Street Vendors' Activity Space in the Residential, Public Space (Case Study: Tirto Agung Park, Semarang)

Abstract

Public space as a facility that accommodating community social activities has become one of the important aspects in terms of enhancing people's lives in the scope of residential and settlements, which include active parks. Tirto Agung Park, as an active park located close to the residential area in Banyumanik Sub-District, Semarang City, becomes a place visited by many people to accommodate recreational, entertainment, and sports activities purposes. Therefore, Tirto Agung Park became a location/space/place for street vendors to grow and develop their activities. Street vendors often use existing public spaces such as inside the park, roadsides, and sidewalks for their activities. This condition often makes a spatial utilization conflict between street vendors and the main activities in Tirto Agung Park. Hence, it is important to identify the street vendors' activity space in Tirto Agung Park as a public space for a residential community in Banyumanik Sub-District. The purpose of this research is to identify the livability of street vendors' space based on their behavior in its location. This research uses quantitative methods by conducting surveys through questionnaires by applying disproportionate stratified random sampling techniques. The results of this study explain the space availability of street vendors' activities in Tirto Agung Park, including the types of street vendors' activities, types of activities around street vendors, space forms, activity time, access, natural elements, space security, and parking space.