Study on the Application of Bicycle Special Routes as an Environmental Transportation in the City Area of Palembang Using The Blos Method

Abstract

The special bicycle lane has been inaugurated by the Palembang city government, the mayor of Palembang, in 2020 where the lane is divided into three official routes for bicycle lanes. The government's purpose to build these three special bicycle lanes is to regulate traffic flow and facilitate cyclists in the city of Palembang. In its application, there are still many obstacles in the use of this special bicycle lane as a result of the large volume of private vehicles which are dominated by motorized vehicles. In addition, these obstacles also arise due to the minimal number of bicycle users and the purpose of cycling which is still limited only to exercise. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of special bicycle lanes in the city of Palembang using quantitative descriptive methods and analytical methods with BLOS (Bicycle Level Of Service) techniques. Data was collected through a survey method. The results of the research and analysis with BLOS obtained on Mondays at 06.00 0.8.00, 16.00 18.00 and Sundays at 16.00 18.00 are in the form of BLOS values, which found to be in the "F" rank, which is more than 5.5. This indicates that the environment is not safe to use as a bicycle lane. Meanwhile, the results obtained on Mondays at 11.00 – 13.00 and Sundays at 06.00-08.00, 16.00-18.00 show the BLOS value which is ranked “E” which means the environment has insufficient space for cyclists.