CAR FREE DAY DI KOTA PEKANBARU (STUDI TENTANG FUNGSI RUANG PUBLIK BAGI MASYARAKAT DI KOTA PEKANBARU)

Abstract

This research was conducted at the location of the Car Free Day located on Jalan Diponegoro, Pekanbaru City. The purpose of this study was to find out the characteristics of car free day visitors and to find out the function of Car Free Day for the community in Pekanbaru city. The theory used is functional structuralist theory and Talcott parsons social action theory with. This type of research uses a descriptive quantitative approach with 100 samples as respondents from taking accidental sampling techniques. Data was collected with data collection techniques in the form of questionnaires, observation and documentation. The results of this study say the characteristics of visitors who come to visit Car Free Day have different backgrounds. The most frequent characteristic of visiting Car Free Day is that of teenagers who do not have a marital status with the highest level of education, graduating from high school so that they do not have income. Visitors who come to Car Free Day prefer partners to visit with friends with intensity. attendance every 2 weeks taking a trip time of 15-30 minutes and visit time between 07.00 to 09.00 am for 30-60 minutes to spend time at the Car Free Day. The reason they chose the location of the Car Free Day because the Car Free Day that was on the Diponegoro road was a crowded car free of other visitors and began to be interested in the past one year and the Car Free Day served as a sports facility that is 89%, entertainment facilities / refreshing 91%, shopping facilities are 71% and function as a means of social interaction that is 70%.
Keywords: Public Space, Car Free Day, Pekanbaru