Implementation strategy of transit-oriented development based on the bus rapid transit system in Indonesia

Abstract

The bus rapid transit (BRT) system has become a cheap public transportation option worldwide, including in Indonesia. The problem in the Jababeka area, Indonesia, was the unconnectedness and lack of transportation as a sustainable area with the whole residence, modal shift, and easy access for people. This research aimed to improve access to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) based public transportation by implementing the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Model in the Jababeka area, Bekasi Regency. In this research, modeling was made by using PTV Visum with the trip assignment method and continued with the projected movement from 2022 to 2042, resulting from the people movement survey in 2022 and the SWOT strategy. The sample of this research consists of 210 respondents domiciled in nine subdistricts of Bekasi Regency. The result of this research was that the Jababeka area, Bekasi, must be planned as a TOD-based area, facilitating people to fulfill their transportation needs so that derived demand can run efficiently. Therefore, the implemented strategy must improve transportation access by developing TOD areas with a BRT system. Jababeka area was developed using the typology of regional scale city TOD, with a potential sub-city and environmental TOD typology. TOD development using the BRT system must be able to shift the intercity movement to local movement because residential areas were provided as the substitute for intercity movement.