Changes in spatial patterns and the need for socio-economic facilities for settlements in Garut city due to reactivation of the railroad tracks
Adi Susetyaningsih, Attaya Zhafirah, Cahyana, Ida Farida, Nanang

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Abstract

Train is one of the modes of mass transportation that is more effective in dealing with congestion because of its ability to carry passengers in large numbers and a relatively shorter travel time compared to other public land transportation. Apart from its economic benefits, the activation of the railroad track which has long been dead, has caused various impacts of the loss of social and economic facilities that cannot be ignored.
This study evaluates the impact of reactivation of the Garut railway line on 1) changes in the pattern of spatial settlements along the railway line, 2) identifies the need for lost socioeconomic facilities on the railroad track. The focus of the study was conducted in the District of Garut Kota because most of the land owned by PT KAI in the region had experienced the conversion of land use functions. The data collection method was carried out by survey and interview of affected respondents along the railroad tracks.
Reactivation of the railroad track causes changes in the pattern of spatial settlements. Empty land along the rail lines becomes a magnet for the growth of new settlements, which is then followed by various socio-economic infrastructure. There is a constructive relationship between the community and space. Land acquisition along the railroad reactivation track in the Garut sub-district of the city has led to the loss of settlements, interrupted access to neighborhood roads, markets, community meetinghouses, and the Posyandu basic health service building. Not all lost socioeconomic facilities can be rebuilt because of constraints in the provision of land.

Keywords: Keywords: settlement spatial patterns, socio-economic facilities, train reactivation

Topic: Civil Engineering