Will Jakarta Still Have Traffic Congestion after MRT?
- DOI
- 10.2991/icbmr-17.2017.29How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Traffic, congestion, system dynamics
- Abstract
Traffic congestion has become a common problem in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. In line with the rapid growth of population and income level in Jakarta, the numbers of vehicles are also multiplying. In comparison with the limitation of road construction, Jakarta's roads are choked with traffic congestion. The congestion has caused severe problems, not only in transportation, but also in environmental, social, and economic aspects. Based on the data, traffic congestion in Jakarta triggered economic losses of US$ 3.25 billion per year. The government has tried to solve this problem by providing the Bus Transport System (BRT), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system and road building. The approaches made by the Jakarta government raises a question whether Jakarta can be free from traffic congestion in later years. This research answered the problem question by using system dynamic modelling. By using the data of number of vehicle, total road and measurement about the level of traffic volume and travel time, this research would give a significant insight of how BRT and MRT systems as well as increasing the growth of road construction can reduce traffic congestion. Based on simulation of the model, it shows as expected that in a few years, Jakarta can be free from traffic congestion, considering certain conditions are met.
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- © 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Fajar Ayu Pinagara AU - Sirinna Khamtanet PY - 2017/11 DA - 2017/11 TI - Will Jakarta Still Have Traffic Congestion after MRT? BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Business and Management Research (ICBMR 2017) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 311 EP - 321 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/icbmr-17.2017.29 DO - 10.2991/icbmr-17.2017.29 ID - Pinagara2017/11 ER -