JPI Collaborates with Professional Associations to Draft City Planning Policy brief

JAKARTA - The Jakarta Property Institute (JPI) is collaborating with professional associations to produce a policy brief on urban planning in Jakarta. JPI Program Director Steve Manahampi said this interprofessional collaboration aims to help the DKI Jakarta Government to realize a planning-based arrangement of Jakarta. "The result of this collaboration is no longer a list of problems, but a policy strategy solution that the government can implement," he said at a meeting that took place in Central Jakarta, Friday, January 7, 2023.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the Jakarta Association of Indonesian Architects (IAI), the Jakarta Association of Indonesian Planning Experts (IAP), the Indonesian Association of Urban Design Experts (IARKI), the Jakarta Association of Indonesian Landscape Architects (IALI), and the Jakarta Association of Indonesian Graphic Designers (ADGI).

Steve explained that this interprofessional collaboration will produce a comprehensive policy brief for Jakarta's urban planning. The process begins with the association determining the area in Jakarta that is the object of arrangement. Furthermore, the association will compile detailed policy briefs based on their respective expertise. The context of the arrangement will also be planning rather than data collection. "It's no longer just recording," said Steve.

Chairperson of the Indonesian Architects Association (IAI) Jakarta Doti Windajani welcomed the preparation of a policy brief from the professional association for Jakarta. The drafting process, said Doti, also welcomes the momentum of Jakarta which will be 500 years old in 2027. "This can be one of our contributions to the city and its citizens," he said.

In line with Doti, IAI Jakarta Head of Organizational, Institutional & International Relations Alwi Rubidium Sjaaf said the preparation of the policy brief was a concrete step for professional associations to be involved in improving urban planning. "Cities must be designed for people," said Alwi.

DKI Jakarta IAP Chair Adhamaski Pangeran said the preparation of the policy brief was the first step in implementing the enactment of Governor Regulation Number 31 of 2022 concerning the DKI Jakarta Detailed Spatial Plan (RDTR). Not only that, the policy brief is also a professional association recommendation for urban planning policies while adjusting the conditions of the DKI Jakarta Regional Spatial Plan (RTRW) that has not been revised.

IALI Jakarta representative Atma Winata said the policy brief containing targets and steps to be taken will help Jakarta realize its goal of becoming a liveable and sustainable city. He hopes this step will make urban planning no longer partial. "The arrangement must be holistic so that it does not just shift the problem to another place," he said.

The same thing was conveyed by IARKI Deputy Chairman Nur Muhammad Gito Wibowo. According to Gito, structuring with a liveable city orientation also improves the quality of life of Jakarta residents. The preparation of a policy brief is also one of the steps to make people able to live in the city again. "We must dare to propose a healthy area revitalization strategy," said Gito.

ADGI Jakarta Team Member Cici Anindhita appreciated the association's involvement in the preparation of the policy brief. Cici explained that ADGI can help translate the implementation of urban planning policies from the community's point of view. "City facilities, for example, need proper wayfinding so that people as users can understand their function," she said.