Park becomes an important element in a city development, according to its functions as an open space to support ecological, economic and social functions. One activity supporting a park in developing countries is the existence of street vendors. Such activity will result in troubles for many parties if it is not paid a good response to deal with. This study is aimed at examining the effect of street vendors on the functions of park as a public space. It used a qualitative methodology in addition to literature review analysis technique and content analysis to examine various case studies in big cities of Indonesia. The result is that street vendors’ activities have positive impacts on social and economy, but negative ones on ecology.

This paper examines the problems in relocating street vendors in the religious tourism area of Menara Kudus. The relocation of street vendors does improve the visual quality and environment of the region, but it becomes a problem for street vendors, especially in the decline of consumers, revenue and the return of street vendors to the original location. Using qualitative methodology, this study examines the problem of relocation more deeply through depth interview analysis with street vendors. The results showed that there are problems in each parameter, such as the visibility of relocation sites whose image is less potent when compared to parks. Accessibility that this type of mode of transportation cannot traverse. The environment where the relocation is different from the flexibility of the previous environment. Limited land expansion that requires temporary arrangements related to land use. Competition with street vendors in the red zone (on street) can be in direct contact with consumers compared to the relocation of street vendors.