Building new traditional markets – including an antiques market and a home appliances market
Constructing a 7-km city walk with a 3-meter wide pedestrian walkway along Surakarta's main street
Revitalizing the Balekambang and Sriwedari parks
Stricter regulations on cutting down trees along the city's main streets
Rebranding Surakarta as a center of Javanese culture and tourism under the tagline "The Spirit of Java"
Promoting the city as a center for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE)
The blusukan culture, the manner in which Jokowi made impromptu visits to certain areas to hear directly from the people their needs and criticisms
Prohibiting his family members from bidding for city projects
Healthcare insurance program for all residents
Public transportation in the form of double-decker buses and the railbus
Solo Techno Park, which helped support the Esemka Indonesian car project[19]