Public Transport Reform in Indonesian Cities

Type Working Paper
Title Public Transport Reform in Indonesian Cities
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2015
URL http://www.dynamicglobalsoft.com/easts2015/program/pdf_files/1399.pdf
Abstract
Urban public transport condition in Indonesia is little regulated which most of mode transport operated by paratransit system. One of the major reasons is that individual businessman were still given the right to provide public transport services (according to the Law No 14 Year 1992 concerning Road Traffic and Transport). Hence, the primary consideration to run the services is how to make profit instead of customers’ satisfaction. The right has been then deleted since the revised Law No 22 Year 2009 has been issued. Unfortunately, it cannot be effectively applied to improve urban public transport service because the Government Regulation (PP) No 41 Year 1993 concerning Road Network, which regulates urban public transport services, had not been revised until 2014 (enactment of the PP No 74 Year 2014 concerning Road Network). It shows that public transport services have not become a priority, even the revision of a new PP should be applied at no more than 2 years after the issued of new law. This paper will discuss about government programs to increase public transport system that previously operated by paratransit system become more organize, problem of paratransit in cities and give recommendation to government about minimum service standard, operator, and financing opportunity.

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