PASSENGERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON SECURITY AND SAFETY IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ETHIOPIA: A CASE STUDY OF ADDIS ABABA

2021 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Mulugeta GIRMA ◽  
Berhanu WOLDETENSAE
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Travel Demand ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
The Public ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
High Level ◽  
The City ◽  
Bus Transportation

Due to its low fares, public bus transportation as a means of urban road mobility is a popular choice, particularly among city inhabitants. However, owing to its high level of crowdedness, it poses a greater risk of security and safety, particularly during peak hours. Moreover, passengers have continued to voice their dissatisfaction about the services offered, as well as the criminality that occurs in the station and on the bus. The problem is exacerbated in developing countries due to increased travel demand and a lack of appropriate and integrated solutions. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to evaluate commuters' perceptions of their concerns about using public bus transportation in the city, with an emphasis on security and safety in bus operations. A questionnaire survey was used to obtain data from 500 users in the city for the study. Using the SPSS software, the data was analyzed. To find out what they think, a descriptive analysis was used. Overcrowding of buses, personal insecurity, and infrequent bus service are the three biggest concerns in using public bus transportation in the city, according to the results. Furthermore, most of the respondents were concerned about crime; specifically, pickpockets, inappropriate touching, and disrespectful language of drivers and conductors are the three top types of crime that concern passengers who use public bus transportation in the city. Additionally, most people felt more insecure while riding the bus and getting on/off the bus, particularly in the evening and between 9:00 and 12:00 p.m. local time. Thus, it is advised that the Addis Ababa City Transport Authority, the Public Bus Transport Enterprise, and other interested parties place a strong emphasis on security and safety when providing public transportation in the city. Furthermore, it is critical to perform regular victim surveys of passengers (as well as operators) to establish whether they have been criminally victimized on the bus system and by what type of crime. Equally important, regularly assess the likely usefulness of new crime prevention measures for reducing bus-related offenses and prepare an annual bus crime reduction strategy.

scholarly journals Why Public Bus is a Less Attractive Mode of Transport: A Case Study of Putrajaya, Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Nazri Borhan ◽  
Ahmad Nazrul Hakimi Ibrahim ◽  
Deprizon Syamsunur ◽  
Riza Atiq Rahmat
Keyword(s):  
Customer Service ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transport Safety ◽  
The Government ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
The City

This paper investigates the constraints that limit the use of public bus by people commuting to work in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Putrajaya was built to replace the city of Kuala Lumpur as the new administrative centre for the government of Malaysia. This research adopted qualitative methods which involved a total of 29 respondents who use car and/or bus to commute to their workplaces. The findings of this study show that several factors, such as reliability, safety, and customer service, play considerable roles in promoting the use of public transportation. The respondents agree that reliability (e.g. frequency, punctuality, and transfer) is an important factor in choosing a particular mode of transport. Safety is one of the major concern amongst the respondents, which need to be improved along with customer satisfaction of the public bus service. The results of this study suggest that a more reliable and accessible service is required to promote public bus as an attractive mode of transport.

scholarly journals Analysis of Bus Operation at Peak Hours Using Bus GPS Data: A Case Study of YBS-36

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 426-436
Author(s):  
Thet Htun Aung ◽  
Kyaing ◽  
Ko Ko Lwin ◽  
Yoshihide Sekimoto ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Facility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Facility Locations ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Transportation Service ◽  
Passenger Volume ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
The City ◽  
Bus Transportation

The use of public buses constitutes the primary daily transportation mode for commuters inside the city of Yangon. The efficiency of the public bus transportation service is important to the local government in terms of public safety and energy saving. The main objective of this study is to understand the current public bus transportation problems in Yangon and to propose a new improved method for the allocation of bus stops. In this study, an on-board survey was conducted to collect bus-passenger counts. Moreover, a check-point survey was carried out to determine the passenger volume at each bus stop and to decide whether the bus stop should be relocated. Finally, a geographic information systems (GIS) model was developed to determine the optimized bus-stop locations based on the passenger volume and on various public-facility locations (such as offices and shopping centers). This study aims to support the Yangon Bus Service (YBS), a major bus transportation service in Yangon city – Myanmar, to optimize its bus network.

scholarly journals What's the cause of the decrease in the number of angkot's passengers for LDG route in the city of Malang

2018 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 10007
Author(s):  
Budi Sugiarto Waloeya ◽  
Imma Widyawati Agustin ◽  
Dadang Meru Utomo
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Driver Behavior ◽  
The Public ◽  
Route Information ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The City

Increasing the number of population every year in the city of Malang makes the increase also the number of private vehicle users who trigger the occurrence of congestion and lack of public interest to ride public transport, especially in terms of operation and service of public transportation. The main purpose of the research is to explore factors causing the decrease of public transport passengers for LDG route. The research used Importance Performance Analysis. The results showed that the main factors causing the decrease of the number of passengers on the LDG route in Malang City based on the public perception such as driver behavior, the condition of the transport (inside and outside), transportation hygiene, the availability of place to put luggage, the availability of seating, the availability of route / route information LDG transport, duration of stop transportation time at the terminal, and length of travel time.

