New developments in urban transport in Indonesia promise to counter the trend of increasing greenhouse gas emissions in this sector. Jakarta's nascent bus rapid transit (BRT) system is resulting in the re-allocation of scarce road space in the center of the city to efficient public transportation and has resulted in a shift of trips from private motor vehicles. Jakarta and other Indonesia cities also have worked to improve pedestrian facilities to increase the number of walking trips, important to the development of public transport. The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and its partners, which have thus far provided technical support for the Jakarta BRT, are working to develop a longer-term technical support system to help bring BRT and pedestrian improvements in Indonesia up to international state-of-the-art standards.
