KARAKTERISTIK AKTIVITAS PEDAGANG KAKI LIMA DI SEKITAR JALAN POROS KOTA ABEPURA

Abstract

The presence of street vendors in the city of Abepura experiencing growth and increase the
negative impact fisual the face of the city. In addition, the location of the trade, which generally
use a portion of the road / pavement and public facilities to make such a designation does not
function optimally fit. On the other side of the street vendors is one source of livelihood for the
majority of citizens and drive the local economy. Therefore, it is important to do the arrangement
and management of the existence of street vendors so that the economy can continue to
operate and be fisual kept tidy and does not damage the function of public space. The purpose
of this study was to identify the characteristics of street vendors around the shaft of Abepura
city, as a basis for policy formulation and regulation of street vendors in the city of Abepura. The
method used is descriptive qualitative and quantitative descriptive. The approach taken is to
determine the characteristics of the activities of street vendors, street vendors site
characteristics, and consumer perceptions of the existence and activities of street vendors.
Quantitative analysis techniques used include frequency distributions and cross-tabulations.
The end result of this research is the profile of the street vendors, the characteristics of street
vendors, street vendors of consumer profiles, as well as consumer perceptions of the existence
and activities of street vendors, so that could be the basis for the city government in policy
formulation and structuring of street vendors in the city of Abepura city for the creation of a
comfortable environment.