Suitable Potential Locations for Street Vendors in Makassar City, Indonesia

Abstract

Recently, both the Makassar city government and its residents have encountered difficulties in anticipating and managing street vendors, due largely to unclear policies regarding location regulation. Meanwhile, the proliferation of street vendors has led to the occupation of unplanned trading areas, resulting in increased traffic congestion and a decline in the quality of the urban environment. The presence of street vendors should ideally contribute to the city's mosaic, shaping the city’s image and serving the community's needs, including tourists. This article attempts to address the pressing issues surrounding the creation of a productive and liveable city. The purpose of this study is to develop a model for suitably locating street vendors in Makassar. This article identifies various supportive and inhibiting parameters and subsequently develops them into rules for spatial analysis. These parameters were gathered through interviews with traders, community members, and government officials, and the data was structured using expert choice techniques. Each weighted parameter was used to assess the grid-based land surface using the ArcGIS program. The article proposes a model for suitably locating street vendors, which can be applied to cities similar to Makassar. As a result of spatial data input to the model, potential locations in three districts were identified, falling into three categories. In general, Category 1 comprises 114 grids of the high suitability potential locations that nearly meet all the principles of suitable street vendor workplaces, among 1164 grid locations. Category 2 represents suitable potential locations, and Category 3 denotes low suitability potential locations.

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