Study Activities of Street Vendors in The Utilization of Space in Tatanga District, Palu City (case study: I Gusti Ngurah Rai Corridor)

Abstract

Street vendors (PKL) are included in the activities of the informal sector. Street vendors have the characteristic of buying and selling goods on the roadside or sidewalks. The presence of street vendors in the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Corridor is due to the low number of job opportunities, resulting in competition in finding work. Through this phenomenon, this study aims to study the activities of street vendors in the use of space. This research uses the Univariate (Proportion) analysis method. The results of the research related to the characteristics of street vendors in the corridor were 53% with >15-30 years, dominated by women; high school education level; 87% came from Palu City; 26% trading experience > 5 years and type of family-owned business and 36% income > 500,000-1 million. The activity of street vendors in this corridor is 60% dominated by consumer goods with a linear distribution pattern; 56% Static trading facility type; 50% of trading facilities in the form of containers/kiosks and semi-static service characteristics; 88% of street vendors occupy trading locations on the street and 52% on average 5-8 hours of trading time. The main factor in choosing a street vendor business location is close to consumers.