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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan joined the ranks of 21 Heroes 2021 selected by the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI).
Upon entering the ranks, Anies aligns himself with a number of world figures, including the founders of Tesla and Space X, Elon musk. TUMI itself is a German non-profit organization that promotes sustainable urban transport policy initiatives around the world.
Of the released launches CNNIndonesia.comOn Friday (May 2), Anies entered TUMI’s 21 Heroes 2021 line due to its success in improving Jakarta’s transportation amid the corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic.
According to TUMI, a series of Anies achievements are the construction of 63 kilometers of bicycle lanes, to create intermodal integration.
“This city (Jakarta) aims to create transportation that is fair, affordable and inclusive for all groups,” TUMI’s explanation said in its statement.
TUMI also appreciated Anies’ decision to launch an electric bus as an effort to reduce air pollution in Jakarta.
Furthermore, TUMI said, one of Anies’s successes in transforming Jakarta’s transportation system was the renovation of the KRL and MRT stations to integrate them with other modes of transportation.
The list of world figures included in 21 Heroes 2021 is considered successful in transforming the transportation system, despite the fact that the world is affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The following world figures are included in the 21 Heroes 2021 roster:
1. The Minister of the Regional Government of Brussels, Belgium, Elke Van den Brant
2. Head of the Medelin Transportation Agency, Colombia, Carlos Gardena Caitan
3. Manager of Transport and Public Mobility of Lviv, Adriy Bilyy
4. Minister of Transport of Ethiopia, Dagmawait Moges
5. Director General of Urban Transport of the Odisha Capital Region, India, Arun Bothra
6. Founder of Space X and Tesla, Elon Musk
7. Deputy General Manager Shenzen Bus Corp, China, Joe Ma
8. Traffic Engineer, Seattle, United States, Dongho Chang
9. Head of the Mobility Service in Bogotá, Colombia, Nicolas Estupian
10. Walikota Tirana, Albania, Erion Veliaj
11. Head of the Roads and Parks Section of Fridrichshain Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany, Felix Weisbrich
12. Former municipal executive advisor for urban planning, traffic and transport, climate protection, energy planning and public participation in Vienna, Austria, Birgit Hebein
13. Wali Kota Porto Alegres, Brazil Nelson Marchezan Junior
14. Mayor of Paris, France, Anne Hidalgo
15. Mayor of Bicycles, Mexico City, Mexico, Areli Carreon
16. Director of Transportation, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Jeffrey Tumlin
17. The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan
18. Former Mayor of Kochi, India, Zannatul Ferdous
19. Governor of Mombasa, Kenya, Hassan Ali Joho
20. Wali Kota Singra, Bangladesh, Zannatul Ferdous
21. President of the Transport Committee of the Parliament of the European Union Karima Delli
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