Minat masyarakat Jakarta menggunakan angkutan massal cepat bus TransJakarta (busway) cenderung meningkat, kata Harya Setyaka S. Dillon, spesialis transportasi dari Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). “Pada Januari 2009 jumlah penumpang 230 ribu orang per hari dan pada Mei 2009 meningkat menjadi sekitar 245 ribu orang per hari,” katanya di Jakarta, Jumat (5/6). Ia…
Author: Nneka Njoku
Access to some of the world’s most picturesque bikeways gets a boost as Rio de Janeiro expands its bicycle network with new shared use lanes for cyclists. These changes come just months after the city launched a pilot public bike sharing scheme known as SAMBA – Solução Alternativa Para mobilidade por Bicicletas de Aluguel, which roughly…
[Radio Transcript] NEW YORK, NY May 29, 2009 —If you haven’t noticed, New York City is in the midst of re-thinking its street space. One person who’s been influential in articulating the philosophy behind those changes is the former mayor of Bogota, Colombia—- Enrique Penalosa. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein recently sat down with Penalosa, who brought-the…
[Radio Transcript] NEW YORK, NY May 28, 2009 —As American cities increasingly look to expand their transit options but keep costs low, many planners are looking at Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT. The city of Cleveland, Ohio, launched a BRT called the Health Line, about six months ago…with two promises. The first: better, more efficient…
Paralyzing traffic jams and severe air pollution are the most frequent answers when people are asked what they know about Jakarta. Motorized vehicle ownerships increase in line with a rise in income per capita. The more raises, the more cars and motorcycles are on roads. Motorized vehicle ownership is growing at 9 percent every year,…
I’ve lived in New York City for just about twenty years now but yesterday was my first trip to Times Square. Sure, I’ve been to Times Square before. Plenty of times. But until yesterday Times Square had never ever been a destination for me. Rather, it had always been a place to avoid or, if…
Nieke Agustani, a busway user who takes corridor 6 to get to her office in Kuningan, is known for being somewhat mean. “If I see a child playing with a busway ticket, tearing it to bits and then throwing it away in the bus, I always tell them to pick it up and throw it…
[Radio Transcript] NEW YORK, NY May 21, 2009 —New York City’s transit system faces two almost-certain realities. Its ridership will swell, and it will continue to struggle financially. But planners are hoping to bring a new type of transit to the city, Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT. More than an express route, BRT is designed…
[Radio Transcript] About 10 years ago, Bogotá’s main artery, known as the Caracas, was filled from side to side with a hodgepodge of yellow, blue, green, white and red buses of all sizes and shapes. The shops were covered in a layer of soot, and the street sat beneath a grayish haze, as the buses…