Perceptions towards sustainable transportation and recommendations: A survey case study in Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are holistic in encompassing every aspect, which contributes towards better quality of life. Indonesia is an emerging and middleincome economy. Hence, the goals of this study are first, to review and compare sustainable transportation initiatives in some Western countries, some Eastern countries, and in Indonesia; and second, to investigate respondents’ perceptions towards these sustainable transportation development initiatives, within the wider context of transportation demand management. The comparative findings indicate that there is much similarity between developed countries and middle higher-income economies, though strategies are adapted to the respective countries’ context, and needs. Survey findings on 201 respondents in Jakarta indicate that most of the sustainable transportation initiatives are relevant to and positively perceived by the respondents. Findings also highlight the importance of prioritizing public transportation, linking ecosystems to other ecosystems, and real-time smart information recommendation. We conclude that in view of the pandemic, there is a greater need to adapt to the respective country’s current contexts to create new business models in services and products, as the business model and market co-evolve such as in Society 5.0. This would extend transportation management to travel management and link SDG 3 (health and well-being), SDG9 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure, SDG11 (smart cities and smart communities, SDG 13 (climate action), SDG17 (partnership for the goals), and enable further studies of design and diverse types of anthropologies. Only further research can determine the degree to which these case study findings can be generalized.