic in Yogyakarta is similar with the traffic in Jakarta. The only difference is that in Yogyakarta, the traffic occurred in several specific areas while in Jakarta, the traffic occurred equally in all areas.
ReplyDeleteDita wrote: "The solutions were taken six years ago and now, the traffic in Jakarta is still severe."
DeleteThree things...
"Solutions" are the resolutions of problems. However, we can see that the problems were not resolved. I think you need to use a word like "steps" or "measures". These words mean actions or policies seeking to find solutions to a problem.
I think "but" makes more sense than "and" in the middle of your sentence.
The adjective "severe" would be more appropriate if used to describe a "problem" or "(traffic) jams". So, maybe like this: "...but now the traffic problem in Jakarta is still severe." Or "...but now the traffic jams in Jakarta are still severe."
According to the 2018 data, Jakarta's traffic ranked 12th worst in the world. It is ranked by the number of hours spent in traffic which is an average of 63 hours per year. Up to this date, I would say that Jakarta's traffic is still a serious issue that should be encountered by the government. The lack of public transportation is the main issue; and for me personally, I would prefer using online transportation or drive my own car rather than public transportation since it is much safer and comfortable. Government's effort in creating MRT or LRT that will be done in a few months will hopefully reduce the traffic significantly as long as it can attract people to start using public transportation since commuters will no longer face traffic and can save time. Aside from that, the intense traffic in Jakarta will cause in the lack of productivity since so much time and money is wasted on the road since it is mentioned by Bambang Brojonegoro that the congestion in Jakarta has caused a loss of US$ 5 billion per year.
ReplyDeleteI suppose two problems with public transport are that the vehicles used get stuck in the traffic too - or is that not the case? The other issue is psychological: if someone is 'successful' enough to be able to drive a car, then they want to drive it proudly - why would they want to sit in a bus? Or am I wrong about this?
DeleteThe traffic in Jakarta is unsurprisingly increasing from time to time. Many ways have been planned and executed to reduce traffic such as constructing and expanding public transportation network, construction of flyovers, and supporting policies (3-in-1 and Even-Odd policy). However, the severeness of the traffic is still worrying. One of the master plan proposed by former Governor Joko Widodo on 2012 is the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP).
ReplyDeleteERP is not something new for me. Jakarta’s ERP plan was adopted by the implementation of ERP in Singapore on 1998. It’s indeed successful on reducing traffic in Singapore. The realization of implementing ERP in Jakarta is still a mystery. I know that some of the equipment have been installed at Jl. Sudirman and I heard that the government has conducted the trial few years ago. Yet, there is no clear information on whether it would be officially used. However, even if the ERP would has been implemented, I still doubt that it would be successful. Let say that there are still many road users violate the rules: trespassing Transjakarta’s lane, driving motorcycles without helmet, ignorance of traffic lights, and so much more. What I’m trying to say is that there are still lack of self-awareness. In order to cope with this problem, the government should also consider to put more effort on human resource development.
Just from the fact that the news is actually 6 years old, we could see just how ambitious yet dreamful the government is on solving the traffic problems in Jakarta. The only thing or the only solution which I think does an impact to the traffic jam is the “odd or even number license plate.” It’s when an odd number license plate vehicle couldn’t drive in a specific area at an odd date and when an even number license plate vehicle couldn’t drive in a specific area at an even date. But to be honest, it is still not enough to reduce the percentage of people using their own private vehicles because this policy only active in certain part of Jakarta, not all of them. If I were to give a solution on this certain problem, it’s actually pretty simple, we could just take the public transportation. While the only problem you would probably get when you take the public transportation is how crowded the vehicle is, it’s actually much more better than when we bring our own vehicle.
ReplyDeleteThe city of Jakarta is well known with its high traffic jams. Government has applied many regulations to reduce traffic jams. Couple of years ago, there was a policy named “three in one”. It means that in a certain time and in a certain road, one car has to contain at least three people. Now, the policy that manages the traffic in Jakarta is “odd and even number” policy. It requires that odd number plates can be operated on odd dates, and so does even number. But this is just applied to private cars only. This regulation is good because it reduces car on main roads. Thus, it reduces traffic. On the other hand, many people still behave badly because they still violate this rule. There are still few odd number plates on even number dates. Government should supervise this policy more so that it will be more useful. This regulation could be more useful if it is applied efficiently.
