The Traders’ Perceptions in Relation with Public Space Territories: A Case Study of Peunayong, Banda Aceh

The strategic use of public space to be able to increase income/revenue by urban communities appears as a result of increasing urbanization in cities. The public space is referred to the pedestrian area on Kartini Street, Peunayong, Banda Aceh. As a result, not only the informal sector, even the formal sector also uses pedestrian as trading area which results in decreased pedestrian function as a pedestrian facility and even has an impact on traffic crowds.
This research is intended to answer about traders’ perceptions in relation with public space territories and also the relationship between the traders and users of Peunayong Market.
Research method that is used to analyze the phenomena that has happened on Kartini Street, Peunayong is mix method. These methods provide more comprehensive facts in research because researcher can use every tool to collect data according to the type of data needed such as questionnaires, interview and observations.
The result shows that the general perception of traders, both formal and informal, is still far from what is expected. Formal and informal traders thought that pedestrians can be used freely as trading areas. The use of pedestrians as trading areas disturbs the convenience of the users, thus that the users believe the informal traders are not needed on Kartini Street, Peunayong.