PORTALJABAR, BANDUNG CITY - The Bandung City Government is holding a trial of the Lengkong Culinary Night, Saturday 8 June 2024 starting at 18.00 WIB. This is an effort to organize trading activities along Jalan Lengkong Kecil.

Furthermore, Lengkong Culinary Night will be held every Saturday and Sunday, as well as national holidays. There are also a number of notes on its implementation, including:

- Engineering Road
During the Lengkong Culinary Night, road engineering will be carried out along Lengkong Kecil. Later, vehicles will be allowed to pass in one direction, from Jalan Lengkong Besar to Jalan Karapitan.

Diskop UKM has also coordinated with the Department of Transportation (Dishub) and Bandung Police regarding road engineering which will later be implemented.

- Lengkong Culinary Night Operational Regulations
Diskop UKM has also coordinated with a number of OPDs to enforce regulations during Lengkong Culinary Night.

First, the position of the street vendor's tent, which usually faces the road, will later be turned and face the sidewalk. There are also sidewalks along Jalan Lengkong Kecil that will be used as pedestrian areas, or places to walk.

Then, the water barriers that have been placed in the road area will be replaced by traffic cones as road dividers with street vendor tents.

Furthermore, visitors to Lengkong Culinary Night are not allowed to buy food or drinks from vehicles. The UKM Diskop together with the Transportation Agency and Polrestabes are coordinating regarding additional parking pockets for visitors.

- Waste Management, Comfort and Order
Diskop UKM will collaborate with the Bandung City Environmental Service (DLH) and also the community around the culinary area in managing waste in the Lengkong Culinary Night area. In the future, every street vendor who sells will be required to separate the waste and hand over the organic waste to be processed by the regional administrator.

Furthermore, Diskop UKM will also collaborate with the Social Service (Dinsos), Diskar PB Bandung City, DSDABM Bandung City, and DPKP Bandung City regarding efforts to realize aspects of security and order in the Lengkong Culinary Night area.

- Parking Pocket
Regarding parking pockets, the Bandung City UKM Diskop declared the PKL red zone area 100 meters after the intersection of Jalan Lengkong Besar - Jalan Lengkong Kecil and 100 meters after the intersection of Jalan Karapitan - Jalan Lengkong Kecil as a two-wheeled parking zone.

Meanwhile, a number of parking lots, such as at SMA Negeri 7 Bandung, or restaurant locations that have larger parking spaces will be designated for four-wheeled parking.

"Bus parking is not permitted along Jalan Lengkong Kecil. We have prepared a drop off area near the Atmosphere Cafe (Jalan Lengkong Besar)," said Head of Non-Formal Business at the Bandung City UKM Diskop, Evy Oktaviyanti during the Lengkong Culinary Night trial.

He said that a number of implementation techniques were still in the refinement stage. So, according to him, the positive impact of Lengkong Culinary Night will be obtained after various evaluation processes.

"Of course, we will continue to evaluate. What is clear, in terms of rules, we are trying to comply with the regulations. For the yellow zone, knock-down economic activity is allowed, only at night. During the day it is not allowed. That is clear. And at 100 "The road intersection meters, whether in the direction from Karapitan or Lengkong Besar, must be clear. There must be no economic activity because it is a red zone," explained Evy.

"However, we have optimized this area as a parking pocket. So the rules are clear. There are no drive thrus, you are not allowed to buy food/drinks from the top of the vehicle. The merchant area must not face the road, but face the sidewalk," added Evy. .

Previously, the Acting Mayor of Bandung, Bambang Tirtoyuliono, instructed that the Lengkong Culinary Night trial must prioritize the aspect of dialogue with the local community. Bambang said, the event which is a symbol of the arrangement of street vendors in this area must be a source of pride for all, not just the government.

"Community based is important. Involve the role of residents and the community. Communication with them is important. So that the sense of ownership is more evenly distributed. This must be done together," said Bambang at the Coordination Meeting for the Arrangement of Street Vendors in the Lengkong Kecil Area.

Apart from that, he asked all parties to really understand the existing regulations. So the aim of Lengkong Culinary Night is an effort to organize street vendors in the Jalan Lengkong Besar area without causing negative potential in the future.

"The Bandung City Government is facilitating Jalan Lengkong Kecil to be allowed to become a culinary night area. This must be a joint plan. Please pay attention to the rules," said Bambang. (Diskominfo Bandung City/Fauziah)