ReplyDeleteJakarta is home to approximately 10 million people. With its relatively small size in comparison to its population, it is no surprise that traffic has always been a major problem in Jakarta. Most of Jakarta citizen owns a personal transportation. The middle and upper class citizen usually have more than 1 car and at least 1 motorcycle. Jakarta citizen still prefer to use personal transport as the public transport and infrastructure in Jakarta is not yet sufficient.
ReplyDeleteThe current public transport Transjakarta, is improving but still not sufficient enough. It is highly necessary for the government to add more routes, decrease waiting time and increase the number of busses of Transjakarta in order to attract more customers. Various systems such as 3 in 1 and odd even system has been applied to make the traffic in Jakarta more manageable. This however does not does not diminish the traffic significantly. Those system only serve for short term solution to traffic. However, I am optimistic that what the government are working on right now (mainly building infrastructure) will definitely contribute to the reduction of traffic in the near future. I believe that a good infrastructure and a well organized public transport will be a long term and sustainable solution to traffic in Jakarta.
Traffic in Jakarta is insane and decreasing the traffic of the city by 40% in the space of two years only seem impossible to me, the way people move in the city need to be re-think completely and just adding a supplementary tax will not dissuade most people using moto bikes and cars on a regular basis to move inside the city. I think an efficient but also cheap public transport is the best solution, an efficient subway would decrease the traffic if its big enough to go around the city, for example the MTR of Hong-Kong that is very efficient and allow to move all around the city fast and relatively cheap, Hong-Kong is one of most crowded city in the world but the traffic is not near crazy as the one in Jakarta. I think the city should create more sidewalk and footbridge to cross the road, and make it easier to walk around the city without the necessity to use a moto bike, it is really something I miss in jogja compare to the place I have lived in before, is that I cannot walk easily everywhere here.
ReplyDeleteI really doubt that it will be reduced by 40 percent in two years. It will take longer than that to fix the traffic in Jakarta. I am pretty sure that few years ago, there is a rule where it said that big vehicles such as bus, truck, or other vehicle that is classified as big can only enter the toll road. Few days after that rule was applied, big vehicle cannot be seen on the toll, which is a great thing. However, after a few months these vehicles reappear and started to cause an issue. I suggest that for Jakarta to reduce its traffic, first they need to take care of this. The electronic road pricing (ERP) is also a very good strategy to reduce the traffic. Vehicles can use the toll without stopping which will make the traffic better. As for the price, I really do not mind with them making it expensive and at the same time, reduce the price for the public transportation. With this, people will use the public transportation more.
ReplyDeleteI went to Jakarta three times already, and I think that the traffic is really bad. The problem with traffic these days is that people want to use their own vehicle, if people start using public transportation such as buses and trains, the traffic would be more reduced. I think the idea of building a MRT system in Jakarta is a good move by the government to reduce traffic. Once, I went to Jakarta during lebaran, which is the time when people in Jakarta went home to their hometown, the traffic was amazing, because there is only a small number of cars and motorcycle left in Jakarta. Today, I think traffic problems did not only occur in Jakarta, in Yogyakarta I think the traffic is getting worse and worse. To be honest, I am also one of those people that uses their own private vehicle, that is why in the future I hope I can start using more public transportation.
ReplyDeleteIt is a really challenging task to reduce traffic congestion issues in Jakarta, as it is already overpopulated, with more people coming in each day seeking jobs, and many other things. I used to live in Bekasi which is east of Jakarta at a young age, and I can already experience very bad traffic congestions around Jabodetabek. It would seem reasonable if the government’s attempt to reduce traffic hasn’t been fulfilled since 2012 because the reason is that Jakarta couldn’t be much busier anytime. Attempts to reduce traffic congestion in Jakarta doesn’t change the situation significantly, as Jakarta is already overpopulated, so reducing traffic congestion by using ERP or the newly Ganjil-Genap system aren’t effective, as traffic congestion doesn’t change much. The only way to fix the issue of traffic congestion is to balance out the population around cities in Indonesia. Indonesia is rather a big country, but most of its citizens live in Jakarta. There should be well-balanced infrastructure in other islands, not just Java so that people are also willing to have jobs outside Java.
