Utilizing Public Space as a Recreational Sports Area

This research aims to elaborate the community interest and motivation to utilize the public space as recreational sports through Car Free Day Program in the Losari Beach in Makassar City. The sample in the study amounted to 60 people taken by random sampling from the community who do the sports in the car-free day program with aged between 15-35 years. The results showed that the community has very high interest to do the recreational sports in public space based on the mean value is 83.56. Furthermore, the motivation of the city also in a very high category with a mean value is 82.02. The research suggests that the local government should support Car Free Day program and develop in the broader area.