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Just a month after new air-conditioned Kopaja buses rolled out into the traffic-jammed streets of Jakarta, the swanky service was halted by the company.

It would resume, officials said, as soon as the request to triple the fare was approved. “It was just a monthlong tryout,” Jakarta Transportation Cooperative (Kopaja) chairman Nanang Basuki said on Sunday. “We wanted to see how it was going to work out, from the drivers, the buses and the fare.  “We found that most parts worked out well, except for the fare,” he added.

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VIVAnews – Setelah beberapa waktu ditutup, kini jalan masuk kendaraan dari arah Jembatan Semanggi bisa langsung masuk ke Plaza Semanggi. Demikian seperti dikutip dari situs Lalu Lintas Polri, Senin 12 September 2011. Meski demikian konkret beton pembatas tetap dipasang berjajar, memisahkan kendaraan dari arah Jembatan Semanggi dengan kendaraan yang datang dari Jalan Jenderal Sudirman. Kendaraan…

Jakarta administration plans to improve parking at bus terminals and stations in areas bordering with Jakarta's neighboring cities, to encourage commuters to use public transport and reduce traffic on Jakarta roads. Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said the decision to implement the policy was made based on information on the origin of vehicles flooding Jakarta streets,…

JAKARTA–MICOM: Sedikitnya 13 bus bertuliskan Kopaja AC S-13 tampak terparkir di sebuah lapangan di Gang Haji Wahid, Warung Sila, Ciganjur, Jakarta Selatan. Pintu sebuah armada tampak terbuka dan seorang mekanik tampak sedang sibuk menggunakan peralatan membongkar pendingin udara di dalam bus. http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2011/09/11/258421/37/5/Kopaja-AC-masih-Diservis Dishub DKI: Kopaja AC Harusnya Konsisten Tetap Beroperasi http://www.detiknews.com/read/2011/09/11/124935/1719740/10/dishub-dki-kopaja-ac-harusnya-konsisten-tetap-beroperasi Kopaja AC Kemungkinan Baru…

A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGO) has rejected the recently approved bylaw on spatial planning, calling the ordinance “unconstitutional”. The coalition, which includes the Rujak Center for Urban Studies research center, the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) and a community group who claimed to represent residents of Jl. Antasari in South Jakarta, said that the new…

With 20 million vehicles on the streets each day, and with far less pavement than in big cities like New York, Singapore and Tokyo, traffic in Jakarta is terrible. Deden Rukmana, who teaches urban planning at Savannah State University, says the population of the world’s sixth largest metropolis has been growing so fast that the…

VIVAnews – PT Jasa Marga Tbk akan menaikkan tarif jalan bebas hambatan pada bulan ini. Kenaikan tarif diberlakukan di 13 ruas Tol yang dikelola Jasa Marga. Ketiga belas ruas itu adalah Tol Jagorawi, Jakarta-Tangerang, Tol dalam Kota, Tangerang-Merak,Tol BSD, Tol Ulujami- Bintaro, JORR (Jakarta Outer Ring Road), Cipularang, Padaleunyi, Palikanci, Tol Semarang,Tol Belmera, dan Tol…

Jakarta – Naiknya angka kecelakaan lalu lintas pada masa lebaran disesalkan Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat. Mereka pun membentuk Panja Transportasi Nasional untuk perbaikan pelayanan dan keamanan transportasi.  “Untuk dapat meningkatkan pengendalian dan pengawasan prioritas angkutan massal komisi V DPR RI akan membentuk Panja Transportasi Nasional,” ujar Wakil Ketua Komisi V, Muhidin M Said, membacakan kesimpulan RDP…

VIVAnews – Sejumlah Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat (LSM) akan mengajukan uji materi atau judicial review terhadap tiga pasal dalam Perda Rencana Tata Ruang dan Wilayah (RTRW) DKI Jakarta 2011-2030. Mereka meminta pemerintah provinsi DKI Jakarta membatalkan pengesahan rencana itu, karena dianggap hanya akan menghancurkan Jakarta.

"Kami menyatakan Perda ini tidak layak dan inkonstitusional sehingga harus dicabut," kata juru bicara 10 LSM dan Forum Komunikasi Rakyat Jalan Antasari, Irvan Pulungan dari Koalisi Warga 2030, di Jakarta, Kamis, 8 September 2011.

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