http://www.thejakartapost.com/caption/jpleo04061203djalan.gif
BETTER CITY, BETTER LIFE?: A food vendor walks along a renovated sidewalk on Jl. Sudirman in South Jakarta. The city administration, which is renovating sidewalks along Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Thamrin, has implemented several projects to beautify the capital ahead of its 477th anniversary. (JP/P.J. Leo)


check that out.. nice eh.. :)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/caption/jpleo04061203djalan.gif
BETTER CITY, BETTER LIFE?: A food vendor walks along a renovated sidewalk on Jl. Sudirman in South Jakarta. The city administration, which is renovating sidewalks along Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Thamrin, has implemented several projects to beautify the capital ahead of its 477th anniversary. (JP/P.J. Leo)


check that out.. nice eh.. :)

Cool ....
If I may Asked ... It should be wider ... eh ... :-)

yeah.
not wide enough!

but for how long this pedestarian going to be this clean?
i mean.. before street vendor start building kiosk etc =/

that's the main concern now.. i really doubt the city government can maintain the pedestrian to be nice and clean...
hopefully they do though. it'll be a nice walk along sudirman - thamrin - HI

The pedestrians are too small IMO, they should do something too with the concrete foundation, they are not really strong after few months though.

cheers

There will be officers patroling these new pedestrian facilities once completed ...to make sure no PKL 'invades'

Btw, I hope they do this along all roads passed by the Busway and Monorail, not just Sudirman/Thamrin

I can agree even more, the sidewalks should be clean and tidy they should take singapore as n example. I been in this city for 2 weeks and now I am back home again.

Communities could get together and do an hour worth of cleaning a week. That'd keep it clean.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/caption/jpleo04061203djalan.gif

It will be good if it's wider !!

16 Juni 2004
Sepanjang Jalan Matraman Raya Akan Dibangun Areal Pedestarian

BeritaJakarta.com Kepala Bapekodya Jakarta Timur H.Ishak Djohar menyatakan bahwa Pemerintah Propinsi (Pemprop) DKI Jakarta berencana akan melakukan pembangunan pedestrian di sepanjang Jl. Matraman Raya, tepatnya mulai dari depan Gereja Koinonia hingga Polsek Matraman.

Konsep penataannya mirip pedestrian di Jalan Kebon Sirih, Jakarta Pusat. Dan rencana pembangunannya akan dimulai pada tahun 2005 mendatang. Dengan tujuan untuk membenahi dan menata trotoar agar lebih cantik, rapi dan indah serta bisa dinikmati oleh para pejalan kaki.

Pembangunan ini berkaitan dengan rencana pembangunan kawasan Jatinegara. Sementara usulan anggarannya telah disampaikan ke Pemerintah Propinsi DKI Jakarta. Untuk itu, pihaknya Pemkodya Jakarta Timur mengimbau pemilik bangunan di sepanjang jalan tersebut agar membantu dan mendukung program tersebut.

While on the subject, can anyone in Jkt take pics of the pedestrian construction in Thamrin :)

Kompas, Selasa, 07 September 2004

Nasib Pejalan Kaki di Jakarta

Bepergianlah di Jakarta dengan berjalan kaki atau menggunakan kendaraan umum, maka akan sangat terasa betapa pejalan kaki sangatlah tidak dihargai di Jakarta ini.

Tentu saja jangan menyangka bahwa semua wilayah Jakarta seperti kawasan Sudirman-Thamrin, yang punya trotoar lebar untuk para pejalan kaki. Itu pun baru terlihat di kawasan Thamrin. Tapi di Sudirman, trotoar pun tak selebar kawasan Thamrin. Itu baru dari sisi lebarnya trotoar. Kalau dilihat dari sisi lain, keleluasaan pejalan kaki di atas trotoar, nah ceritanya lain lagi.

Terlalu banyak untuk disebut di mana wilayah yang memiliki trotoar luas justru tak menjadi tempat bagi para pejalan kaki, tapi untuk tempat berjualan, entah itu warung kecil, tenda penjual makanan, tempat tambal ban, dan lain- lain. Belum lagi jika berjalan kaki di trotoar entah di pagi hari menjelang jam kantor, atau sore hari setelah pulang kantor. Wah, trotoar pun diserobot para pengendara motor yang hendak menyalip sejumlah kendaraan lewat jalur kiri.

