Timor street study as a center for sales of crocodile leather crafts in the City of Merauke based on the city design elements criteria

Timor Street is one of the roads in the city of Merauke and has become a phenomenon of gathering places for alligator craftsmen in the center of Merauke City. Timor Street is the main attraction for businessmen and craftsmen of crocodile skin to become a place of business in the form of workshops and displays of their handicrafts. This has become an interest of researchers to identify Timor Street as a center for selling crocodile skin in Merauke City which, if viewed in macro terms, can be linked to the rapid development and development of Merauke City, which is micro-increasing public activity on Timor Street. For this reason, a study of the existing conditions of Timor Street is needed according to the 8 (eight) criteria of the city design according to Hamid Shirvani. This research is a quantitative descriptive study that departs from a survey and collection of primary data taken directly in the field and supported by interviews and questionnaires from various groups of respondents. The data is then compiled, grouped and analyzed according to the elements of the city design delivered by Hamid Shirvani. The results showed that the strategic location in accordance with its use, building form and massing, circulation and parking, open space, pedestrian ways, activity support in the form of public spaces, signage, conservation, and preservation have strong attachments to the function of Timor Street as a center for craft sales crocodile skin in Merauke City.