Jakarta (MidLand) – DKI Jakarta, being the most populous province in Indonesia, requires that some of its residents seek places to live in buffer areas to spend more comfortable and quality time with their families.The density level of DKI Jakarta increased now reached 15,978 people per square kilometer.
In fact, Jakarta’s buffer areas are divided into two, namely those in West Java province and those in Banten province. Both are located in industrial areas with their respective advantages as buffer areas.
For West Java region, a high demand region is also Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, West Java. Cikarang itself is divided into five sub-districts, namely South Cikarang, West Cikarang, North Cikarang, East Cikarang and North Cikarang.
The development of Cikarang started with the presence of several industrial areas in that locality. This makes Cikarang synonymous with industrial city even though the locality also contains residential areas, shopping malls, agriculture and entertainment.
According to real estate observer Muljadi Suhardi, there is strong investor interest in the Cikarang area due to its strategic location and potential.
Domestically, more than 30% of foreign investments entering Indonesia are invested in Cikarang. In addition to this, the most operational industrial area of Cikarang contributes 40% of Indonesia’s export volume.
In the Cikarang area there are seven industrial areas, 4,000 companies from various countries. A number of renowned automotive and branded spare parts industries have built factories in this area.
Central Statistics Agency (BPS) data for 2021 also states that Cikarang city has a population of 3.2 million people, most of whom work in the area.
On average, the industries in this area are multinational companies with a number of expatriate workers exceeding 22,000 people.
Companies in this region are from various countries like Singapore, England, Germany, Korea, Japan, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Middle East with an international reach.
This figure obviously continues to change as new families are added to this area, whether they work in one of the industries or are informal workers seeking their fortune, as the economic growth rate exceeds 5% in 2023.
Access to Cikarang is also becoming easier. Previously it was only commuter trains (KRL), but with the operation of the LRT, there is now a choice of public transport even if it only reaches Jati Mulya station in Bekasi city. From Jati Mulya station to Cikarang there are public transport options.
The presence of the Cimanggis – Cibitung Toll Road (JORR 2), currently under construction, also has the potential to facilitate the flow of goods from Cikarang industries which will be sent to various regional and global destinations via ports and airports. The region’s economy can be boosted even faster.
Residential
Like the saying “there’s sugar, there’s ants”, along with the growth of industry in the area, supporting sectors ranging from housing clusters, hospitals, markets, schools and even several major universities have been established in the area .
The presence of Cikarang can at least reduce the burden on Jakarta which already has very complex problems due to population density. At least this area contributes in terms of employment opportunities, commercial areas and residential areas.
As Jakarta’s status changes as a global city after no longer being the national capital, Cikarang’s presence as a buffer could be at least a support to drive the regional economy.
As the center of Bekasi Regency government, Cikarang plays an important role in various economic aspects, not only in industry but also in agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries and even energy, considering that its area reaches 127,388 hectares.
This is what differentiates Cikarang from other buffer areas in Jakarta. Cikarang, with such an area, still allows for larger-scale housing construction, and some developers are even building large-scale buildings with more than 3,000 housing units.
Large-scale housing certainly requires facilities to meet the needs of the residents in the settlement, be it healthcare, education, markets and so on, so that they do not have to leave the area to meet their daily needs.
BPS said there were 42 hospitals, 92 maternity homes and 44 health centers in Bekasi Regency in 2015, some of which were built in residential compounds.
Along with the rapid growth of the region, the number of hospitals is also increasing, especially considering the large number of industries that require excellent healthcare services.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an Australian international hospital network, Dr Andrew Rochford confirmed that the presence of a hospital in Cikarang is still needed considering the rapid growth of housing and industry.
The presence of several international standard hospitals in Cikarang will complement each other with existing healthcare facilities so that residents do not have to go all the way to Jakarta or other areas to obtain healthcare services.
Public transport
The development of Cikarang as a buffer for Jakarta cannot be separated from the presence of public transport in the area which is connected to the capital’s transport network.
Therefore, it is currently known that there is a term for development close to public transport (adjacent transit development/ TAD) in addition to development based on public transport (transit-oriented development/TOD) which is already common.
Of course, the concept is also different. TOD is physically a residence that has been integrated with public transport in the area to facilitate reaching the various locations.
Therefore, in a TOD concept residence, residents need to reach public transport only on foot or at least by bicycle.
Meanwhile, the TAD means developers still need to prepare facilities to make it easier for residents to reach the planned public transport.
Literacy from various digital sources states that the very concept of TAD must be time-measurable so that residents of an area can prepare plans to access public transportation.
In carrying out the development of the TAD concept, of course, large-scale or even urban housing must be provided so that power services (power supply) from home to the place of public transport is convenient from an economic point of view.
The condition for realizing this development on an urban scale is that housing is prepared for all segments of the market so that a heterogeneous society can be created, as is the case with the new cities that are currently developing.
It takes a long time to build urban-scale housing in the area. However, the existence of settlements in industrial areas that have been developing for a long time will certainly be easier to develop. This is because the market has formed and the infrastructure is already available.
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