ReplyDeleteOn the other side, you can also find heavy traffic congestions in Yogyakarta, especially on the holidays. I don’t think the traffic is bad on weekdays though. Yogyakarta has small streets and roads, so if the number of vehicles in Yogyakarta equals those in Jakarta, Yogyakarta would have traffic congestions much worse compared to Jakarta. And this often happens on holidays, as lots of people from Jakarta decides to take their week off to Yogyakarta, Jakarta becomes much quieter while Yogyakarta becomes much crowded.
I think solving the traffic issue in Jakarta can be very complicated. For the past several years, Jakarta’s population has kept on increasing and I think this is one of the biggest reason behind the massive traffic issue over the years. Although, I see improvement in public transportation has been made in this recent years such as the provision of TransJakarta, Commuter line, MRT, and etc. People still prefer to have their own private transportation because this mass public transportation doesn’t have the level of comfort as having a private transportation. Moreover, this public transportation only located near the central area, the transportation that reach the suburban area are still limited for example, near my house located in south Jakarta there is only one Commuter Line passing near my house and it is very crowded, especially during the rush hour. So to solve this traffic issue, the government should spread the public transportation more to the suburban area, so that eventually more people can access public transportation more easily.
ReplyDeleteI only visited Jakarta probably 5 times in my life, and the reason why I haven’t been there again for a long time is I honestly cannot stand the congestions and jams. The public transportation such as the busway and MRTs do not seem to make a significant change. What makes things worse is that when most people want to get by, and they’re all in a hurry and desperately trying to reach wherever it is they’re going, they’ll try to find this little gaps between the congestion, sometimes cutting off other vehicles’ path. On what basis could I express such statement? That’s what I’d do, that’s also what most motorists do, even in Jogjakarta, where the traffic is getting even bizarre day by day. The jams in 2012 weren’t as terrible as it is now. I could depart from home to school at half past six and get there by 7, covering 13 kms in distance from my old house. Now I can’t even reach the campus, 5 kms in distance from my new house in downtown, in 15 minutes, well I can, but you know what I’d do to get past all these jams. The traffic jams or congestions usually build up gradually in the morning, on the time range of 6.00 to 6.30, it’ll be like a walk in the park, but once you get past that, it’s not good for your vehicle.
ReplyDeleteThe attempts made by the government six years ago was unsuccessful, we still can see the severe congestion happening in Central Jakarta. Personally, it is not easy to find a solution to this problem, since the number of vehicles, especially the private ones, are over the limit that it crowds the road and causes traffic. One of the possible reasons why this happens is because most people have access to mobility, where they find it easy to work at Central Jakarta while living in the suburbs, as well as their affordability on owning private cars. If they can afford private cars, why should they use public transportations, which may have been less convenient than private vehicles? Therefore, the possible solution that I can give is to increase in the costs of having cars, while reallocating the money to improve public transportations. By this, people might be discouraged to buy private vehicles and encouraged to use public transportations.
ReplyDeleteThe plan of reducing the traffic by 40% was a really-really ambitious plan set by the government, and it certainly hasn’t worked. I think the best plan for reducing traffic in Jakarta is to build a good public transport instead of limiting the number of private vehicles. The electronic road pricing system certainly has worked in Singapore where the number of population there is not as big as in Jakarta. People in Singapore are used to obeying the rules set by the government whilst people in Indonesia are known to disobey it. Regardless of the price, the electronic road pricing will be a very hard thing to be applied in Jakarta. The real question is, What if the car user don’t want to buy the on board unit for the electronic road pricing? Will there be any law that back up the electronic road pricing? For me, building a solid system of public transport will be the only solution for the traffic in Jakarta and the government are surely trying to establish it by building the LRT and MRT. I really hope that this project will solve the issue of traffic in Jakarta.