Pejalan kaki yang mencoba untuk "mempertahankan haknya" dengan tetap berjalan di trotoar terpaksa harus menyingkir karena adanya teriakan klakson motor yang menyalak dan mengusir si pemilik hak tersebut. Mau tak mau, pejalan kaki harus mengalah dan membiarkan belasan motor mengambil jalur itu.

Trotoar memang tak pernah jadi prioritas untuk dibangun bagi para pejalan kaki. Bahkan sebaliknya, trotoar adalah prioritas yang akan dipotong ketika ada rencana pelebaran sebuah jalan. Misalnya saja di kawasan Pancoran, di depan Tugu Pancoran, trotoar yang tadinya agak lebar, sekitar 1,5 meter, kini hanya tinggal 0,5 meter saja. Terkesan, trotoar hanya tinggal embel-embel saja.

Di Singapura, para pejalan kaki mendapatkan surganya. Sudah merupakan aturan baku bahwa tiap jalan dibangun, maka trotoarnya pun dibangun dengan baik, lebar, bersih, dan nyaman. Pohon-pohon rindang menaungi para pejalan kaki dan membuat perjalanan dengan kaki ini saja suatu perjalanan yang nikmat, karena nyaman dan juga tak terserang debu polusi yang berlebihan.

Seolah jadi suatu ironi, berjalan kaki lebih nikmat dilakukan di luar negeri daripada di negeri sendiri. Seolah suatu keharusan di Jakarta bahwa moda transportasi bertumpu pada kendaraan pribadi atau kendaraan umum yang sangat tak manusiawi itu. Di kota seperti London, dengan jalur kereta api yang demikian banyak, hampir dikatakan kereta bisa menjangkau berbagai pelosok dan selebihnya keluar dari stasiun kereta, jalan kakilah pilihannya. Dan jalan kaki sangat nikmat di sana untuk menikmati keindahan gedung yang kita lewati, ditambah dengan kebersihan dan kenyamanannya.
Bahkan di negeri-negeri eks sosialis di Eropa Timur pun, pejalan kaki bisa menikmati kemewahannya karena infrastruktur di sana sudah tersedia dengan baik. Para pejalan kaki bisa berjalan dengan santai tanpa harus khawatir ada jalan bolong di antara trotoar tersebut. Sementara di Jakarta, orang harus selalu waspada untuk tidak terjebak pada lubang yang tiba-tiba muncul di depan mata, tanpa suatu peringatan memadai sebelumnya.

Bukan sekali dua kali kita di Jakarta pernah tersiar kisah tentang orang terperosok ke dalam lubang di sebuah trotoar. Belum lagi kalau sedang musim galian muncul di seantero Jakarta. Trotoar diacak- acak, dan pasti saja kalau galian sudah selesai, trotoar tak akan kembali semanis sebelumnya.

MARI bicara soal jembatan penyeberangan. Rasanya terlalu sedikit jumlah jembatan penyeberangan yang ada di Jakarta ini. Untuk wilayah Sudirman-Thamrin, lagi-lagi, fasilitas ini sudah cukup memadai, tapi bagaimana dengan wilayah lainnya? Di kawasan Casablanca, suatu sore saya pernah menyaksikan seorang ibu tersambar sepeda motor ketika hendak menyeberang di depan Mal Ambasador.

Dari situ saya baru sadar, daerah Casablanca yang demikian strategis dan menjadi salah satu jantung lalu lintas dari pusat ke timur ternyata tak memiliki cukup jembatan penyeberangan. Bahkan untuk arus manusia yang bergerak di kawasan Mega Kuningan dan Mal Ambasador tersebut, tak terpikirkan bagaimana usaha untuk menghindari kecelakaan-kecelakaan yang tak perlu. Entah mengapa, tak ada yang berusaha untuk membuat jembatan penyeberangan, atau underpass, atau suatu lampu lalu lintas khusus untuk mengatur arus kendaraan dan arus manusia yang bergerak di daerah tersebut.

Korban kecelakaan yang saya temui tersebut mungkin hanya satu dari puluhan kasus lain yang pernah ada, tapi intinya adalah satu: pejalan kaki memang tak dihargai.
Maafkan jika saya kembali harus menyebut contoh dari tempat lain. Di Singapura, ketika seorang pejalan kaki masih berdiri di pinggir jalan, bahkan ketika masih sekitar lima meter sebelum tepi jalan sekalipun, mobil pribadi sudah melambatkan lajunya dan memberi kesempatan pejalan kaki menyeberang. Bahkan bisa dibilang, tak pernah ada mobil menyerobot dan membahayakan pejalan kaki. Mengapa keadaan sebaliknya justru terjadi di negara tetangganya di mana mobil dan manusia seolah rebutan jalan? Apa ini faktor perbedaan budaya dan peradaban?

