Transport council members installed

Transport council members installed

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso installed on Tuesday 15 members of
the Jakarta Transportation Council, which will advise the
administration on transportation policies.

"The council's main task is to gather public input and pass it
along to the administration so this input can serve as a
reference in making policy in the transportation sector,"
Sutiyoso said at City Hall.

The council, Sutiyoso said, will evaluate all of the
administration's transportation policies.

The council members come from diverse backgrounds, including
bus drivers, transportation businesspeople, public transportation
users, non-governmental organization activists and traffic
officers.

Activist Tubagus Haryo Karbyanto of the Jakarta Residents
Forum, who took part in the process of selecting the council
members, said the priority for the council was to evaluate the
city's macro transportation system, particularly major
transportation projects like the busway. --JP