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        "id": 1733302,
        "msgid": "jakartas-parking-emergency-pavements-occupied-by-vehicles-extortion-persists-1778561578",
        "date": "2026-05-12 10:40:31",
        "title": "Jakarta's Parking Emergency: Pavements Occupied by Vehicles, Extortion Persists",
        "author": "Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Jakarta's parking chaos has reached emergency levels, with vehicles encroaching on pavements and roadways, severely disrupting public spaces and pedestrian access, as highlighted by DPRD member Hardiyanto Kenneth from PDI-P. The issue extends to unclear parking tariffs and weak oversight of operators, potentially leading to revenue losses for the city. Authorities in East Jakarta have stepped up enforcement, including towing vehicles and coordinating with police, to address the persistent problem in areas like Jalan Matraman Raya.",
        "content": "<p>The issue of illegal parking in Jakarta is considered to have reached\nemergency status. Pavements are filled with vehicles, roadways are\nnarrowed due to haphazard parking, and allegations of illegal levies\n(pungli) in entertainment areas like Blok M illustrate the weakness in\nJakarta\u2019s parking oversight system. DPRD DKI Jakarta member from the\nPDI-P faction, Hardiyanto Kenneth, assesses that the parking disorder in\nJakarta is no longer a minor issue as it disrupts public spaces and has\nthe potential to cause leaks in local own-source revenue (PAD). \u201cThis is\nno longer a small problem. The parking chaos in Jakarta has entered\nemergency level. Pavements and roadways are now dominated by vehicles\nwithout firm control,\u201d Kenneth told Kompas.com on Monday (11\/5\/2026).\nAccording to Kenneth, Jakarta\u2019s parking problems are not only about\nvehicles filling pavements and roadways but also involve unclear parking\ntariffs and weak supervision of parking operators. \u201cBesides reaching the\npavements, there are also unclear parking tariffs,\u201d he said. In a video\nuploaded by the Instagram account <span class=\"citation\" data-cites=\"ijooel\">@ijooel<\/span>, cars and motorbikes are seen parked\noccupying an entire lane on Jalan Matraman Raya. Several vehicles are\neven seen parked on the pavement alongside assets of boats belonging to\nthe police, disturbing pedestrians. \u201cParking in front of the East\nJakarta Police Resort and surroundings makes the roads narrow, hinders\nresidents\u2019 traffic flow, trying to report directly also gets a very\npassive response,\u201d the account wrote. Based on Kompas.com observations\non Friday (8\/5\/2026), vehicles that were previously parked in front of\nthe police station were no longer visible. Head of the Operations\nSection of the East Jakarta Transportation Sub-District Office, Emiral,\nassured that his side continues to carry out enforcement in the area\ntogether with the Propam of the Metro Jakarta Timur Police Resort. \u201cIn\nfront of the police station, it is still being enforced. We join with\nthe Propam Police, every morning we have plotting along Jalan Matraman,\u201d\nEmiral said. He stated that officers have towed several vehicles and\ndeflated tyres of vehicles that still dare to park haphazardly.<\/p>",
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