Residents Urged to Keep Third Space Clean in MRT Area
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Residents from and outside Jakarta are urged to keep the area around the Jakarta MRT station clean considering it is being developed into a space for interaction and creativity.
What we provide (public facilities) is not only for Jakarta residents but for everyone in Indonesia
PT MRT Jakarta President Director William Sabandar disclosed that creativity is following the mandate, where the MRT not only provides an urban transportation system but also a third space that has a travel experience for every user, becoming a meeting and interaction space for people with various backgrounds.
"Therefore, this is very appropriate to make public spaces around MRT Jakarta stations a place to be creative. Nevertheless, we continue to urge residents to maintain cleanliness because this is a shared property," he expressed, Wednesday (7/20).
TOD Forum, Jakarta Continues to Prioritize Transit-Oriented Concepts in Building JakartaIn response to this matter, the company continues to educate and collaborate with creative communities regarding the third room concept and build awareness of caring for and maintaining cleanliness in the Dukuh Atas area.
"We have also added cleaning facilities such as segregated waste bins in the Dukuh Atas Park area," he continued.
He explained that the development of the area around the station is no longer just an intermodal transit area. Dukuh Atas as the first transit-oriented area in Jakarta has transformed into a center for creative arts and cultural activities for the community, either from Jakarta or the surrounding cities.
Painting exhibitions, street music concerts, culinary bazaars, dance performances, and street fashion exhibitions graced the area previously known for traffic jams and chaos.
"What we provide (public facilities) is not only for Jakarta residents but for everyone in Indonesia," he explained.
He added that one of the cultural arts activities that are becoming a trend among young people is street fashion shows on weekends around the park. Thousands of young people gathered to show their best fashion.
“Now, Jakarta is changing its face by providing wide and comfortable sidewalks. This infrastructure is built for all people and groups," he asserted.
