Study on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Medan Based on Coverage Area and Accessibility Index

Autor: Ika Puji Hastuty, Ridwan Anas, Ami Kholis Hasibuan, Medis Surbakti
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering ISBN: 9789813363106
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6311-3_84
Popis: Many big cities in Indonesia such as Medan face the unbalanced growth between the vehicles and the road length. Strengthening the public transport system is a solution to solve the problem and shifting people to use public transport is a challenge. Improvement of the public transport services should fulfill the accessibility and coverage area of the region. This study aims to evaluate the coverage area of Bus rapid transit (BRT) services using walking distance to public transport stop as the indicators and accessibility index of sub-district region. The result of this study can be a consideration for the government of Medan that is developing public transportation in order to shift the private vehicle user and solve urban transport problems in Medan.
Databáze: OpenAIRE