Reduce congestion in Jakarta, Central City Parking Rise 5 Times


DKI Jakarta government policies raise parking rates in midtown to five times, is expected to reduce the number of vehicles that will go to the middle of town. Then provided ample parking space in the suburbs with the lowest possible rates.

With this system, it is hoped people will park his vehicle in the suburbs. This system is being studied in order to reduce the congestion that increasingly severe lately in the capital.

Jakarta City Council Transportation Is that a zone system pengagas implementation of this parking rates. According to the council's chairman, Tigor Nainggolan principle, there are three choices and zones in the parking rate changes.

The first is the edge of the zone, which covers the area Klender and Lenteng Court. Intermediate zone that includes areas Matraman and Tanah Abang, and the central parking zone, covering area roads protocols, such as region Jalan Sudirman, Thamrin, and Gatot Subroto. By comparison the price of parking tickets to be 1:3:5 in each zone.

Tigor hope, this system could reduce congestion in Jakarta. With this system, vehicles entering the city center can be suppressed, provided the system is safe and secure parking lane.

"The recommendation has been passed, and now is making the assessment," said Tigor, Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Earlier, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Prijanto said the proposed increase in parking rates have been discussed between the Government of DKI Jakarta by the legislature. The system will be reviewed to determine the extent to which risks and responses related public policy.

Director of Urban Transport Systems, Directorate General of the Ministry of Transportation, Elly Sinaga, agrees with the concept. According to him, discourse parking rate increase was in accordance with the Traffic and Road Transportation Act No. 22 of 2009. Indonesia Today


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