<![CDATA[Public transportation plays a crucial role in supporting community mobility and ensuring access to economic, social, educational, and public services. However, transportation needs along the Makassar–Bone corridor have not been fully supported by an orderly and legally established public transportation system. This study aims to analyze the irregularities in public transportation management along the Makassar–Bone corridor, identify gaps between legal regulations and their implementation, and formulate a human rights-based regulatory framework for public transportation. This research employed a socio-legal approach integrating normative legal analysis and empirical research. Primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews with officials from the Transportation Agency of South Sulawesi Province and the Transportation Agency of Bone Regency, while secondary data were obtained through legislation, policy documents, and relevant academic literature. The findings indicate that the absence of officially recognized public transportation services has created a gap between community mobility needs and the formal transportation governance system. The study also identifies limitations in authority, supervision, human resources, budget allocation, and institutional coordination. These conditions potentially affect legal certainty, safety, security, accessibility, and protection of transportation users. The study proposes a human rights-based regulatory framework consisting of legal certainty for operators, clear authority and coordination, risk- and safety-based supervision, strengthened institutional capacity, guarantees of safety and security, and mechanisms for user protection, participation, and complaints. This framework is expected to support a more inclusive, accountable, accessible, and equitable public transportation governance system.]]>
