• PT. Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) became distinctive speaker at the International Bus Conference 2019 on 21-23 October 2019 upon the invitation of International Association of Public Transport (UITP) during the Busworld Europe 2019 in Brussels, Belgium.
• As the operator of the longest BRT in the World, the Company conveyed the success of cultural transformation and improvement of public services for Jakarta’s citizen with environmentally friendly integrated multi-modal services
• The company is looking for partners of European-made electric buses producers as a transition towards environmentally friendly fleet by 2024. 

Brussels, October 23, 2019 – Today, PT Transportation Jakarta (Transjakarta) spoke before thousands of audiences at the International Bus Conference 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, presenting the development of public transportation services in the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta. As one of the largest public transportation operator in Jakarta, Transjakarta mobilizes up to 20 million passengers every day using the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system which is the first in Southeast and South Asia. To date, Transjakarta serves the longest route in the world of 251.2 km, throughout 260 BRT stations which are spread in 13 corridors (lanes).

The CEO of Transjakarta, Dr. Agung Wicaksono S.T., M.Sc., M.B.A. during his visit to Brussels said that what Transjakarta does is to keep up with the need of Jakarta as a megapolitan city which must be supported by an integrated public transportation system, "Jakarta is one of the major cities in Asia which serves the activities of 20 million people both Jakarta citizens and commuters from neighboring cities. This number is relatively large compared to other capital cities in Asia, such as Singapore which only serves mobilization of 5 million people every day, and requires integrated multi-modal transportation services. Only by that, this mobilization can provide maximum benefits for economic development both for citizens of Jakarta and neighboring cities and at the bigger scope, the nation considering that Jakarta is the center of government and business of Indonesia. "The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of DKI Jakarta recorded that the population of DKI Jakarta in 2019 will reach 10.6 million people, but on working days and hours the number increases along with the arrival of labors from neighboring cities such as Bekasi, Tangerang, Bogor, Depok, which can reach 20 million people.

In the last five years Transjakarta has succeeded in increasing the number of users by 300% and increasing the coverage area to 77% in five areas in Jakarta. The integrated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) multi-modal system helps to integrate Transjakarta, MRT and LRT (operating in 2020) and gives Jakarta more space for better traffic. As reported by the TomTom Traffic Index 2018, the presence of BRT was able to reduce the congestion level in Jakarta by 8%, the biggest decline compared to other cities and put Jakarta in a better rank, from the 4th to the 7th most congested cities in the world. The Asia Development Bank (ADB) also released the ADB report 2019 Update: Fostering Growth and Inclusion in Asia's Cities, which released a number of the most congested cities in Asia and Jakarta was only one rank below Singapore. This indicates that the world recognizes that Jakarta is able to address the chronic challenges of the capital city’s transportation system. 

To optimize integrated multi-modal transportation services, Transjakarta also introduces Microtrans which embraces the integration of public transport services of microbus type. Transjakarta as a system provider, route mapping, and development, is supported by cooperatives acting as fleet provider and executor. Over Jak Lingko, the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta through PT. Jakarta Transportation collaborates with existing conventional microbus entrepreneurs and private owners. This approach is aimed to maintain the consistency of public transportation services by the government. "This is one of the differences between the transportation system in Indonesia and other cities in other countries. If in other cities public transportation is regulated by the government, in Jakarta the government embraces the participation of local community as a form of support for the regional economy development. Jak Lingko reflects the serious efforts of the DKI Jakarta Government through PT. Jakarta Transportation to build good synergy with the community by the provision of good public transportation for the citizens of Jakarta, in accordance with the current regulations of the Regional Government of DKI Jakarta, "added Agung. 

With BRT, Transjakarta has also succeeded in increasing access to public transport stations and stops as well as creating hubs to integrate various modal and develop services that support healthy ecosystems by reducing gas emissions in the air. Agung also said that starting in 2023, BRT will use electric bus fleets which will help reducing vehicle exhaust emissions in the air and create a healthier environment. For these efforts, Transjakarta received awards for renewal measures, innovations in transportation system and solutions for improving city mobility by providing a more efficient public transportation system in Jakarta. Through PT. Transportasi Jakarta, The Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta won the top three positions and the 'Honorable Mention' at the Sustainable Transport Award (STA) 2020 in Forteleza, Brazil. Transjakarta and the government show cooperation and real work which has a positive impact on economic progress and changes in people's behavior in the use of public transportation.