Visitors car free night which was held on New Year's Eve, Monday (31/12/2012) ahead, expected to reach tens of thousands of people.

Visitors car free night which was held on New Year's Eve, Monday (31/12/2012) ahead, expected to reach tens of thousands of people.



Visitors car free night which was held on New Year's Eve, Monday (31/12/2012) ahead, expected to reach tens of thousands of people. May be up to 15,000 to 20,000 people.

This is expressed by the Head of Public Relations Jakarta Police Commissioner Rikwanto, Friday (12/28/2012). According Rikwanto, the vendors were allowed to be involved in the event. "They may come up with a cart or a pole, but not with the motor," said Rikwanto.

In line with Rikwanto, Head of Tourism Arie Budhiman expects car free night can be an attraction for people from both Jakarta and outside Jakarta. Every New Year's Eve, area Thamrin-Sudirman was solid even without special events. Moreover, future events plus a gift from the governor for Jakarta citizens are equipped arts performances, both traditional and contemporary. Arie said, the budget and the time spent on the show car free night is not much.

"This event is the gawenya all stakeholders. Purse is not much. Moreover this event aims to entertain, and be done with the spirit of mutual cooperation," said Arie.

The period of time spent to prepare for this event is only about two weeks. The concept car free night, said Arie, virtually identical to the car free day. So it's not new, and just different execution time.

So is technically the stage could be implemented. So there really is not anything new but the show package.

In the car free night held along Jalan Sudirman to Jalan MH Thamrin later it is planned to have 16 mounted the stage at some point in the Sudirman-Thamrin area, with the main stage at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout. No doubt, Arie also catapult the hope that this event becomes a new tradition.

"I hope that the first implementation will be successful and become a new tradition in Jakarta every New Year's Eve," said Arie again.

However, Arie remain reluctant to answer when asked about the highlight of the night is car free. "This new year the event is celebrated in cities around the world, so Jakarta should be special and there's something interesting," Arie said without elaborating further words.

"If you told now not be exciting. Either way, if another ordinary town celebrated with fireworks, Jakarta will have something different," he said as he smiled.

Arie also said that the stages will be filled performing arts. If there keroncong performers, harp, other traditional arts. As for the confirmed artists are The Changcuters. Car free night will be held from 21:00 pm until 2:00 pm. In addition to the art scene, the event will also be enlivened by a carnival that starts from City Hall to the Hotel Indonesia roundabout.