Efficient transport and economic development: A transport survey analysis

• Main Authors: Lim, Bibiana, Jacob, Seibu Mary, Isaac, Biju, Lim, Edith Ai Ling
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: HE Transportation and Communications
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/2397/1/Bibiana_Lim.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/2397/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Efficient transport and economic growth in a city or country are inter-related. The overall focus of the survey conducted was to find the travel habits of the residents in the city of Kuching (Malaysia), so as to weigh the prospects of economic development in future. The three objectives were to evaluate the efficiency of the local bus transportation system, to confirm on the usage of car as the preferred mode of transport, and to identify areas of improvement to the system as well as analyzing the need for an alternative mode(s) of transportation. The quantitative and qualitative analysis is done on data to find the relationships between various variables measured. Car has been confirmed to be the popular mode of transport across the age groups, across the income groups and across the professions, whereas the bus transport was really not significant. The study identified the important characteristics and priorities in the travel behavior of Kuching residents. The results of the study will be significant in the planning of new economic developments that encourages the use of public transportation in Kuching city.