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MASS TRANSPORT

Street level boarding is an important feature both for an efficient BRT but also to help people with limited mobility access the bus. However, this type of boarding has to
become the norm at all stations, not just be featured occasionally.
picking up passengers at any moment guarantee accessibility include at level to another corridor which is expected
along the route. Passengers have crossing, pedestrian bridges, elevator to be fully integrated with Transjakarta
adapted to new features like having facilities, and most important, sidewalks. and will focus on multimodal forms
to purchase tickets in advance. There Ultimately, pedestrians have to be at of transportation. Another exciting
is a mobile application that is available the top of the road user hierarchy, so innovation is the planned electrification
for free to all passengers, giving that their needs are prioritized and of buses. Transjakarta is piloting electric
them access to departure and arrival always met. It is crucial that the city buses to add to their fleet. Their
times. The efficiency of the BRT has along with, DKI Jakarta Public Works ambitious timeline plans to develop a
been translated across operators and Agency, the agency that controls the full corridor of electric buses by 2020
passengers have adapted. pedestrian facilities of Transjakarta, in an effort to combat pollution and
Necessary Adjustments make accessibility a priority to improve climate change.
Transjakarta’s service to its passengers.
While Transjakarta has grown Transjakarta plans to add more
significantly and continues to grow, What’s Next? routes, more integration, and better
vehicles in order to serve more people.
there remain crucial features that Transjakarta is adding roughly 10
must be addressed. One vital aspect routes every month to its existing In the next few years, Transjakarta aims
to its success is making sure that all service, further expanding its ridership. to cover 70% of the people near transit
people have full access to its vehicles Jakarta unveiled a Metrorail (MRT) in in the Jakarta region, which will lead
and infrastructure. Accessibility to 2019 that runs along the same route to providing service to over 1 million
public transport consists of having as Corridor 1 of Transjakarta. It was passengers daily. This increase will
both entrance and connection to the anticipated that the metro would help Jakarta by decreasing congestion
surrounding area and the stop itself. compete with the BRT but both forms and getting more cars off of the road.
In order to make Transjakarta useful of transportation have had ridership Transjakarta serves as an example both
and usable by everyone, particularly increases recently. While only two within the region and worldwide. It
vulnerable groups like the elderly, stations along the MRT corridor are demonstrates how thoughtful planning
pregnant women, children, and people integrated with the BRT, fully integrated can lead to high quality and popular
with disabilities, the stations must be stations are planned for in upcoming public transportation.
accessible. Features that create or phases. The MRT is scheduled to expand Source: ITDP

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