ASEAN-Japan Cooperation, Indonesia Invites Experts to Realize Inclusive Public Transportation

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The Indonesian government is collaborating with the Japanese government in order to realize inclusive public transportation services for all communities through the ASEAN-Japan cooperation framework.

The cooperation was carried out through field evaluation activities on public transportation services for people with disabilities and the elderly in Indonesia, which were carried out at the ASEAN MRT Station and the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout MRT Station, Jakarta, Tuesday (16/1).

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The Ministry of Transportation through the Center for Sustainable Transportation Management (PPTB) in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat facilitated the evaluation activities involving experts from Japan.

“We would like to express our appreciation to the Japanese Government for evaluating us. This evaluation can enrich our knowledge in an effort to create inclusive transportation services,” PPTB Head Tri Cahyadi said in a statement received by Indonesia Window here on Wednesday.

The evaluation team consists of representatives from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism as well as Japanese experts and consultants.

Tri said that the Ministry of Transportation together with transportation operators are committed to providing adaptive and empathetic transportation facilities and infrastructure to vulnerable group service users consisting of people with disabilities, pregnant women, the elderly, and children.

He revealed that a number of concrete efforts have been made in order to realize friendly transportation for vulnerable groups, including through the establishment of regulations that serve as guidelines in planning and providing transportation facilities and infrastructure.

Furthermore, through the provision of a number of facilities such as special toilets, guiding blocks, the use of ramps, lactation rooms, children’s play areas, special counters, provision of wheelchairs, special parking lots, and other facilities.

“We have also provided regular training to public transportation service officers to be more responsive, empathetic, and sensitive to vulnerable groups,” Trim said.

Jakarta MRT Station is the locus of the assessment, because it is one of the transportation infrastructure that is considered quite complete in providing facilities and accessibility for disabilities and the elderly.

A number of facilities for people with disabilities are already available at MRT stations such as tactile blocks to guide the visually impaired, priority elevators, wide passenger doors, and special toilets for wheelchair users.

Other facilities have also accommodated all groups, including the placement of signs by considering the distance and viewing angle that is comfortable for wheelchair users, ticket machines that can be reached by wheelchair users, and information boards with braille letters.

Later, a team of experts from Japan will provide feedback on the evaluation that has been carried out. The program is a manifestation of the commitment of countries in ASEAN to continue to improve the accessibility of public transportation for people with disabilities and the elderly.

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