ReplyDeleteJakarta aims to reduce traffic by 40 percent in 2 years. Wow, such an ambitious plan we got here. Hmm…. I wonder how are they gonna accomplish that task. In my opinion, I don’t think that’s gonna happened. Because traffic isn’t just something you can predict or control easily, the rate is dynamic. Sometimes the traffic can be low sometimes it can be high. But what i wanna say is, although there are already lots of construction of MRT and LRT here and there, I don’t think that people are gonna use it because Jakarta is the hometown of Indonesia the center of all things, government, market, etc. So the people there are mostly capable of buying their own transportation and they prefer to use it rather than just to leave at home. I think what the government should do is make a new regulation that can control the amount of private transportation in Jakarta so people that have reached their maximum limitations of having private transportation won’t buy more. -Dimas Aditya Permana
ReplyDeleteI don’t think ERP will help the traffic in Jakarta. When they block a specific transportation from using the road, that blocked transportation will try to find a new route. They may reduce the volume of a road but, they will increase the volume of an alternative road. Instead of transferring the volume of a road onto another road, developing a much better public transportation will help the traffic. Now, we may see a little, bright future of the Jakarta traffic because government has started to establish the LRT.
ReplyDeleteYogyakarta is a growing city, the theory says that the growth of the city is in the same growth line of the needs of transportations. So, their people will require transportation. It is not the fault of the people who buy a motorcycle or a car. They have to go the office, school, or anywhere. The thing is Yogyakarta is getting crowded, but there’s no proper public transportation. So what will happen if the government doesn't provide a proper, comfortable, and safe public transportation? They will buy a car or a bike for their own. The local government has to pay a serious attention to this problem before it’s getting worse, before Yogya’s traffic will be like the traffic of Jakarta.
It is a good plan to eliminate one of the major problem in Indonesia, personally i think it’s rather an unrealistic plan because this problem regarding congestion in Indonesia’s roads. Congestion is a major problem which exists from long before our generation and it is getting worse because of uncontrolled increase in number of vehicle ownership.
ReplyDeleteNumber of vehicle ownership is rather a major issue regarding the congestion problem because there are large number of vehicle operating in the streets including the private and public transportation.
One of the main plan is to encourage people using more public transportations, such as LRT, MRT, bus which people still hesitant to use those transportation because of the convenience and the security of those public transport. The main thing is the convenience not only inside the transportation itself but also the easiness in the procedure to use the transportation regarding the steps of payment especially. Some improvement needed in the public transportation system in Indonesia and socialise it to the people and assure them it is beneficial for them personally and socially.
I didn’t live in Jakarta but Jakarta is a city I like to visit once in a while with my relatives ever since I was younger. Since it was only 3 hours away from where I lived, Bandung I usually go there during the weekend. Based of those statements, I can kind of say I grew up seeing changes that happened in Jakarta’s traffic jam. I remember when I was younger, it wasn’t as bad. As years go by, the traffic got worse which made Jakarta well known for its traffic jam. Before the traffic got worse, it would only take approximately 3 hours to go to Jakarta but, after the traffic got a lot worse it could take up to 5-7 hours. My mom works back and forth between Bandung and Jakarta, every time she has a meeting in Jakarta for example at 10, she would have to leave Bandung at 4:00 am so that she wouldn’t be late. The traffic is that bad. I honestly think it would be impossible to reduce traffic in the span of 2 years since it takes a lot of effort.
ReplyDeleteThe traffic conjunction is a common problem in every megapolitan city, even in Jakarta. I grew up in the suburbs of Jakarta, but I have been going to Jakarta on a daily basis since 2012 as I went to Al-Izhar Pondok Labu on the southern part of Jakarta. Since Joko Widodo and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama’s administration, I have seen a lot of changes in transportation pathways across the capital city, including the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Light Rapid Transit (LRT), and other public transportations.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, implementing rapid changes is a polarising and continuous process. I can conclude that by being on the capital city on a daily basis for six years and knowing Jakarta’s traffic condition and I think it is too idealistic to reduce such numbers in two years as there are too many activities occurred daily, and the people in Jakarta is diverse enough harden the government to objectify traffic policies.
