Pedestrianization in Yogyakarta: Transforming the Malioboro One Step at a Time

This article profiles the successes and difficulties the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) have faced in trying to pedestrianize Malioboro Road in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Motorcycles make up the majority of the city's vehicle fleet. The ITDP decided to address the project in three areas: analysis of the traffic impact of the road closing and preparing a traffic mitigation plan; modernization of the becak, a non-motorized, three-wheeled rickshaw which seats passengers in front of the driver; and outreach to various interest groups to move the pedestrian zone forward politically. The main obstacle to the project implementation has been dealing with the parking interest groups. This article also includes an insert with an update of becak modernization in Yogyakarta by John Ernst.

• Record URL:
  • https://go.itdp.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=54888228
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/31056686
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article was taken from a report by Cholis Aunurroham, an employee of Instrans, a non-governmental organization under contract to the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, under the auspices of the United States Agency for International Development Livable Communities Initiative.
• Authors:
  • Hook, Walter
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 16-19
• Serial:
  • Sustainable Transport
  • Issue Number: 17
  • Publisher: Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
  • ISSN: 1536-2523
  • Serial URL: http://www.itdp.org/ST/index.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; Interest groups; Motorcycle driving; Motorcyclists; On street parking; Parking industry; Pedestrian areas; Public information programs; Rickshaws; Street closure; Sustainable development; Traffic mitigation; Urban renewal
• Geographic Terms: Indonesia
• Subject Areas: Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01020728
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 2006 11:42AM