Transportation policy needs review

Transportation policy needs review

From Media Indonesia

The 3-in-1 policy on major roads in Jakarta has been extended
to the afternoon (4 p.m. to 7 p.m.), while a new busway corridor
between Blok M and Kota is now operating.

Nonetheless, the city's muddled traffic is not getting better.
An estimated 20 million people continue to pack into the city
during working hours.

In the meantime, there are plans to augment Jakarta's
transportation system with a monorail and river transportation
systems, though their is no schedule for these plans. With
persistent congestion, the city's management of traffic must be
at fault.

The problem is that no supporting policy has been introduced
to solve the traffic bottlenecks, while the rich, including
government officials, show off their cars in the middle of these
jams.

Therefore, Jakarta's transportation policy should be reviewed
so that it can adequately support all attempts by the city to
resolve its traffic problems.

HARSO ISWORO
Jakarta