Planning Innovative Public Transportation Systems for Arlington, Texas

1996 ◽  
Vol 1521 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
David A. Faria ◽  
Wilma Smith
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
General Will ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Niche Concept ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Alternative Community ◽  
Public Transportation Systems ◽  
The City

A study was done to develop various innovative transportation strategies to address the changing travel needs of Arlington, Texas, residents. The study was guided by the Arlington Community Transportation Study Committee. It developed the transportation niche concept: the ability to use alternative community transportation services to address specific needs of the community in different parts of the city. Five high-priority niches were studied in detail. The success of the individual niches in particular and the integrated transportation system in general will rely heavily on the cooperation and coordination between the public and the private sectors and the acceptance of the niche concept by the general public.

scholarly journals Analysis of Urban Car Owners Commute Mode Choice Based on Evolutionary Game Model

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huawei Gong ◽  
Wenzhou Jin
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Heavy Traffic ◽  
Mode Selection ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transportation Development ◽  
The City

With the aggravation of the traffic congestion in the city, car owners will have to give up commuting with private cars and take the public transportation instead. The paper uses the replication dynamic mechanism to simulate the learning and adjustment mechanism of the automobile owners commuting mode selection. The evolutionary stable strategy is used to describe the long-term evolution of competition game trend. Finally we simulate equilibrium and stability of an evolution of the game under a payoff imbalance situation. The research shows that a certain proportion of car owners will choose public transit under the pressure of public transport development and heavy traffic, and the proportion will be closely related to the initial conditions and urban transportation development policy.

scholarly journals FASILITAS TRANSIT RAWA BUAYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 387
Author(s):  
Cindy Herlim Santosa ◽  
Sidhi Wiguna Teh
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Vehicle Ownership ◽  
Third Place ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transportation Modes ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The City

Jakarta is the second most populous city in the world with a population density of 10 million people in 2017. Density causes rapid development in the Jakarta area without any planning. The development that occurs makes the boundaries between office zoning located in the downtown area and residential zones located on the edge of the city. The zones formed have resulted in increased mobility that can be seen from vehicle ownership, transportation modes, and traffic congestion in Jakarta. Charles Montgomery in the book Happy City said that high congestion causes a decline in health that occurs due to stress for the community of public transportation modes. One way to reduce stress is to socialize according to Adhiatma and Christianto (2019). Third Place or social space becomes a solution for socializing for the public transportation community. The Third Place concept can be felt more by the public transportation community, where they can feel the difference between the housing zone and the office zone. The transit or transit place that is formed will be a social space that is used without differentiating social status. One of them is the transit facility located in Rawa Buaya. The Rawa Buaya transit facility is designed using qualitative data collection techniques and cross programming in design planning. The method used produces three main programs that emphasize service, entertainment and commercial functions, which shape social interaction, gathering space, and space for interaction between Rawa Buaya bus terminal communities. AbstrakJakarta merupakan kota kedua terpadat di dunia dengan kepadatan penduduk mencapai 10 juta jiwa pada tahun 2017. Kepadatan menimbulkan perkembangan yang cepat di wilayah Jakarta tanpa adanya perencanaan. Perkembangan yang terjadi membuat batasan antar zonasi perkantoran yang berada di daerah pusat kota dan zona hunian yang berada di pinggir kota. Zona yang terbentuk mengakibatkan peningkatan pergerakan mobilitas yang dapat dilihat dari kepemilikan kendaraan, pengguna moda transportasi, dan kemacetan yang terjadi di Jakarta. Charles Montgomery dalam buku Happy City mengatakan mengenai kemacetan yang tinggi menimbulkan penurunan kesehatan yang terjadi akibat stress bagi kaum komunitas moda transportasi umum. Salah satu cara mengurangi stress adalah dengan bersosialisasi menurut Adhiatma dan Christianto (2019). Third Place atau ruang sosial menjadi solusi untuk bersosialisasi bagi komunitas transportasi umum. Konsep Third Place dapat lebih dirasakan oleh komunitas transportasi umum, dimana mereka dapat merasakan perbedaan zona perumahan dengan zona perkantoran. Tempat transit atau tempat singgah yang terbentuk akan menjadi ruang sosial yang digunakan tanpa membedakan status sosial. Salah satunya fasilitas transit yang berada di Rawa Buaya. Fasilitas transit Rawa Buaya dirancang dengan menggunakan teknik pengumulan data kualitatif dan cross-programming dalam perencanaan perancangan. Metode yang digunakan menghasilkan tiga program utama yang menekankan pada fungsi pelayanan, hiburan, dan komersil, yang membentuk interaksi sosial, ruang berkumpul, dan ruang untuk berinteraksi antar komunitas terminal bus Rawa Buaya.

