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Lawmakers Want A Parking Lot For Every Building
Dofa Fasila | September 16, 2011

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pakGuru
12:09pm Sep 16, 2011

forcing ruko owners to provide parking for their customers is not the right thing to do.

does the government expect the ruko owners to demolish their buildings, then rebuild it with parking space?

why cant the government build it? then ban on street parking where there is a car park provided?

fanelli
9:53am Sep 16, 2011

intelligent city planning at it's best. More parking spaces in the midst of immense traffic problems. Great. Shouldn't the city be DISCOURAGING car parking, not encouraging it?

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Every office building in the capital would be required to have its own parking lot under a bylaw proposed by members of the Jakarta Legislative Council on Thursday.

The 1999 law on city parking management is currently being discussed by the council and the city government.

The growth in the number of vehicles in the capital is clearly outpacing the availability of streets and parking space, said Ichwan Ziyadi of the United Development Party (PPP).

Considering the current state of traffic in the city, Ichwan added, the bylaw is no longer relevant and must be revised.

In addition to the parking lot rule, officials said the revised bylaw should oblige parking service providers to insure vehicles that use their service, requiring them to guarantee financial compensation for damaged or stolen vehicles.

“In other words, the [revised] bylaw will prioritize the interests of consumers and vehicle owners who use the parking service. So far parking providers never take any responsibility for any lost vehicle or damage claim,” Ichwan said.

The council was awaiting the government’s decision on the proposed revisions, Ichwan said.

But Wanda Hamidah, a legislator from the National Mandate Party (PAN) said that not all building owners would be able to meet the obligation. “It’s inevitable that some streets become parking facilities,” she said.

In a trial earlier this year, the municipal government banned parking along Jalan Gajah Mada and Jalan Hayam Wuruk in order to create more space for driving along the busy thoroughfares that span Central and West Jakarta.

During the month the ban was in place, it sparked protests from local business owners who complained it drastically reduced the number of visitors in the area.

In another policy aimed at reducing congestion, the city plans to introduce a zone-based parking tariff that would require parking attendants in Jakarta’s center to pay more that those in the outer part of the city.

Farel Silalahi of the People’s Conscience Party (Hanura) said the tariff policy should be included in the bylaw revision.

“If possible, the legal foundation for the zone-based parking tariff should be provided by its inclusion in the bylaw,” Farel said.

Such a move would only begin to address the city’s traffic problems, he added.

“In addition to that, there must be an affordable and reliable mass transportation system,” Farel said.

On-street parking is blamed as a major cause of Jakarta’s heavy traffic. According to one estimate, it causes a loss of $900 million each year.

In June, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said there were 7.34 million vehicles in the city but that public transport accounted for just 2 percent. He said the city had to cope with 650,000 vehicles a day entering from surrounding areas.

The rapidly growing number of vehicles has led to congestion and caused an loss of up to Rp 17.2 trillion ($2 billion) per year, an estimate that includes wasted time and fuel and health costs.

The capital has 7,650 kilometers of roads covering 40.1 square kilometers, with an annual growth in new roads of only 0.01 percent.