'Grand plan or just more bogus projects?'<\/p>\n
The city administration has announced plans to construct a
\nmonorail and expand the busway system. However, there are doubts
\nthat these efforts will be enough to ease the capital's chronic
\ntraffic congestion. The Jakarta Post asked residents for their
\nopinion on the matter.<\/p>\n
Ramlan, 35, works at state-owned electricity company PLN's
\nbranch office on Jl. Sisingamangaraja in South Jakarta. He lives
\nwith his wife and daughter in Ciledug, Tangerang:<\/p>\n
I think the monorail and busway expansion projects are good
\nideas, because Jakarta does need a better transportation system
\nto solve its traffic situation.<\/p>\n
But I hope the city administration has thoroughly planned them
\nout to ensure the projects achieve their goals and don't become a
\nwaste of money -- the public's money, to be precise.<\/p>\n
As an employee of a state enterprise, I know how such projects
\nwill always be under public scrutiny. Any unsatisfactory results
\nwill immediately bring about criticism and allegations of
\ncorruption and markups.<\/p>\n
So we'll just have to see what kind of projects the busway and
\nmonorail will be: truly grand transportation designs for the
\ncity, or just more bogus projects.<\/p>\n
Rotua Simanjuntak, 30, is an employee at a civil engineering
\nfirm on Jl. R.A. Kartini in South Jakarta. She lives with her
\nhusband and daughter in Cinere, South Jakarta:<\/p>\n
I don't often take public transportation because I don't go
\nout much. But from what I've heard from my friends who have to
\ntake public transportation to the office or to go other places,
\ntraffic congestion has become more difficult to bear.<\/p>\n
I think the problem lies in the administration's failure to
\ncontrol the number of both public and private vehicles in the
\ncity. The officials should address this problem first before
\nadding more modes of transportation in the city.<\/p>\n
I fear that the monorail and busway projects will only benefit
\na few officials, who definitely are not users of public
\ntransportation.<\/p>\n
-- The Jakarta Post<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/grand-plan-or-just-more-bogus-projects-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }