Benoa Bay...Good News?

spicyayam

Reading this reminded me of a beach in Okinawa with a nice view of the highway. When they mention a ring road around the island, I hope they don't mean it literally. [ATTACH=full]2864[/ATTACH]

davita

Nice picture...do you have a better idea how to reduce Bali's traffic problem...or...?

davita

Cannot wait for the report next month if it becomes public....especially with regard to the ring road which has been talked about but no action.....for years. [I]DENPASAR: Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Thursday that the government had put together a team of scholars to carry out another study on the planned reclamation of Benoa Bay in Bali. “We are asking a joint team from the World Bank and Udayana University to carry out a comprehensive study on Benoa Bay,” he said on the sidelines of the World Ocean Summit, adding that the team consisted of independent experts. The planned reclamation is expected to yield 800 hectares of land upon which investors could develop large-scale tourist resorts. The plan has triggered opposition from large numbers of Balinese people. Spearheaded by the Bali People’s Forum Against Reclamation (ForBALI), the opposition movement has continued to grow since its inception four years ago. ForBALI organized another huge rally on Thursday afternoon in Denpasar, calling on the government to reject the planned reclamation. “The team from the World Bank has arrived. It will draft the terms of reference for the study and collect the available data. I expect that by next month the team will submit a preliminary report,” Luhut said. The team will also study the feasibility of constructing a ring road along the island’s coastline as well as a cruise port in Benoa. It is hoped that a ring road could ease Bali’s chronic traffic problems. —JP[/I]

wepro

davita wroteNice picture...do you have a better idea how to reduce Bali's traffic problem...or...?

1. Step (here in the south): Reduce the pack of taxis to 50% 2. Step: another ideas are welcome

davita

wepro wrote1. Step (here in the south): Reduce the pack of taxis to 50% 2. Step: [COLOR=#ff4d4d]another ideas are welcome[/COLOR]

1. Would a tunnel work? 2. Would public transport have a place? 3. Would building motorcycle lanes be appropriate? 4. Would dedicating 'regulated' tourism to cruise ships satisfy demand? 5. Would completely denying tourism be effective? 6. Would the Balinese survive if no income from tourism? 7. Would the Indonesian economy flourish without Bali's tourist revenue? 8. Would the Hindu Gods approve of a reservoir to cater for impending water scarcity? 9. Would a geothermal plant provide for future Bali's electrical needs? 10.Would diverting and diversifying tourists to the north shore work? Cannot think of eleven...except somebody needs to take charge and, instead of sucking up the tourist proceeds, use some to invest in future sustainable developments. If local Balinese cannot solve this do NOT go to the federal Gov't in Jakarta coz' their situation is worse. If they don't want Ahok in Jakarta to solve its problems maybe he should be invited to Bali......we need someone with his mindset!

Markit

If the taxis were strictly regulated and always had to have their meter on, no exceptions, this would reduce their numbers automatically. It's only with the chance of a huge (illegal) fare that keeps most of them cruising around for days on end with nothing. The Transorbital (bus name?) should be built out to serve all of the tourist hotspots with regular and clearly defined routes and costs.