Determining the potential of cycling as an urban mode in specific Malaysian contexts / Bayu Martanto Adji

Bayu, Martanto Adji (2015) Determining the potential of cycling as an urban mode in specific Malaysian contexts / Bayu Martanto Adji. PhD thesis, University of Malaya.

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    Abstract

    The research was designed to invertigate the potential of cycling as transportation mode. There were three studies in this research, namely; first, the potential for cycling as a transportation mode for activities on campus; second, the potential of cycling as feeder mode in public transportation system; and third, the potential of cycling for the trip from home to school. The studies were chosen because the trip in the studies are short distance. The cycling are potential for short distance trips. The first study covers the whole area of the University of Malaya campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The second and third study cover one area in Petaling Jaya (PJ), namely Taman Medan area. Sets of questionnaire were designed and distributed and there were two (2) types of survey undertaken for this study i.e. field survey and webbased survey. A total of 1044 respondents were involved in this study. Statistical analysis (Multivariate test) was used to investigate the significant influence of the socioeconomic characteristic on the travel behavior, while the Structural Equation Models (SEM) approach was utilized to rank the impediment factors for cycling. The regression models were develop to investigate the relationship of willingness to cycle againts the travel time and travel cost. The sensitivity analysis also conducted. With regards to the potential for cycling around campus. The potential for cycling is very high. Health and environment concerned are the most considered as the reason for cycling. While the main constraint for cycling is the rainy day. As the result in this study, regarding the cycling facilities, the majority of respondents suggested the exclusive bike path for cycling around campus

    Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
    Additional Information: Thesis (PhD) - Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 2015.
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Cycling; Transportation; Environmental aspects; Bicycle lanes
    Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
    T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
    Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
    Depositing User: Mr Prabhakaran Balachandran
    Date Deposited: 24 Dec 2019 08:23
    Last Modified: 18 Jan 2020 10:04
    URI: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/id/eprint/7588

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