Experts say three-in-one should stay on the roads<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration should cancel its plan
\nto revoke the three-in-one traffic restriction zone policy as it
\nwould only create new problems for the city, experts said on
\nFriday.<\/p>\n
Interviewed separately by The Jakarta Post, an expert on
\ntransportation engineering, Alan Marino, and an expert on urban
\nplanning, who declined to be named, said the administration
\nshould instead concentrate on improving the quality of traffic
\nmanagement.<\/p>\n
Alan said city residents had become so accustomed to the
\nrestricted zone policy that complaints were no longer heard,
\nunlike when the project started in 1992.<\/p>\n
"So why should the administration create a new problem,
\nbecause applying a new (traffic) system is not a simple matter.
\nActually, there are examples of problems related to urban affairs
\nin the city.<\/p>\n
"It has been proven that any policy on urban transportation is
\nalways critical but I don't see that the administration has
\nlearned from past experiences as they continue to repeat their
\nmistakes, making such hasty decisions," he said.<\/p>\n
Alan, a lecturer at the civil engineering department of the
\nUniversity of Indonesia, said that under present conditions there
\nwas no other alternative to handling traffic congestion in the
\ncity other than improving the public transportation services.<\/p>\n
"There is no other way to solve transportation problems in a
\ncity with a dense population like Jakarta other than introducing
\nthe mass rapid transportation (MRT) system," he said.<\/p>\n
He strongly opposed the administration's plan to impose the
\nsticker system to replace the three-in-one policy.<\/p>\n
"The sticker system will not solve traffic problems as those
\nwho can afford to purchase the stickers use the streets," he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
An urban planning expert, who spoke on the condition of
\nanonymity, shared Alan's opinion, saying that the sticker system
\nwas merely the administration's way of getting new income.<\/p>\n
"The sticker system will also create discrimination in that
\nthe streets will be for those who can purchase (the stickers),"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
The administration drew public attention recently when it
\nreviewed the restricted zone policy by temporarily revoking the
\nthree-in-one system between Feb. 7 and Feb. 25.<\/p>\n
The administration considered the three-in-one system as
\nineffective in handling traffic problems during rush hours as it
\nhad encouraged children to act as traffic jockeys.<\/p>\n
From the beginning, critics repeatedly said the concept, which
\nwas implemented in the city's central business district of Jl.
\nThamrin, Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Gatot Subroto from 06:30 a.m. to
\n10:00 a.m on weekdays, would only move the traffic problem to
\nother areas due to the lack of alternative roads to reach the
\nthoroughfares.<\/p>\n
The urban planning expert said the administration should
\nprioritize dealing with the traffic jockey problem in order to
\nupgrade the three-in-one system.<\/p>\n
"The administration should handle the jockey problem, which is
\nthe problem with the restricted zone policy, but not revoke the
\npolicy itself," he said.<\/p>\n
He added that initially the three-in-one policy was
\nimplemented for the sake of the Non-Aligned Movement conference
\nhere in 1992.<\/p>\n
"It was to improve the image of the city. The authorities did
\nnot want conference delegates encountering traffic problems
\nduring that time," said the expert, who was a city official when
\nthe three-in-one system was introduced. (ind)<\/p>",
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