Even though it sounds possible it is very hard to reduce the traffic in Jakarta by 40 percent especially in 2 years. Let us take a look at what really happen in Jakarta. Jakarta is a metropolitan city where people who come to Jakarta is people who would like to get a work. The dynamic of the city is pretty fast compared to other city in Indonesia. It makes the people have to travel fast to the destination that they wanted. With a high amount of people who live in Jakarta and work there, then there must be a lot of private vehicle that is used in the Jakarta traffic for every day. That is why the aims is little bit impossible since people still prefer to use their own private vehicle despite there is a new regulation system. Even though the suggested system is implemented then there still will be a high traffic in Jakarta. but still it might be less than before since not everyone could afford to pay the trip charge every time they go.
ReplyDeleteTraffic jam has always been one of the biggest problems in Jakarta. Since Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta has a very big population. That very big population is not supported by the infrastructure that Jakarta has. Therefore, traffic jams everywhere cannot be prevented. The infrastructure that doesn’t support Jakarta is the public transportation that is not enough, and the roads that is not big enough. From the previous four years, I can see that there is changes for Jakarta, like the Trans Jakarta that has been developed better and some infrastructure that has been built. But the problem is, Jakarta traffic is still there. The best solution for this traffic is to keep building the public transport so that citizen has another choice for not having private transportation that causes the traffic a lot. We can see that MRT is being built and will open soon, I believe that this is one of the ways to repair Jakarta’s traffic and Jakarta will be better soon.
ReplyDeleteJakarta and traffic : two inseparable entities. Traffic in Jakarta seems to never get any better, instead it gets exceptionally gruesome from year to year. Although I don’t exactly live in Jakarta ( l live in Bintaro), I travel there back and forth on numerous occasions and as much as possible avoiding to drive on my own. I prefer to travel to Jakarta by public transports or with a friend since getting stuck in a seemingly endless traffic is really that miserable. It’s very nice of the Jakarta governor (asides from that being their job) to make plans on how to solve traffic and I’m really looking forward to it. However, this issue has marked it’s sixth year of remaining on top of the list as the Jakarta people’s concern. I think the solutions that the government has offered are actually promising, however, it is almost impossible to start the ball rolling simply because the lack of law enforcement. For example, the Jakarta government has forbade sidewalk vendors and on-street parking as it block the motorcycle pathway, however, due to lack of reinforcement of this policy overtime, this issue came crawling back and if all of the issues that contributes to traffic are not strictly regulated, then this traffic issue will remain unsolved. Another major problem is the people’s willingness to change themselves, in this case I can say that people kept on complaining and protesting the government’s performance but neither do they take actions of change. They still use their private cars and refuse to take public transportations due to prestige and reasons of comfort, but traffic, in my opinion is way more uncomfortable than taking a public transport. As for traffic in Jogja, since I haven’t stayed here long enough, I do not exactly know what areas are usually congested and how severe it is but I do notice that some of the riders and drivers are unwilling to give way for the pedestrians crossing the road.
ReplyDeleteAfter 6 years since this news item published, I think the traffic in Jakarta as a whole have not decreased that significantly. But, in the eastern part of Jakarta where I lived, the traffic condition is improving greatly. The construction of Tol Becakayu (Bekasi-Cawang-Kampung Melayu) is decreasing the traffic in East Jakarta, especially in the Kalimalang corridor which is the often used by people from Bekasi who work in Jakarta. There is also road enlargement underneath the Becakayu toll road which is constructed like an overpass. This infrastructure costruction really ease the congestion in East Jakarta.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the ERP, from what I know, it will be constructed next year in Jakarta. I do not know why it takes 7 years to build the ERP. Maybe it is because our bureaucracy is really bad in Jakarta. In my opinion, the main source of traffic in Jakarta is because of there are too many private transportation. I mean it is really easy to buy bikes and cars in Jakarta. The secondhand market can provide crazy cheap transportation and usually it has zero down payment and really cheap monthly installment for the people who want to buy it. I think the government should regulate the sales of transportation more strictly.
