I'm not sure how much this new science of parking will help Jakarta's traffic. Higher parking cost in combination with better public transportation would do a little (as when the parking cost doubled and with the introduction of busway).
But perhaps not allowing buses, minibuses, and any vehicles to stop haphazardly would help the most - and figuring out how to prevent pedestrians from leisurely walking across moving vehicles! Besides, it would reduce the stress of being in Jakarta's traffic.
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Dewi,
Your post reflects your bias as a driver :)
Sure, pedestrians and public vehicles need to be disciplined. But as long as private vehicles still get the most incentives (low parking cost, low gasoline cost, bad public transport), traffic will never be better. The haves will buy more cars. The less-haves will buy more motorcycles. And before you know it, we have a "tragedy of the commons" (actually, we're already in the tragedy).
Hi Muli,
You got that right! :) I would love for Jakarta to have a great public transportation system, but at the same time, I don't want to take the extra miles and suffer discomfort in doing so. Before this requirement is met, I will continue to drive in Jakarta.
I should have stated it clearer in my post that doubling parking cost and introducing busway did help a little.
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