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PremiumVIVAnews -means of transport in Jakarta is still far from being a Prima Donna. His condition was so bad made the community prefer private vehicles that set off traffic jams.
Indonesia Transport society (MTI) notes, the percentage of users of public transport to total number of trips in Jabodetabek continues to fall, from 38,2% in 2002 to 17.1 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the number of fleet of public transport in Jakarta has not changed significantly during the same period.
"This shows a sharp decline in the number of users of public transport," said the Chairman of the MTI Danang Parikshit in event Media Gathering MTI in the headquarters of the preservation of Gambir, Central Jakarta, Thursday, June 23, 2011.
Danang said, to improve public transport in greater Jakarta needed breakthrough in the field of policy measures and institutional. In the sectors of transport policy, the permissions are still considered to be mere often dairy cows for the revenues of the original area. In fact, a matter of licensing should be the instrument of Government to develop the industry and maintain the quality of public transport.
"There is the idea of the establishment of the institutions of the authority of the Ministry of economy of transport greater Jakarta. This idea surfaced because there is no institution that can address the issue of good coordination between relevant agencies the Center itself or between the Center and regions as well as with government institutions, non, "he said.
Said to Danang, transport cooperation agency for the Jabodetabek once formed, not enough to effectively address the problem. This is because the Agency did not have the authority to intervene, facilitate, and also for implementation.
This institution should have the authority, the obvious desirability of work Units for the control and supervision of the Presidential Building (UKP4R). For this it takes the decision of the President.
According to Danang, planning the construction of transportation in Jakarta has already started since dicanangkannya 17 steps to overcome the bottlenecks of the Office of the Vp. However, the application again so major obstacles.
"It's important for us to note that the implementation does not go according to skedul they set themselves," he said. (kd)
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