International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering and Management
Year: 2016, Volume: 3, Issue: 4
First page : ( 283) Last page : ( 289)
Online ISSN : 2350-0557
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Saadia Tabassum , Shinji Tanaka, Fumihiko Nakamura
This study aims to improve the accessibility by introducing a regular feeder service over informal conventional feeder modes. A questionnaire survey is conducted to evaluate the commuters’ perception regarding current access modes, in Lahore; the study area. The results reveal that paratransit is the most frequent feeder mode than the convention public bus. However commuters are found to be dissatisfied by the quality of paratransit service. It is found that commuters perceive the factors related to the physical body of vehicle i.e. comfort, safety and emission, worst of all. The influence of perception about feeders’ quality over the BRT accessibility is modeled using structural equation modeling. Results reveal that vehicular based aspects of current paratransit feeder degrades the accessibility however cost and time have positive impact. Furthermore potential of a regular feeder service is evaluated by adding an observed variable of ‘willingness to pay for feeder’, which shows a significant positive impact. The poorly designed paratransit and higher WTP endorse the urge of a regular feeder service to enhance the accessibility.
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Graduate School of Urban Innovation, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
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