Indonesia -- Region Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta, is famous for its chaotic traffic flow. Not a secret if it crosses the region, not only the power that should be optimized, but also must be strong mentally so as not ignited emotions because of the intricacies of traffic.
However, since Joko Widodo served as governor in 2012, neighborhood shopping paradise that is claimed to be the largest market in Southeast Asia is also beginning to be addressed.
Illegal parking snaking originally vying for space with hawkers in the pedestrian area, began to be disciplined. The merchants and the wild pemarkir is given a room that was no longer taking space quota pedestrians.
Curbing it continues in the era of leadership off Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama previously served as Deputy Governor Joko Widodo era.
Ahok, greeting Basuki, swiftly and pemarkir menyidak the street vendors are still recalcitrant utilize the area intended for pedestrians.
Since then, the Tanah Abang market transformed not only as a big mega shopping paradise, but also as a market area that is friendly to pedestrians.
"Early in 2016 the Tanah Abang market is completely comfortable and welcoming pedestrians, traffic jams also waned. Since it was orderly nothing else is a bargain in the street," said the secretary general of the Solidarity Party of Indonesia, Raja Juli Antoni, when visited the area of Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, Sunday (22/1).
Unfortunately, according to King, the chaos of it happening again since the incumbent to take leave for the city election campaign on October 28, 2016 last. Jakarta, particularly the area of Tanah Abang, slowly return to the face first chaotic.
There is truth in the King assessment. Because, along the Tanah Abang neighborhood, pedestrians repopulated pedestrian area that has been widened along five meters.
The traders looked comfortable back peddle his wares along the sidewalks.
About traffic was disrupted for pedestrians inevitably have to walk on the road to avoid a stall traders who meet the sidewalk. Meanwhile, right in front of Tanah Abang railway station, a number of officers of the Civil Service Police Unit (municipal police) gathered amid a precaution.
"It's called work, yes biarin aja if you want (trade), if the rules are not allowed, only the name is also nyari sustenance," said Awaludin, (not his real name) one municipal police officer stationed in the region.
Awaludin said the municipal police had asked traders to return to the stall that has been provided. But she says was not easy to persuade the traders.
"The culture in our (Indonesian) the right way, buyers want to buy before the eyes of him, if selling in Block G, for example, a buyer's it came first in Block A or B is closer, which in G already not sold," said he.
Jakarta returnees face not only visible in the chaotic area of Tanah Abang. Walk a bit to the Old Town area, the same is again visible.
Along the road leading to the entrance of the berjejelan merchants hawking wares at the roadside. Conditions that would make the pedestrians using the road to finally reach the goal.
"Nah tasty well like this, does the merchant wants orderly, not selling at roadside gini," said Ida Aida (43), visitors to the Old City who claims tired of having to jostle with the vendors when crossing the pedestrian area.
Promises To PKL
The issue of street vendors and order has become one of the main problems facing the city. Since the city election campaign period, this issue has also been highlighted by the three pairs of candidates.
Jakarta governor candidate pair number one, Agus Yudhoyono, calling the eviction of street vendors will only increase poverty portrait of the capital.
"PKL is part of us all. They are the people in Jakarta have the right to make a living," said Agus when he came Munjul, cipayung, last December.
During the campaign, Agus said he would seriously address the structuring of street vendors in Jakarta. He promised to improve the welfare of street vendors by the street vendors do I put this in a good location and the layout is more feasible.
"Not playing evicted, there must be a solution," Agus said at the time.
The same thing also expressed by gubernatorial candidate number three, Anies Baswedan. He also put forward the idea of structuring gradually, not eviction. Because, he says, all citizens are entitled to earn a living in the capital.
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