The Existence of Pedestrian in Jakarta

Abstract

Pedestrian is part of urban elements that have a significant role in forming a city. In the pedestrian, social interactions will be created which further strengthen relations between elements in the city. Cities in Europe are the best examples of city pedestrian planning. There walking is more comfortable and enjoyable, with the city being created by the streetscape and the humanist city order. Whereas in cities in developing countries like Jakarta, the city planning has not accommodated pedestrians at all. The design of the city of Jakarta which is not humanist seems to urge pedestrians and force everyone to ride a car. The pedestrian paths provided are always side by side with the road and the volume is insufficient for those who pass it. It can be concluded that the existing pedestrian conditions are unsafe and very uncomfortable. Examples of such cases can be seen along Jalan Sudirman and M.H. Thamrin which has always been the icon of the Jakarta office area. Where along these linear and continuous paths, pedestrians are forced to walk unprotected and face the pollution produced by vehicles. The lack of good pedestrian planning in this area has resulted in pedestrians preferring to use vehicles. Finally, each person is increasingly individualistic because there is no social interaction and the realization of a city that is not humanist too.

Analysis of Pedestrians' Sidewalk Service

“…Some of these variables were also mentioned in Aghaabbasi, M et al [20], which was conducted on the pedestrian path in Johor Bahru District, Malaysia, with some of those needed to be improved including seating area, effective sidewalk width, and lighting. Moreover, another study on the city of Thiruvananthapuram, India, showed the need to improve street light as part of the requirements to increase pedestrian satisfaction [23], whereas shades are reported to be important to protect pedestrians in tropical countries from hot weather [24].…”

“…The plan of these cities does not accommodate pedestrians, with the sidewalk designed in Jakarta observed not to be humanist, thereby forcing commuters to ride cars. The paths are designed to be next to the road and have insufficient width to accommodate pedestrians' volume, thereby creating an unsafe and very uncomfortable condition for the pedestrians [24].…”

“…European cities have pedestrian paths completed with streetscape and humanist order and considered to be in a very good condition, more comfortable, and enjoyable and can be used as a reference in pedestrian path planning. It is, however, important to note the importance of climate factors in adopting this method in tropical cities by designing pedestrian paths with shade to protect pedestrians [24].…”

Quality of Public Open Space Based on Visitors Perceptions and Expectations. Case Study: Mahakam Riverside in Tenggarong City

“…Meanwhile, according to Carr (1992), public space is a shared space where the public can carry out various activities and are free of charge to enter the area (Susanti et al, 2020) (Mardiana et al, 2019). Activities that occur can be in the form of daily routines, activities in a certain season or an event (Permana et al, 2019) (Saha et al, 2020).…”