Abstract:

Public transport in Jakarta relies heavily on bus services, varying from 9-seater up to 50-seater in size, which is generally very poor in quality. A limited number of air-conditioned buses are available in some main routes. Most buses are operated by private companies without a clear service quality standard. Security, safety and comfort are far from adequate. Buses competing for passengers create overloading and dangerous traffic. They don’t run on schedule and there is no fare or route integration. After the economic crisis, the situation was worsening since the revenue could not cope with the increasing operational cost especially for spare parts. Bus availability fell down very seriously to around 60% and bus renewal simply did not work.

Buy the service scheme system, introduced in 2004 and still being developed to eliminate the drawbacks of the current system, is adopted. Buses will operate in a specified quantity and quality of service and be paid on kilometerage basis. They operate on what so called busway scheme, occupying a physically-separated median lane with bus stops located in the median of the road. Bus stops are accessed through the existing pedestrian bridge of a signalized pelican.

The paper will describe the system in details, the factors that impede or facilitate the scheme, the preparation process, and the operation and management system that will be discussed along with financial analysis. The project is now facing an organizational problem inspite of the secured funding. International assistance was another key factor to assure the success of the busway project, especially on the application of the 13-km demonstration project. The undergoing reform in how private sectors adopting the new system seems to be the most difficult part, considering the previous bus improvement projects have failed.

Presentation: http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2006/1757/docs/SW21_2.ppt