Urban Public Transport Reform in Indonesia, Yogyakarta Model

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A problem facing all urban areas in East Asian cities, as well as in other developing countries is how to meet the growing demand for person movement. Therefore, public transport has a very important role in providing efficient transport. However, the provision of urban public transport in Indonesia is not free of problems. Some of the problems include: an overall lack of capacity, lack of quality and choice, severe traffic congestions and insufficient fund to renew and repair vehicles. It urgently needs an urban public transport reform. However, because of the poor existing urban public transport system, the reform should be carried out carefully, step by step, due to social and financial problems. The bus reform in Yogyakarta started last year to improve the public transport system by avoiding social and economic impacts of the existing transport system. This Yogyakarta model has succeeded to improve urban public transport and it will also be implemented in other cities in Indonesia.