Usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur

Pedestrian bridges are one of the safest crossing facilities, allowing pedestrians to cross the road by diverting away from traffic. However, the usage of pedestrian bridges has not been popular in Malaysia. Dreadful conditions of pedestrian bridges further contribute to the low usage. The main aim...

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Main Authors:	Wahab, Siti Norida, Lay, Yan Feng, Koay, Wui Lim, Amir Hussin, Amir 'Aatieff
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	EDP Sciences 2020
Subjects:	HT Communities. Classes. Races HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT51 Human settlements. Communities
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spelling	iium-791252020-03-18T08:30:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/79125/ Usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur Wahab, Siti Norida Lay, Yan Feng Koay, Wui Lim Amir Hussin, Amir 'Aatieff HT Communities. Classes. Races HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT51 Human settlements. Communities Pedestrian bridges are one of the safest crossing facilities, allowing pedestrians to cross the road by diverting away from traffic. However, the usage of pedestrian bridges has not been popular in Malaysia. Dreadful conditions of pedestrian bridges further contribute to the low usage. The main aim of this research is to develop a conceptual model to identify the motivating factors affecting the usage of pedestrian bridges among urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur. Four factors were identified from an extensive review of literature to construct the model namely safety, attitude, facilities and convenience. This study serves valuable information for scholar to further study and analyse topic relating to the use of pedestrian bridges. From the practitioner’s point of view, this study provides valuable information to policy makers and government authorities to integrate and focus on the most motivating factors that could attract more users into utilising pedestrian bridges. EDP Sciences 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79125/1/Usage%20of%20Pedestrian%20Bridge%20among%20the%20Urban%20Commuters%20in%20Kuala%20Lumpur-%20A%20Conceptual%20Analysis%20and%20Future%20Direction.pdf Wahab, Siti Norida and Lay, Yan Feng and Koay, Wui Lim and Amir Hussin, Amir 'Aatieff (2020) Usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur. International Journal of Operational Research, Forthcoming articles. p. 1. E-ISSN 2267-1242 (In Press) https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijor#80951 10.1504/IJOR.2021.10019276
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spellingShingle	HT Communities. Classes. Races HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT51 Human settlements. Communities Wahab, Siti Norida Lay, Yan Feng Koay, Wui Lim Amir Hussin, Amir 'Aatieff Usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur
description	Pedestrian bridges are one of the safest crossing facilities, allowing pedestrians to cross the road by diverting away from traffic. However, the usage of pedestrian bridges has not been popular in Malaysia. Dreadful conditions of pedestrian bridges further contribute to the low usage. The main aim of this research is to develop a conceptual model to identify the motivating factors affecting the usage of pedestrian bridges among urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur. Four factors were identified from an extensive review of literature to construct the model namely safety, attitude, facilities and convenience. This study serves valuable information for scholar to further study and analyse topic relating to the use of pedestrian bridges. From the practitioner’s point of view, this study provides valuable information to policy makers and government authorities to integrate and focus on the most motivating factors that could attract more users into utilising pedestrian bridges.
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author	Wahab, Siti Norida Lay, Yan Feng Koay, Wui Lim Amir Hussin, Amir 'Aatieff
author_facet	Wahab, Siti Norida Lay, Yan Feng Koay, Wui Lim Amir Hussin, Amir 'Aatieff
author_sort	Wahab, Siti Norida
title	Usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur
title_short	Usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur
title_full	Usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr	Usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur
title_full_unstemmed	Usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur
title_sort	usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in kuala lumpur
publisher	EDP Sciences
publishDate	2020
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Usage of pedestrian bridge among the urban commuters in Kuala Lumpur

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