After reading this article I think traffic jam in Jakarta is a big problem that has been around for so long. I originally came from Jakarta so I know exactly how severe the traffic is and how frustrating it is if I was stuck in Jakarta's traffic jam. In my personal view, Jakarta's traffic jam is caused by private transportation because most of Jakarta citizens are using their own vehicle to go to wherever they go. There are 13 million people everyday commute in and around Jakarta and imagine that most of them are using their own vehicle. So I think the solution is not building more roads or highway or underpass but the most important thing is to build a effective, reliable public transportation as soon as possible. MRTs and LRTs are one of public transportation that Jakarta government is trying to build in recent years, and hopefully it will help lure Jakarta's traffic jam away.
ReplyDeleteJakarta is definitely the busiest city in Indonesia. SInce it is the busiest and most crowded city, it is common that Jakarta’s traffic is very crowded and jammed. Since this news was four years ago, I personally feel that until now trafiic in Jakarta is still a big problem and haven’t been resolved. The key to reduce and resolve Jakarta’s traffic is to manage and upgrade Jakarta’s public transportation. Right now, most people in Jakarta uses private transportation instead of public transportation. However, the condition is that Jakarta’s roads couldn’t accomodate all of these vehicles. So, public transportation is definitely needed. We know that Jakarta is in the developing term and public transportation has been upgraded so far, and for the long term we can see that MRT is being built and will open soon in the future. In my opinion, MRT is a very good investment in the future and one of the best way to resolve Jakarta’s traffic.
ReplyDeleteAs I lived for the past three years in Jakarta, to be honest, I can’t really say that the traffic of Jakarta is getting better; well it’s getting worst instead. This happened because I think that the solution that the government has discussed wasn’t really effective at all in order to reduce the traffic in Jakarta. Or in other words, is because the regulation has not been applied strictly by the government to all the citizens. And for me personally, adding tariffs to the vehicle users in Jakarta doesn’t seem to be the ideal solution in order to reduce numbers of vehicle usage in Jakarta. Because there are many rich people who lives in Jakarta, and they are the one who owns so many cars; but as long as they have money, they can still abandon those tariffs and still going to pay for it. Meaning that it won’t be affecting the number of vehicle usage at all. So for me, the two possible solutions to reduce the traffic of Jakarta are: adding more number of streets in Jakarta in order to add an alternative ways and increase not only the number but also the quality of public transportation in Jakarta to encourage people to using it. Besides, Yogyakarta is also getting crowded now and traffic congestion is also happening everywhere; meaning the government should also be aware regarding to this possible upcoming transportation issue.
ReplyDeleteNowadays, people are much likely having a house outside of Jakarta, like Tangerang, Bekasi or Cibubur, but still doing their jobs or study in the capital city, Jakarta. I was one of those people. I used to commute from South Tangerang to Jakarta for six years. So I have experienced being in the car for maybe three hours, only to go to my school. Sucks that the government still couldn’t fix this traffic problem that had been occurring for about I don’t know, maybe forever? Actually the Asian Games really helped Jakarta towards becoming a free-traffic-jam city. The odd-even term that the government had been applying for the past few months’ kind of work. I felt it when I went to one of the malls in South Jakarta on the weekends, the car on the streets and the visitors inside the mall itself was decreasing. I don’t know what actually made people to not going out too many times anymore, because we know that mid to upper class income people in Jakarta could have just bought two cars with two different number plates. But it somehow works, so I hope that this will continue to happen until it could finally reach the target of reducing forty percent of congestion.
ReplyDeleteBased on the complaints that I hear everyday from my parents, who happens to work in Central Jakarta, I can assume that the government plans to reduce the amount of traffic is still a wishful thinking. The amount of private transportations that are present, especially on Monday mornings. Ugh, seeing it once already gave me a headache, can’t even imagine what my parents go through. I think the poor quality and the lack of public transportation is only part of the problem. The current Governor, sorry to say, lack the understanding of urban planning. We can see it on the sidewalk, which is not what I would call “pedestrian friendly”. Lots of cracks and holes, nasty smells, and motorcycle using sidewalk as a secondary road endangering the pedestrian. These conditions made people think that walking is so much work. Coupled with the poor quality of public transportation, making the use of private transportation more prominent.
