A Harvard University professor specializing in urban planning and public policy has lauded the busway, the capital's newest mode of public transportation.“Transjakarta buses are able to curb the number of people shifting from public transportation to private vehicles,” Tony Ibanez said Monday in Jakarta as quoted by tribunnews.com. Ibanez suggested that the Jakarta administration improve…
The Transjakarta Public Service Body (BLU) is planning to launch three feeder buses to drive commuters to the nearest Transjakarta shelters in August.
Jakarta Transportation Agency head Udar Pristono said that there would be two types of feeders: the original, which will connect commuters from housing districts or business districts, and the destination type, which will connect Transjakarta routes with other transportation hubs, such as train stations.
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The success of Jakarta Capital City Government in developing public transport in form of bus rapid transit (BRT) through TransJakarta bus is not only gain recognition from its residents, but also appreciated by Professor Tony Ibanez from Harvard University, USA.
Tony, who is a professor in the field of urban planning and public policy, seen the success of TransJakarta which produced a quite long BRT network in just seven years as a brilliant achievement achieved by the city government. “I think the development of TransJakarta bus is amazing due to achieved in short time,” he expressed on a discussion entitled Improvement of Public Transport Systems in Jabodetabek through Institutional and Policy Reforms which held in Gambir Station Preservation Office, Jakarta, Thursday (6/23).
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