Buat saya, berjalan kaki bagian dari olahraga kecil-kecilan yang bisa sedikit dilakukan dengan cara murah. Berjalan dari satu blok ke blok lain akan mengolah tubuh untuk tidak manja dengan bangku empuk dalam mobil pribadi, atau menghindari tumpukan orang dalam suatu kendaraan umum. Berjalan 100-200 meter malah sehat dan sekaligus bisa menikmati pemandangan kiri dan kanan. Sayang, kemanjaan bagi pejalan kaki hanya bisa dirasakan di kawasan-kawasan yang dari dulu sudah selalu dimanja, dan tidak merata ke berbagai wilayah lainnya.

Ignatius Haryanto Warga DKI, Tinggal di Jakarta Selatan

I JUST CAME BACK TO JAKARTA LAST WEEK AND FOUND OUT THAT some already brokenn ohhhh ssssssooooooo SADDDD

my opinion, it should be wider, more organized add some canopy with some lights and some flower

Not surprising. I was in Jakarta too 5 months ago. And some of them already broken by then ;). The block they use seem to be low quality. IMHO I dont think thin concrete block can be used as sidewalk. They must use a thick (about 30 x 30 x 60) concrete block to sustain all the vibration from other road users.

http://img280.echo.cx/img280/6609/ped3uj.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img280.echo.cx/img280/6609/ped3uj.jpg

http://img280.echo.cx/img280/5890/ped19bg.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img280.echo.cx/img280/5890/ped19bg.jpg

more of those red carpet! (taken February 2005)

Thamrin:

http://img173.echo.cx/img173/2707/dsc015193ro.jpg
http://img173.echo.cx/img173/9008/dsc015228aw.jpg
http://img173.echo.cx/img173/773/dsc015238kz.jpg
http://img173.echo.cx/img173/949/dsc015420ld.jpg

Mega Kuningan - even nicer!

http://img173.echo.cx/img173/422/dsc016751eb.jpg

Senayan:

http://img173.echo.cx/img173/7415/dsc010104dy.jpg

wow.. that .. is .. REALLY.. UGLY

except for the mega kuningan ones

why red? it look so tacky.. reminds me of those cheap rubber playmats.. n the bricks that frame them look as though they had been there since the medeival ages..

cant see the pics alvin
please repost.. i want to see them.. ehehe cheers

hmmm.. i think some part of imageshack is down. thats why cant see the pics.

cant see the pics alvin
please repost.. i want to see them.. ehehe cheers
hey maha, try again. it may just be temporarily down. if still can't, let me know..

nicee.. I can see it now.. wahahha
cheers mann

This is what the sidewalks look like in front of Hotel Nikko and Grand Hyatt:
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3116/pedestrianandbuswaystation3ox.jpg

looks good.. and looks like theyve just planted trees. thats flippin sweet :) :) jakarta is in dire need of greens

cool..!!

More pics of pedestrian side walks in Jakarta! Both on Mega Kuningan:

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8426/pedestrian19ty.jpg

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4582/pedestrian22em.jpg

this one's along Jl Jendral Sudirman, entrance to Senayan Stadium:

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/9283/pedestrian13vx.jpg

I JUST CAME BACK TO JAKARTA LAST WEEK AND FOUND OUT THAT some already brokenn ohhhh ssssssooooooo SADDDD

my opinion, it should be wider, more organized add some canopy with some lights and some flower
Not surprising. I was in Jakarta too 5 months ago. And some of them already broken by then ;). The block they use seem to be low quality. IMHO I dont think thin concrete block can be used as sidewalk. They must use a thick (about 30 x 30 x 60) concrete block to sustain all the vibration from other road users.
Guys, instead of trying to be fancy with all these different red blocks and what not, why don't they build sidewalks like they do in most North American cities? (See pics of typical Chicago/NY sidewalks below). I know they look boringly utilitarian and won't win any beauty awards, but at least they can withstand frequent poundings, relatively easy to construct, use limited number of materials (thereby reduce potential for mistakes/sloppy works) and... almost maintenance free!! (just spray some water every now and then).