ReplyDeleteThe city of Jakarta is known for its crazy traffic. Decreasing the traffic by 40% in the span of two years is an ambitious plan but it seems unrealistic with the conditions we are facing now. More and more people are migrating from rural areas to Jakarta to find jobs and this means more private vehicles will be used around town. The problem is, with the increasing number of population in the capital city of Indonesia, the percentage growth of the infrastructure is only 0.01% per annum which is relatively low. This results in insufficient space on the road thus creating traffic. One of the many ways in which the government could help reduce traffic in Jakarta is by providing more public transportation and also developing an application where the users can see the bus schedule and stay up to date on when the bus is arriving. In addition, the government should reinforce the rules and regulations they have made such as the “odd and even number” policies. We know that there are many people who disobey this rule and they often go unnoticed so the traffic police should really pay attention and those who get caught violating the rules should get fined.
ReplyDeleteTraffic has always been Jakarta’s classic problem. The government have tried many solutions to reduce the capital’s gridlock, yet traffic in Jakarta is still the main problem. I agree that Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) could be the solution for traffic congestion in the city. According to Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno, Jakarta is expected to have Electronic Road Pricing in march 2019. This will also be applied to vehicles both from Jakarta and outside Jakarta. They will have to pay the Electronic Road Pricing. But in my opinion, Jakarta government ought to encourage people to use public transportation more, rather than using their own vehicle in order to reduce traffic. The most common reason why people prefer to use their own vehicle is because Jakarta public transportation is not comfortable enough. That is why I think Jakarta government should be more focus on improving public transportation facilities to make it more comfortable so people will choose public transportation then the traffic will decrease.
ReplyDeleteAccording to my 14 years experience of living in Jakarta, i can tell that the traffic is reducing, but not significantly. So basically, i had an experience on going to the same school using the exact same roads for the last 7 years of my school life. My school is located in the west of Jakarta, and every morning there is this streets located in front of my school that keeps on getting packed by transportation that create a huge traffic every morning. This situation keeps on happening until finally the government decided to build an overpass specifically to overcome this problem. Thankfully this solution was able minimize the traffic jam in front of my school, but then after i think about it i realise that it took for about 6-7 years just to overcome one traffic spot in Jakarta. Therefore i feel like the goal of reducing 40% of traffic in the span of 2 years is kinda unrealistic. There are many ways the government can do to minimize traffic jam in Jakarta, such as adding more overpass, speed up the MRT construction, adding the unit of public transportation and improving its quality, or by creating a firm law or punishment against the streets violator.
ReplyDeleteJakarta has a population of nearly 30 million, traffic in Jakarta is a common thing you see everyday. It is not a surprise at all if nearly all roads in Jakarta are covered in traffic, and covered with various vehicle trying to reach different destination. These past years the government have been suggesting different solution to overcome this issue, but it turns out the same Jakarta is still stuck with bad congestion. There is a government regulation about odd and even plate in order to reduce traffic, but in the end people will easily find a solution which is having two cars with different plate number. In my opinion it will be beneficial if the government improve Jakarta’s public transportation, and it will encourage the citizen to eventually thinking about taking the public transportation rather than using their own transportation. Currently Jakarta’s public transportation condition is pretty bad, even though they are improving but it still need a lot more development.
ReplyDeleteTraffic jam always has been the biggest problem in jakarta, I came from jakarta so I knew exactly how frustating driving in jakarta were, I believe that the main reason for the heavy traffic in jakarta is necause the high usage of personal vehicle that exceeded the quota, so its mot a surprise if the traffic of jakarta always jammed and frustating. The most annoying thing was even in toll roads you will see a lot of traffic jam which was extremely frustating because who have to wait just to move a bit towards your destination which could cause problems. I think reducing 40 percent of traffic jam in jakarta in just 2 years is almost an impossible thing, because more people will purchase car and without any strict regulation to limit the usage of personal vehicle, it will be very hard to reduce traffic jam in jakarta. The best thing to do is fast tracking the construction of mrt and lrt to minimize the traffic jam of jakarta.
