Safety Design Evaluation of “Suroboyo Bus” Bus Stop Towards Women Friendly Aspects in Surabaya

Abstract

Crime is a problem that is experienced all around the world, including Indonesia. One of the most common criminal cases in society is street harassment. Street harassment is sexual harassment in the form of words and/or actions against women that occur in public places. According to stopstreetharassement.com, 99% of 800 women experience street harassment every year, even 65% experience street harassment at least once a month. The forms of street harassment can vary from words, glances, and vulgar gestures, to physical harassment. Street harassment hurts victims psychologically and physically. The high potential and impact of street harassment certainly give female passengers fear and insecurity when using public facilities. Therefore, public facilities certainly need to be designed to provide security and protection for female users. The” Suroboyo Bus” bus stop in Kalisari, Surabaya, was chosen as the research object for the most used public facility which is public transportation. This research was conducted to provide evaluation results for the” Suroboyo Bus” bus stop on women-friendly aspects so that female users can feel secure and safe while using public facilities equally like male users.