Sustainable urban public transportation system in Malaysia a comparison of bus services in Kuantan and Penang
Transportation refers to the mobility of activities and goods from all economic sectors. Transportation is the key towards sustaining goods, services and people mobility in economic activities. Public buses in Malaysia, in general, and Kuantan and Penang, in particular, have faced many challenges...
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| author | Ponrahono, Zakiah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Ibrahim, Mansor |
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| description | Transportation refers to the mobility of activities and goods from all economic sectors.
Transportation is the key towards sustaining goods, services and people mobility in economic
activities. Public buses in Malaysia, in general, and Kuantan and Penang, in particular, have faced
many challenges, including dwindling number of passengers. This research focuses on the passengers’
perspective of the bus services from the aspects of frequency, travel time, as well as comfort and
convenience. It aims at analysing passengers’ aspiration and perspectives of sustainable urban public
transport and focuses on the assessment of Malaysian urban bus services within selected areas in
Kuantan and Penang. Satisfaction of the current patronage is assessed against several measurements.
Buses function as feeders to these socioeconomic traffic generators on a daily basis, especially for
commuters. Thus, comparison of sustenance of passengers is also made of both Kuantan and Penang
users. The research found that some socio-demographic and trip characteristics indeed influenced the
current satisfaction level of the passengers. Recommendations have been made to the bus operators to
ensure future sustainability of urban stage bus services in Kuantan and Penang. |
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| spelling | usm-350712017-06-13T02:47:45Z http://eprints.usm.my/35071/ Sustainable urban public transportation system in Malaysia a comparison of bus services in Kuantan and Penang Ponrahono, Zakiah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Ibrahim, Mansor H Social Sciences (General) Transportation refers to the mobility of activities and goods from all economic sectors. Transportation is the key towards sustaining goods, services and people mobility in economic activities. Public buses in Malaysia, in general, and Kuantan and Penang, in particular, have faced many challenges, including dwindling number of passengers. This research focuses on the passengers’ perspective of the bus services from the aspects of frequency, travel time, as well as comfort and convenience. It aims at analysing passengers’ aspiration and perspectives of sustainable urban public transport and focuses on the assessment of Malaysian urban bus services within selected areas in Kuantan and Penang. Satisfaction of the current patronage is assessed against several measurements. Buses function as feeders to these socioeconomic traffic generators on a daily basis, especially for commuters. Thus, comparison of sustenance of passengers is also made of both Kuantan and Penang users. The research found that some socio-demographic and trip characteristics indeed influenced the current satisfaction level of the passengers. Recommendations have been made to the bus operators to ensure future sustainability of urban stage bus services in Kuantan and Penang. 2015-08 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/35071/1/PPIK4.pdf Ponrahono, Zakiah and Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Bachok, Syahriah and Ibrahim, Mansor (2015) Sustainable urban public transportation system in Malaysia a comparison of bus services in Kuantan and Penang. In: International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015, 19 – 20 August 2015, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) Ponrahono, Zakiah Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Ibrahim, Mansor Sustainable urban public transportation system in Malaysia a comparison of bus services in Kuantan and Penang |
| title | Sustainable urban public transportation system in Malaysia a comparison of bus services in Kuantan and Penang
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| title_full | Sustainable urban public transportation system in Malaysia a comparison of bus services in Kuantan and Penang
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| title_fullStr | Sustainable urban public transportation system in Malaysia a comparison of bus services in Kuantan and Penang
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| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable urban public transportation system in Malaysia a comparison of bus services in Kuantan and Penang
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| title_short | Sustainable urban public transportation system in Malaysia a comparison of bus services in Kuantan and Penang
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| title_sort | sustainable urban public transportation system in malaysia a comparison of bus services in kuantan and penang |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/35071/ http://eprints.usm.my/35071/1/PPIK4.pdf |