ReplyDeleteIn Indonesia the first place that comes to everyone mind in terms of traffic jam is Jakarta. no doubt about it. I may not be from Jakarta but even just from my visit to my relative that lived there I can conclude that it is clear that Jakarta is in desperate need of solution to fix their traffic problems. Reading this article, I knew that this idea or concept is a really bold move to clear up Jakarta’s streets. Having people to pay to use the roads will definitely help stopping people for using their private vehicles. All Jakarta need to do if the ERP system works is to improve their public transportation and clear parts of the roads from street vendors and illegally parked vehicles. Sadly, like any other plan this may need time to actually gain a positive effect, but hopefully one day we will see Jakarta in a better traffic state than now.
ReplyDeleteI am not really sure about the policy for reducing traffic in Jakarta worked or not, because I never stayed in Jakarta for a long time. I think it is a good idea to increase the pricing price of road pricing system, but maybe the government can also increase the parking rate in Jakarta. If the government increases the parking rate, people will reduce their use of private cars and choose to use public transportation to go mobile. The government also can increase tax for cars and motorcycles, like Singapore, they try to reduce cars on the street and reduce old cars by increasing tax. If the government wants to reduce cars on the street, they have to provide people with good public transportation. I think traffic in Yogyakarta, one day, will be the same as traffic in Jakarta. We can see from how many cars bought every year, maybe not as much as in Jakarta but we have smaller road I think. We will find a long traffic near Malioboro Street every long weekend
ReplyDeleteEven though I tend to moved homes a lot, I spend a lot of time living in Jakarta, and it is safe for me to state that traffic congestion is one of the greatest issue there that is difficult to be solved. Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, the population of DKI Jakarta is around 10.18 million. So, there are around 20 million more motorized vehicles in the capital city. That is still the calculation of vehicles in the form of motorbikes, not cars.
ReplyDeleteIn this case congestion can occur, especially during working hours and hours of work. Various parties have intervened in overcoming this congestion, especially the police.
There are two congestion peaks that can occur in Indonesia, namely when work is both going and going home and when Eid is happening. Migrants who live in Jakarta will go home or return to their hometowns. Many of the travelers return to Java, and this is where congestion occurs.
Nearly 200% of the increase in congestion on the Java highway, for example on the Cipali and Pantura toll roads. On the other hand, Jakarta will reduce 90% in terms of congestion.
The more days, congestion at Lebaran will increase. That is inevitable. From year to year, the population will increase as well, so ownership and number of vehicles will increase as well.
Vehicle production in large companies will increase. The reason is that the population also increases, it will require a lot of vehicles. The increasing rate of vehicles will cause more worst traffic, due to the fact that it’s way over the limited quota Jakarta’s streets can offer it’s vehicles. There are many plans nowadays to battle this issue and provide a long-lasting solution. Although many of this plans tend to fail time-to-time, there are two ongoing projects that I think could reduce the traffic congestion in Jakarta, which is the MRT and LRT projects. I got to say, this two projects are prospectively effective. That statement can be backed by the fact of the success of KRL, which provides a transportation platform ranging around JABODETABEK with minimum fees of transport. All we could do is wait to see and pray if those two upcoming projects will be successful or not in the path of Jakarta’s restoration process.
DeleteI think increasing population growth, transportation growth, center of government, and business center, is the reasons why traffic problem happen in Jakarta. As a capital city, Jakarta also provides many public transportation as an options that connect almost all areas at affordable prices. Yes, some are packed but using public transportation is more efficient than riding or driving your own vehicles, but there are some problems with this public transportation that people find it uncomfortable if they use it. To handle the government should apply some improvement to avoid the traffic problem like, improve safety and comfort on public transport since many people in Jakarta thinks that using a public transport is dangerous, so there will be many people choose public transport over personal vehicle, beside improving public transport the government also should speed up the construction of LRT/MRT and spread more links all over the city to helps people reach their destination in effective way in order to reduce the traffic problem.
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