A physical separator is vital to bicycle lane design, especially in a city like Jakarta.
9 months agoForget the ramshackle, rust buckets on wheels of the past: Revitalized and rebranded as Mikrotrans, public minivans have had a renaissance in Jakarta that could be replicated for all angkot services across the archipelago. ...
9 months agoCongestion in Jakarta causes annual economic losses of up to Rp 100 trillion (US$6.3 billion) and 100,000 traffic accidents yearly. ...
9 months agoInstitutional integration in public transportation might be the answer, but before we jump into it, there are two main aspects to remember: regulators and integrated public transportation managers.
9 months agoIn an urban mobility context, some areas, known as pedestrian zones, mimic shopping malls; a pedestrianized street is designed to give pedestrians priority and is an effective way to endorse non-motorized transport (NMT).
10 months agoThe transformation of Paris into one of the world's biggest bicycle-friendly cities is relatively fast.
10 months agoWhile many policymakers acknowledge that traffic is a problem, they tend to focus on widening roads or constructing new highways, which, as has been evident for years, are not effective solutions.
10 months agoBased on a Statistics Indonesia (BPS) report, there were 26.37 million motorized vehicles in Jakarta in 2022 and motorbikes were the most common vehicle type, with 17.3 million units.
10 months agoAs an anti-crisis vehicle, the bicycle is a savior in the fictional and natural worlds.
11 months agoAccording to Smart Cities Dive, women tend to use bicycles for daily mobility rather than sports.
1 year agoLa Rolita tries very hard to provide facilities that make female drivers feel safe and comfortable in the depot.
1 year agoWhat is congestion pricing? And why is it one of the keys to cutting city traffic and pollution?
1 year agoTransmilenio was the inspiration for TransJakarta’s development in early 2004, from its access to its fleets.
1 year agoA well-designed and well-executed wayfinding system helps make walking, cycling and public-transport journeys seamless and easy.
1 year agoA new year often brings anticipation over the good things to come, and one thing we have all been sorely missing is a "third space", where we can meet up with friends or bump into strangers, away from the confines of either home or work.
1 year agoWho says that the office is just a place of work? With all those people around you, it is also a social scene. Life is happening there.
1 year agoIf you feel like you’ve hit stagnation in your current job, the temptation to move onto a new job is high. But a career decision made in a rush usually isn’t the wisest one. So, what to do in the meantime?
1 year agoThe word “path” is often taken as a metaphor that career development is a straight and narrow track that ends in a predetermined destination. It is as if in order to have a successful career, there is a fixed recipe with exact measures of ingredients to follow and thus great results are guaranteed.
1 year agoWe are heading toward the end of the year, and soon the end-of-year business evaluation process will kick in. Are we on track? Will we achieve the outcomes planned? Yes? No?
1 year agoWe are used to perceive creativity as something without rules and boundaries. But perhaps that is only applicable when creativity is still within ideation stage. At some point, the creative ideas need to be executed. That’s when constraints must be taken into account.
1 year agoIn the sea of misunderstanding and misalignment in the office – also known as “office politics” – what can you do better on top of consistently being professional and doing your job well?
1 year agoWe often think that we are being supportive by offering help to others. In reality, however, are we really that helpful? More importantly, do others find us helpful?
1 year agoWhat should we know about people with a fixed mindset?
1 year agoHow often do we wish that we had more time to deliver all the things we need to? Or wish that we could cram more things into the little time we have? And then, after a while, we wonder why we are exhausted yet accomplishing so little?
1 year agoYou have heard your team member say, “I will try my VERY best,” referring to your request to make improvements on his work deliverables. But six months down the road you are disappointed that nothing has changed. What happened?
1 year agoWhen we talk about career, we typically sweat the “big” things: Career path, compensation and benefits and many others on our wish list. The “small” things are usually put on the back burner. But do we not all agree that small habits are the foundation of big things in life, including our career?
1 year agoThat long-awaited promotion finally comes, and is that not a great feeling -- to finally be acknowledged for our hard work and achievement. But when the celebration is over, the first day as a boss can be really daunting.
1 year agoBefore jumping into the question above, let’s answer this question first: What does a work-life balance actually mean?
1 year agoWork It Right is a weekly column that provides practical and insightful advice on navigating the complex areas of work culture, career development and professional management.
1 year agoIt may come as a surprise to some that communicating our ideas to others in an effective way involves more than words, with greater focus on how we speak, as opposed to what we're trying to say.
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