International Journal of Research & Review (www.ijrrjournal.com) 192 Vol.5; Issue: 9; September 2018 International Journal of Research and Review www.ijrrjournal.com E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 Research Paper Youth Perception on Features and Accessibility of Bus Rapid Transit Mebidang in Bridging Interconnected Areas in North Sumatera Yusuf Aulia Lubis, Sirojuzilam, Suwardi Lubis Regional Planning Department, School of Post-Graduate, University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia Corresponding Author: Yusuf Aulia Lubis ABSTRACT One of Indonesian problems in infrastructure development is how to nationally avail Bus Rapid Transit having transit rail system in its development system. In the macroeconomic perspective, the availability of urban transport infrastructure services can affect the marginal productivity of private capital, while in the microeconomic perspective; such services can also decrease production costs. Moreover, the contribution of urban transport infrastructure to improving quality of life is indicated by the increase in welfare, productivity and access to employment, as well as macroeconomic stability. This research is descriptive trying to gain youth’s perception on Bus Rapid Transit in Medan. In this study, the primary and secondary data sources are used and the populations include all users of Trans Mebidang. The samples are taken from those using the routes of Tanjug Anom to Down Town (or Pusat Kota), Jamin Ginting to Down Town, and Simpang Pos to Down Town and the samples chosen are only 15% of population. Sampling technique is purposive and accidental. It can be concluded that partially the Feature Perception (X1) gives impacts on the uutilization of Trans Mebidang and partially the Accessibility Perception also brings effect to the utilization of Trans Mebidang. Keywords: perception, features, accessibility, bus rapid transit, Medan INTRODUCTION Background of the study One of Indonesian problems in infrastructure development is how to nationally avail Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) which has the capacity like the transit rail system in the BRT’s development system. There are 16 cities in Indonesia that have provided public BRT such as Jakarta (the BRT is named Trans Jakarta), Bogor (TransPakuan), Yogyakarta (Trans Jogja), Bandung (Trans Metro Bandung), Palembang (Trans Musi), Semarang (Trans Semarang), Pekanbaru (Trans Metro Pekanbaru), Solo (Batik Solo Trans), Denpasar (Trans Sarbagita), Padang (Trans Padang), and Makassar (Busway Trans Mamminasata). Several other cities i.e. Medan, Surabaya, and eastern Indonesia ’s other cities will have soon (beritatrans.com). Following Trans Jakarta several BRTs, for instance Trans Semarang, Solo Trans Batik, Trans Jogja, and Trans Musi have provided electronic cards but they do not have path separator except the Trans Jakarta. They have interconnected links to airports, railway stations, and even to water bus docks such as Trans Jogja, Solo Trans Batik, Trans Semarang, Trans Musi, and Trans Metro Pekanbaru. Indonesian Government has spent big money to build BRTs; the BRT’s road construction for about 5 km costs US $ 5 million and if the cost is mainly relied on national budget,