On July 3, 2024, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), of Japan, announced the projects eligible for the FY2023 Subsidy for Urban Development Project Formation Support Program (Overseas Smart City Project Formation Support Program), and Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OC Global) has been selected for the “Smart City Project to Improve the Attractiveness of Pedestrian Space around Transportation Nodal Facilities Using 5km/h Smart Mobility (Pedestrian Coexistence Type)”.

Related link, MLIT Website (Japanese only):
Smart city-related projects that contribute to improving the attractiveness of pedestrian spaces around transportation node facilities by utilizing 5km/h smart mobility (pedestrian coexistence type)

3D map of the planned demonstration site around Bundaran HI MRT Station in Jakarta

Source: OC Global

Pedestrian coexistence mobility to be introduced on a trial basis

Source: Gekidan Iino G.K

This project aims to improve “Good connections with commercial facilities around station” and “Cozy walking spaces at station” on the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Jakarta), which was commenced operation in 2019 with a Japanese Yen loan, and contributes to increasing the percentage of public transportation users and improving chronic traffic congestion.

The project will be implemented jointly in Jakarta with Gekidan Iino G.K, a company that develops and operates pedestrian coexistence mobility* vehicles that run at 5 km/h. The company’s mobility service won the grand prize in the “Bang Sue Smart City Urban OS Ideathon” hosted by the MLIT in 2022, and offers a different mobility experience from conventional means of transportation, such as information transmission while moving and linkage with nearby commercial facilities.

Since this project will contribute to the promotion of transit-oriented development (TOD), as well as the social implementation of smart cities in Jakarta, we expect to collaborate with various related organizations in the future.

*Link Gekidan Iino G.K.: Iino automated mobility service that runs at 5 km/h

In July and November 2022, OC Global signed a memorandum of understanding with PT MRT Jakarta, which was designated as the master developer of TOD along the MRT  stations by the Jakarta Governor’s Decree, regarding a strategic alliance for the business creation of TOD in the Jakarta Special Region. In addition, in October 2023, OC Global established the “TOD Promotion Office” and has been working on this project as a priority project. This project will be a tangible result of TOD-related business.