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4161/chicagosidewalk47rf.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chicagosidewalk47rf.jpg)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9229/chicagosidewalk66ud.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chicagosidewalk66ud.jpg)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3613/chicagosidewalk27dt.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chicagosidewalk27dt.jpg)

:2cents:

Guys, instead of trying to be fancy with all these different red blocks and what not, why don't they build sidewalks like they do in most North American cities? (See pics of typical Chicago/NY sidewalks below). I know they look boringly utilitarian and won't win any beauty awards, but at least they can withstand frequent poundings, relatively easy to construct, use limited number of materials (thereby reduce potential for mistakes/sloppy works) and... almost maintenance free!! (just spray some water every now and then).

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4161/chicagosidewalk47rf.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chicagosidewalk47rf.jpg)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9229/chicagosidewalk66ud.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chicagosidewalk66ud.jpg)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3613/chicagosidewalk27dt.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chicagosidewalk27dt.jpg)

:2cents:

yes u are right firman ... ;)

dude.. it would be alright if it were nice and all, like the ones in mega kuningan, but the red sidewalks are freakn ugly and tacky as hell. so it a loss-loss situation

gray sidewalks here are better because although they might be ugly, the ugliness of them doesn't stick out since theyre not blaringly RED, but rather gray and subtle, making them sort of be "blended away" with the rest of the area

dude.. it would be alright if it were nice and all, like the ones in mega kuningan, but the red sidewalks are freakn ugly and tacky as hell. so it a loss-loss situation

gray sidewalks here are better because although they might be ugly, the ugliness of them doesn't stick out since theyre not blaringly RED, but rather gray and subtle, making them sort of be "blended away" with the rest of the area
I somewhat agree..have a look at the picture I posted above. The bottom sidewalks are grey..they were the first batch of 'new generation' pedestrian sidewalk to be built and they look great. I wonder whose idea it was to make it red for the rest.

yeahh I agree the red ones are Cheap Looking IMO

Guys, instead of trying to be fancy with all these different red blocks and what not, why don't they build sidewalks like they do in most North American cities? (See pics of typical Chicago/NY sidewalks below). I know they look boringly utilitarian and won't win any beauty awards, but at least they can withstand frequent poundings, relatively easy to construct, use limited number of materials (thereby reduce potential for mistakes/sloppy works) and... almost maintenance free!! (just spray some water every now and then).

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4161/chicagosidewalk47rf.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chicagosidewalk47rf.jpg)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9229/chicagosidewalk66ud.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chicagosidewalk66ud.jpg)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3613/chicagosidewalk27dt.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chicagosidewalk27dt.jpg)

:2cents:

Agree ...
But we also need some Trees ...
So that kind of blocks is not the answer

Agree ...
But we also need some Trees ...
So that kind of blocks is not the answer
Check these out, the same type of sidewalks with plenty of trees (Real trees, not "decorative" ones like palm trees). Ideally all trees in Jakarta should be Banyan trees.

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/7249/sidewalktree11bf.th.jpg (http://img159.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sidewalktree11bf.jpg)http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/378/sidewalktree37wk.th.jpg (http://img159.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sidewalktree37wk.jpg)

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3649/sidewalktree21wn.th.jpg (http://img159.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sidewalktree21wn.jpg)http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/9982/sidewalktree45fk.th.jpg (http://img159.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sidewalktree45fk.jpg)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a333/dave_win3/jkt/jkt2.jpg

^^ that pic's awesome

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a333/dave_win3/jkt/jkt2.jpg


they should repeai the stone with something that quite last long

so it won't break like the pics above

lets keep this thread alive :D

November 10th 2006 ; 6:28:30 PM
North Jakarta administration will make more pedestrian path

BeritaJakarta.com The people of North Jakarta can enjoy their walking activity because the local administration will make more pedestrian path. It will be built alongside Yos Sudarso, from the western part of Plumpang until Gelanggang Remaja. The cost for this project is Rp 2 billion.

The Head of local Dept. of City Park, Hermanto, said that his team is preparing for the construction of the path. “It is meant to give more space for pedestrians. The current path can no longer be mentioned as pedestrian path because many street vendors run their business there,” said Hermanto to beritajakarta.com on Friday (10/11).

Hermanto said that this construction is meant for the office site near to the mayor’s building. In other areas, like Gading and Artha Gading, the path has been constructed and used by the pedestrians. “We’re focusing in the western part,” added Hermanto.

Moreover, Hermanto said that besides constructing the path his team will try to make the trees planted there to be arranged. It will create convenient atmosphere for the pedestrians. “We’re trying to make it more convenient just like the path in Sudirman-Thamrin,” finished Hermanto.

kayaknya sekarang dijalan sudirman lagi dibuat trotoar spt di thamrin.