Evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in Kuala Lumpur city roads

Bus priority treatment in urban areas is seen as an effective measure to improve bus transit services. This paper describes the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time. Exclusive bus lanes along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jalan TAR) and Jalan Syed Putra (Jalan SP) are u...

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Main Authors:	Meliti, Samira, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 2011
Subjects:	NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4048/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4048/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4048/1/9_EASTS_journal.pdf

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spelling	iium-40482014-06-04T15:21:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4048/ Evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in Kuala Lumpur city roads Meliti, Samira Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Bus priority treatment in urban areas is seen as an effective measure to improve bus transit services. This paper describes the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time. Exclusive bus lanes along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jalan TAR) and Jalan Syed Putra (Jalan SP) are used to measure the service characteristics of bus transit. Passenger ridership and travel time survey were conducted during peak and off peak-hours on weekdays and weekend. The differences between mean travel time of buses and motorcars were statistically tested by using T-test. The findings showed that the bus passenger ridership is generally low and the effect of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership is insignificant. Travel time for buses along exclusive bus lanes was found significantly higher than other traffic (especially motorcars) along adjacent traffic lanes. Recommendations are drawn to overcome issues confronting exclusive bus lanes in Kuala Lumpur. Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4048/1/9_EASTS_journal.pdf Meliti, Samira and Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez (2011) Evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in Kuala Lumpur city roads. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 9. pp. 986-999. ISSN 1881-1124 http://www,easts.info
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description	Bus priority treatment in urban areas is seen as an effective measure to improve bus transit services. This paper describes the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time. Exclusive bus lanes along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jalan TAR) and Jalan Syed Putra (Jalan SP) are used to measure the service characteristics of bus transit. Passenger ridership and travel time survey were conducted during peak and off peak-hours on weekdays and weekend. The differences between mean travel time of buses and motorcars were statistically tested by using T-test. The findings showed that the bus passenger ridership is generally low and the effect of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership is insignificant. Travel time for buses along exclusive bus lanes was found significantly higher than other traffic (especially motorcars) along adjacent traffic lanes. Recommendations are drawn to overcome issues confronting exclusive bus lanes in Kuala Lumpur.
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author	Meliti, Samira Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez
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title	Evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in Kuala Lumpur city roads
title_short	Evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in Kuala Lumpur city roads
title_full	Evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in Kuala Lumpur city roads
title_fullStr	Evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in Kuala Lumpur city roads
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in Kuala Lumpur city roads
title_sort	evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in kuala lumpur city roads
publisher	Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
publishDate	2011
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Evaluating the effects of exclusive bus lanes on passenger ridership and travel time in Kuala Lumpur city roads

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