Jakarta Local Government targets to have 30 % Green Open Space
Jakarta: DKI Jakarta Governor
Anies Baswedan targets Jakarta to have more green open space (RTH). In order to make it happen, Anies signed Governor Regulation No. 31 of 2022 concerning the Detailed Spatial Plan of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Planning Area.
The regulation was passed to carry out the mandate of the central government through Law Number 11 of 2021 concerning Job Creation or the Omnibus Law. The regional spatial planning rules, which were originally in the form of regional regulations, were revised and replaced in the form of regional head regulations.
"In the future, we want to increase the RTH from the current 12.1 percent to 30.9 percent," said Anies in the socialization agenda of Pergub Number 31 of 2022 at City Hall, Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
He explained that one of the steps that has been carried out by the
DKI Provincial Government to increase the area of RTH is to free the land tax for land owned by residents who are willing to be converted into RTH. In addition, through this regulation, he encouraged the existence of incentives for various RTH that could be provided by the private sector.
Anies also targets that the area of RTH can increase as one of the positive impacts of the encouragement of
transit-oriented development (TOD) development policies in Jakarta.
"With so many TODs, we hope that later it will make concessions in other regions," he said.
The TOD policy allows the private sector to build multifunctional (mix-used) buildings in transportation integration areas such as stations and terminals. Through the Pergub, Anies allowed the private sector to build high-rise buildings in the TOD area with various purposes, namely offices, retail, health, and housing.
Anies also wants
green open space to not be seen as limited to green expanses such as parks. However, in the form of a space like
a vertical garden.
