The Bus Improvement Project aimed to enhance public transportation services in several Indonesian cities in a socially, economically, and environmentally friendly manner through small-scale infrastructure upgrades. The project worked with officials in Palembang, Surakarta, Bogor, and Yogyakarta to develop proposals for missing transportation infrastructure, which were submitted to AusAID for funding approval. AusAID approved funding for 119 new bus shelters in Palembang and 13 new shelters in Surakarta totaling around $1 million, while proposals from Bogor remained pending resolution of issues with Angkot minibuses. Moving forward, the project focused on implementing the approved infrastructure, developing expertise in city transportation management, and continuing cooperation with the Indones

1. Bus Improvement Project (BIP)David OveringtonIndII Wrap-up Conference14thJune 2011

2. Overall Objective of BIPTo improve public transport services for passengersConsistent with Government of Indonesia objectivesTo achieve social, economic, and environmental benefitsThrough small scale easily implementedinfrastructure improvements

3. Participating CitiesPalembangSurakartaBogorYogyakarta *

4. General ApproachInitial meetings with city officialsWorking with city officials to develop ‘list’ of missing infrastructureWorkshops held to discuss and review each city’s proposals / requestsAustralian city fact finding tourCities submitted refined requestsCity requests submitted to AusAID for funding approval

5. AusAID ApprovalsPalembang – 119 new bus sheltersSurakarta – 13 new bus sheltersTotalling around A$1 MBogor – pending resolution of Angkot issue

6. Subsequent Activities (1)Have developed functional and technical specifications for shelters to be funded

7. Subsequent Activities (2)Have worked with Bogor City to develop a strategy to harmoniously reduce the number of Angkot operating in the city Photo courtesy: Andre Susanto

8. Subsequent Activities (3)Have worked with MoT, MoF and other agencies to develop Grant Channeling Mechanism

9. Subsequent Activities (4)Have worked with Palembang to improve the expertise of the bus operations management

10. Subsequent Activities (5)Have worked with Surakarta to improve the on-road monitoring of the bus corridor

11. Priorities in IndII Phase 2Roll out the agreed infrastructure for Palembang and SurakartaContinue to work with GoI and Local Governments to improve urban transport in Indonesian cities