Policies
Fauzi is seen by many Jakartans as having failed to solve Jakarta's major problems, traffic jams and flooding. Under his reign, 5 new routes of TransJakarta were added, however TransJakarta users have complained of long waiting time and worsening service. There are constant complaints in the media about the worsening traffic situation. Many Jakartans argue that Governor Fauzi and the Jakarta regional government should be doing more to invest in public transport facilities, and to enforce regulations, in order to improve traffic flows across Jakarta. One response to the problem is a plan (2011) to establish a Greater Jakarta Transportation Authority to coordinate the implementation of the numerous proposals that have been made to improve the traffic challenges. In 2012, feasibility study of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) which integrates with TransJakarta and railway stations has been finished and predicted construction will begin at end of 2012.
One of the policies which Fauzi has pursued is support for an anti-smoking campaign first introduced by his predecessor, former Governor Sutiyoso. The first tobacco legislation in Jakarta was introduced by Sutiyoso in 2005 when a by-law on air pollution control was issued. Several supporting regulations were subsequently introduced. Anti-smoking regulations introduced by Fauzi in 2011 ban people from smoking inside public buildings and certain other places. The regulations have had a noticeable impact in Jakarta. There has been a marked reduction in smoking in government offices and in places such as large modern hotels which are subject to the regulations. In May 2011 the World Health Organization named Fauzi as one of the recipients of the World No Tobacco Day 2011 Awards. Nevertheless, smoking is still widespread in Indonesia because anti-smoking programs are in an early stage of implementation across the nation.
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