Articles at Future Southeast Asia about construction, transport, and urban development in Indonesia.
Airports in Indonesia: Map of every commercial airport
Indonesia railways report: 2024 edition
Java
Future Jakarta – The world’s future largest city
What Yogyakarta can learn from Siem Reap (and vice versa) (subscriber only)
Yogyakarta Trip Report: Yogyakarta should look to Siem Reap’s street reconstruction project, and Siem Reap should have an airport rail link like Yogyakarta.
Trip Report: Jakarta construction update (2023) (subscriber only)
Part 1: A summary of the big construction projects in the city that, contrary to media reports, is not being abandoned.
Jakarta MRT: Maps, resources, and news for the Mass Rapid Transit of Jakarta.
Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway
Jakarta-Surabaya high-speed railway
Java Rail Pass proposal: putting Java train travel on the world tourism map
Manggarai Station – The future central railway station of Jakarta
Sumenep Promenade: A canal park in Central Jakarta
Tebet Eco Park: A revitalised river park in Jakarta
Walkability: What Indonesia could learn from Brisbane
Bali
Bali Railways Masterplan: News and resources for proposed railways in Bali.
Bali LRT: The proposed railway connecting the airport to Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu, and Mengwi.
Bali Beach Tram: A tramway connecting the airport to Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak.
North Bali International Airport
Kalimantan
Nusantara – New Capital City of Indonesia
Nusantara Autonomous Rail Transit (ART)
10 New Balis
10 New Balis is a program launched in 2016 by the Indonesian government to invest in and promote 10 destinations in Indonesia as tourism hubs.
Lombok
How not to build a new city – Marina Bay City Lombok
Riau Islands
Batam construction update (2022): The Indonesian island on the other side of the Singapore Strait (subscriber report)
Sulawesi
Sulawesi Railway – News and resources for the Makassar to Parepare railway and the Trans-Sulawesi railway.
Makassar MRT: A proposed urban rail transit system in South Sulawesi.
Center Point of Indonesia in Makassar: waterfront development on reclaimed land
Bad Urban Design: Center Point of Indonesia, a missed opportunity to put Makassar on the map
Makassar should be more like Singapore before being like Dubai
Makassar Trip Report: Makassar is the largest city in Eastern Indonesia. It’s building a Dubai-inspired new urban area on artificial islands, but it should look to Singapore’s example for fixing the city sidewalks first.
Sumatra
Future Medan: Construction and transport projects in the largest city in Sumatra
Trip Report: Medan (2023) (subscriber only)
An airport train. the massive main square redevelopment, Jakarta-style Superblocks arrive, and the rejuvenation of the old city area that could put Medan on the tourist map.
Palembang LRT – The first light rail transit in Indonesia
Siantar – Parapat Railway: The missing link for the Medan – Lake Toba Railway.
Air travel in Sumatra (Subscriber only)
Sumatra’s lack of intraisland flights, connections to Jakarta and Southeast Asia, and how future railways could replace air travel in Sumatra.
