By Ratna Yunita, Communication Specialist ITDP
ASIA VIEWS, October – November 2008
Jakarta, a densely populated city of 8.5 million people, is well-known for its paralyzing traffic jams, choking the streets with cars and motorcycles and the air with severe pollution. TransJakarta, the city's bus rapid transit system, has the potential to change the city's immobilizing congestion to one of mobility.