scholarly journals Traffic Density Classification Using Twitter Data and GPS Based On Android Application

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Mohammad Afrizal ◽  
Idham Ananta Timur
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Road ◽  
Twitter Data ◽  
Average Accuracy ◽  
Android Applications ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The City ◽  
Special Region

Increasing the number of vehicles in Special Region of Yogyakarta caused by congestion occurred at various traffic points in Special Region of Yogyakarta. The solution to reducing congestion is by increasing the use of public transportation within the city, but it still not in demand by the public. Optimizing daily activities, community always tries to avoid the traffic density on the road to be bypassed.Some research on social media has been used to detect traffic density anomalies. However, the system still cannot provide traffic density information on roads that will be passed by the user because it is just a mapping. Based on this problem, this study aims to classify the traffic density on the road that will be passed by users in the Special Region of Yogyakarta into the category of high traffic and low traffic by utilizing Twitter and GPS data.The results show that Android Applications are able to classify traffic density on the road to be traversed using Geonames.org API. Using the naïve bayes classification algorithm, the system can classify traffic density on 14 streets with an average accuracy of 77.5%, 90% precision, 79.1% recall, and 82.8% f-score.

scholarly journals Perspectives on the implementation of shared space street concept as an alternative to improve the environmental quality in Peunayong area

2021 ◽  
Vol 881 (1) ◽  
pp. 012065
Author(s):  
F Sabila ◽  
J Ardesir ◽  
S Agustina
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
The Public ◽  
Shared Space ◽  
Road Space ◽  
Physical Barriers ◽  
High Level ◽  
Motorized Vehicles

Abstract Shared space street (3S) is an urban design concept applied by eliminating physical barriers and markers on road space to create uncertainty that will drive motorists to reduce vehicle speed and be more tolerant with other road users. The implementation of 3S contributes to the environmental quality through an emphasis on reducing motorized vehicles, improving people’s habits to walk and use public transportation. This study aims to understand the public’s perspectives about the implementation of 3S as a new concept for an old downtown area in Banda Aceh. This study further examines whether familiarity with the area affects the acceptance of 3S, type of expected facility needs, and confidence of 3S impact to reduce congestion. The study uses the qualitative method (interviews) for key informants and quantitative (online surveys) for the public. The results show that although 3S is a new concept for the area, there is a high level of acceptance from the public. The results also show that frequency of visits does not significantly affect the acceptance, need for facilities, or view on impact to congestion. However, a variety of facility requirements was revealed. It is also found that the combination of several methods in data collection and communicating the proposed design is more effective for the implementation of new urban design innovation.

scholarly journals Evaluation of readiness of selected transport system

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Piotr Bojar
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Adjacent Area ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transport Operator ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Safe Transport ◽  
High Level ◽  
The City

The basic tasks of the public public transport operator include reliable and safe transport services under the concluded transport contract with the transport organizer. The entity acting as the operator is obliged to punctually adhere to timetables, it is possible provided that the operator has a rolling stock characterized by a high level of readiness for rolling stock. The paper attempts to assess the readiness of the public transport operator performing tasks in the city and the adjacent area with a total number of residents not exceeding one hundred thousand.

scholarly journals Implementation of Certified Energy ManagementSystem in Municipality. Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-56
Author(s):  
Anda Jekabsone ◽  
Agris Kamenders ◽  
Marika Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Energy Management System ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Public ◽  
Regulatory Pressure ◽  
The City

AbstractThe European Union has taken the course to become climate neutral by 2050. To reach that target significant changes in all sectors are necessary, resulting in increasing regulatory pressure on energy producers, consumers and other sectors. Increasing legal requirements was also one of the reasons why the city of Daugavpils (population of 82 000) took a decision to implement an Energy management system (EnMS). In the boundaries of EnMS Daugavpils included more than 100 public buildings, public transportation and public lighting. This research paper presents results of the EnMS implementation, main drivers and barriers that Daugavpils has faced and overcome in the implementation process, and also assesses the benefits the city of Daugavpils has gained from EnMS. The success rate of EnMS in such an organisation as a municipality is based on the awareness and knowledge of the municipality’s employees and support from the municipality leaders. The case study of Daugavpils shows energy savings of 12 % in the public building sector after implementing EnMS.

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