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MEDIA JAYA | 11 2020
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n Friday, November 13th 2020, as I signages set in Kendal tunnel, which made
got off a Commuter Line at Sudirman by our friends from Jakarta Transportation
O station that morning, I saw our Ja- Discussion Forum (FDTJ),” explained Anies
karta governor Anies Baswedan parked his to the presenter.
bicycle. He was with a presenter from a
private tv station: they were filming a talk- Having clear vision on transportation and
show. On the set in front of Sudirman sta- being open to have collaboration might
tion, they approached President Director be the two things that made Jakarta suc-
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), Didiek Harty- cessfully achieved Sustainable Transport
anto. Award (STA) 2021, an annual award which
gives appreciation on cities worldwide that
As fellow authorities, these two men has successfully shown commitment, po-
seemed close. Since January 10th this year, litical willing and visions for developing
they both involved in the establishment of sustainable city transport in the two pre-
PT Moda Integrasi Transportasi Jabodeta- ceding years.
bek (MITJ), a cooperative work between PT 23
MRT Jakarta with PT KAI. The revamp of four Jakarta beat another 27 city candidates,
Jakarta stations was the first project from namely Addis Ababa, Bogota, Auckland,
this new company. “Yesterday, we have Braga, Buenos Aires, Frankfrut and Sao Pau-
trains, MRT, Transjakarta, angkot and on- lo. The award ceremony will later be held in
line ojek to operate in separate ways. To- January 2021, at Transport Research Board
day, we have them all to be integrated, so Annual Meeting in Washington DC, USA.
the passengers will be more convenient
in commuting,” said Anies. “With the new Jakarta won the award as they put the pe-
JakLingko card, passengers can also get destrians, cyclists, electric vehicles and
on the Commuter Line trains. It means with public transportation as the first priority
a single card, we can access Transjakarta, before private vehicles. The government of
angkot, trains and MRT at the same time,” Jakarta has regulated several public poli-
added Didiek. cies as solutions to solve the city’s major
issue: traffic jam.
They walked at Kendal tunnel and contin-
ued their talk in front of Dukuh Atas MRT In the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, the
station. That area is categorized as Transit Jakarta government adviced the citizens
Oriented Development (TOD), a city plan to make cycling as alternative transport
concept which focuses on the use of transit mode, as it is healthy and eco-friendly. The
area for public transportation. With these initiation was praised by Heather Thomp-
new, integrated city areas, people who live son, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Insti-
in residential and business areas will get tute for Transportation and Development
closer access to public transportation. Policy (ITDP), as one of the STA commitees.
He called on other cities to see Jakarta as
“Do you see the park over there? A park an inspiration in handling crisis. The ap-
where you can skateboarding. We built the preciation given from the world to Jakarta
park area, with the design from a skate- was so great: it was a bliss amid the pan-
board community. The same thing with the demic. ramdan malik
