“We will conduct the trial starting June after Idul Fitri,” Heroe said as quoted by tempo.co on Monday. The Yogyakarta administration has been working hard to reduce the worsening traffic congestion, however the geography of the city does not allow for the construction of more streets or widening of existing streets, Heroe said. Hence the car-free policy is considered to be the most viable option. The head of the Yogyakarta Transportation Agency, Sigit Sapto Rahardjo, said that in order to anticipate the car-free policy on Jl. Malioboro, the agency would add more parking spaces using empty lots along the area.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 02, 2019 09:11 UTC