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to use Transjakarta buses often due MRT and Transjakarta. “I’ve been us- “We will ride our bicycle every once
to the pandemic. “Previously I would ing public transport rides like MRT or twice in a week. Cycling can reduce
and Transjakarta long before the
stress and making us healthy,” he said
use Transjakarta from Monday to Fri-
TOP REPORT day, but due to the Corona outbreak I PSBB period starts.” Even when Ja- while laughing.
karta has imposed transitional PSBB,
During this pandemic time, cycling
only come to the office every once in a
has become another options for peo-
he still feel safe in using public trans-
week,” she explained.
Eri, who works as a Content Writ-
ple to commute. According to The In-
portation as they managed to imple-
er, has started to work from home
since three months ago. But since ment health protocols issued by the stitute for Transportation and Develop-
ment Policy (ITDP), number of cyclists
government. The protocols like main-
mid June, she has to go to the office taining physical distance, temperature in Jakarta has increased to 1,000%
every once in a week so the new rou- check and limiting number of passen- or by 10 times higher. The Director of
tine made her able to cut transporta- gers. “The cost is also cheaper when ITDP Faela Sufa said that the highest
tion fees needed. “I have more time at we take public transportation. You will increase was recorded in Dukuh Atas
home as well as more money to save,” only need Rp 3,500 for using Transja- area. Her institution had conducted a
she said. Even so, she said that the karta,” he said. survey in some street points such as
service has not fully operated, like the As for Irene, she prefers to use in Jenderal Sudirman, MH Thamrin,
medium bus of Transjakarta. During online ojek nowadays. Eventhough Dukuh Atas, Gelora Bung Karno (GBK)
the PSBB (large scale social restric- her house in Bekasi is located near- and Sarinah in June and showed a sig-
tions) period she started to use online by a train station, she keeps choos- nificant increase compared to last Oc-
ojek instead, while hoping that all ser- ing online ojek to get to her office in tober 2019. The cyclists in Sudirman
vices of Transjakarta will be fully re- Sudirman area, Central Jakarta. “Yes, to MH Thamrin street, also in the GBK
operated soon after the transitional I prefer using online ojek as it is quick- area are increasing from 129 people to
period ends. “Before the pandemic, er to get to my office than by bus or 249 people. “There are escalation of
I will only use Transjakarta buses to trains. Sometimes I’ll go with my 93%,” said Faela. Thus, she appreci-
get to or from the office. But now they friends,” she explained. ated the effort of Jakarta government
haven’t fully operated,” she said. which provided pop up bike lanes and
22 The case is different for Timothy, More Cycling hoped that the lanes will be added up.
a customer of MRT. He, who works Besides environtmentally friendly,
as a sport trainer and has clients in Irfan chooses to use his bicycle to cycling will also help people to main-
Sudirman, will use MRT trains from go to his office in Palmerah despite tain physical distance during this time
his house at Lebak Bulus area to the long route from his house in Pon- of pandemic.
Sudirman. He said that he is at ease dok Aren. But he is not alone, he will
in using public transportation such as take the ride along with his friends. has