Youth confidence in the quality of public transport services: the case of greater KL, Malaysia

Developing an efficient public transportation system is an on-going challenge in many developing countries including a middle income country such as Malaysia. This study analyses the confidence level of youths in the quality of public transport services in the Klang Valley (Greater KL). Primary da...

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Main Authors: Dahalan, Dzuhailmi, D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence, Abdullah, Haslinda, Ismail, Ismi Arif, Ahmad, Nobaya
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Language:English
Published: School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46914/
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author Dahalan, Dzuhailmi
D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence
Abdullah, Haslinda
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Ahmad, Nobaya
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description Developing an efficient public transportation system is an on-going challenge in many developing countries including a middle income country such as Malaysia. This study analyses the confidence level of youths in the quality of public transport services in the Klang Valley (Greater KL). Primary data were collected from a field questionnaire survey of 445 Klang Valley youths who were frequent users of public transportation in the area. It was found that although the majority of the respondents were frequent users of public transportation their level of confidence in the quality of public transportation service provided by the operators was only moderate. Most of them, nevertheless, acknowledged the importance of public transportation in their daily life but stressed on the imperative of upgrading the service quality of the system so as to enhance their confidence level in it.
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spelling upm-469142018-04-30T14:46:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46914/ Youth confidence in the quality of public transport services: the case of greater KL, Malaysia Dahalan, Dzuhailmi D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence Abdullah, Haslinda Ismail, Ismi Arif Ahmad, Nobaya Developing an efficient public transportation system is an on-going challenge in many developing countries including a middle income country such as Malaysia. This study analyses the confidence level of youths in the quality of public transport services in the Klang Valley (Greater KL). Primary data were collected from a field questionnaire survey of 445 Klang Valley youths who were frequent users of public transportation in the area. It was found that although the majority of the respondents were frequent users of public transportation their level of confidence in the quality of public transportation service provided by the operators was only moderate. Most of them, nevertheless, acknowledged the importance of public transportation in their daily life but stressed on the imperative of upgrading the service quality of the system so as to enhance their confidence level in it. School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46914/1/Youth%20confidence%20in%20the%20quality%20of%20public%20transport%20services%20the%20case%20of%20greater%20KL%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Dahalan, Dzuhailmi and D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence and Abdullah, Haslinda and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Ahmad, Nobaya (2015) Youth confidence in the quality of public transport services: the case of greater KL, Malaysia. Geografia: Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 11 (9). pp. 12-22. ISSN 2180-2491
spellingShingle Dahalan, Dzuhailmi
D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence
Abdullah, Haslinda
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Ahmad, Nobaya
Youth confidence in the quality of public transport services: the case of greater KL, Malaysia
title Youth confidence in the quality of public transport services: the case of greater KL, Malaysia
title_full Youth confidence in the quality of public transport services: the case of greater KL, Malaysia
title_fullStr Youth confidence in the quality of public transport services: the case of greater KL, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Youth confidence in the quality of public transport services: the case of greater KL, Malaysia
title_short Youth confidence in the quality of public transport services: the case of greater KL, Malaysia
title_sort youth confidence in the quality of public transport services: the case of greater kl, malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46914/
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