Assessment of pattern of inter-urban travels of public transport passengers in Lagos Metropolis

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dc.contributor.authorAgunloye, O.O
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-24T07:56:18Z
dc.date.available2023-03-24T07:56:18Z
dc.date.issued2014-11
dc.descriptionScholarly article
dc.description.abstractThis study assessed the pattern of inter-urban travels of public transport passengers in Lagos metropolis. A set of structured questionnaire were administered on 1,483 early morning (6am-8am) inter-urban public transport passengers of the selected 76 inter-urban motor parks of Lagos metropolis. Using multi-stage sampling technique, zones of survey, inter-urban motor parks, vehicle types and occupancy ratio were identified and an average of 7, 14 and 43 passengers were interviewed at each of low, medium and high inter-urban motor parks based on passengers’ flow on a Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings. Data were analysed using frequency tables, chi square and ANOVA for the interpretations and discussions of results. Majority of respondents’ destination was southeast (36.5%) as 56.4% moved through mini buses. The average trip frequency of inter-urban passengers was 1 trip per week while the average last travel time spent was 5 hours. Also, the average inter-urban travel distance was 380 km and the average inter-urban travel cost was N3, 000 per trip. Besides, the major travel purposes of respondents were business and school (52.4%). The study concluded with strategies that can enhance the inter-urban public transport travels in Lagos metropolis. The socio-economic importance of the study is encased in wealth creation, low carbon city regeneration, climate change, and travel demand among others
dc.identifier.citationAgunloye, O.O. (2014). Assessment of pattern of inter-urban travels of public transport passengers in Lagos Metropolis. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies & Management, 7(1) 801 – 809.
dc.identifier.issn1998-0507
dc.identifier.issn1998-0507
dc.identifier.other10.4314/ejesm.v7i1.10S
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejesm/article/view/110459
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12204
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAJOL
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEthiopian Journal of Environmental Studies & Management; Vol.7
dc.titleAssessment of pattern of inter-urban travels of public transport passengers in Lagos Metropolis
dc.typeArticle
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