A FUNCTIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR EFFECTIVE WORKTRIP IN KADUNA METROPOLIS
A FUNCTIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR EFFECTIVE WORKTRIP IN KADUNA METROPOLIS
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1995-10
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ALHASSAN, DANJUMA
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Abstract
This study entails an evaluation of the characteristics
of worktrips of a model Nigerian municipality, Kaduna
metropolis.
It was found that, on the average, 20% of the monthly
income of low income earners is expended on worktrips and the
average length of travel is more among this group than for
high income earners. Comparatively, the mean monthly
expenditure of all groups on rent exceeds the average
proportion of income spent on worktrips.
Vehicle ownership among the sampled group of workers is
26%. This includes cars, motorcycles and bicycles. About 70%
of the workers live in rented houses, 19% own houses and 2%
live as secondary tenants.
The worker's most popular mode of travel to work is the
public transport Tminibusl. Unfortunately, there is no well
organised mass transit system. The only form of public
transport system is run by private operators and it
inefficient overcrowded and offers a limited access. These
problems evolved out of urban sprawl and uncontrolled
developments in both the core and periphery, lack of adequate
maintenance of the road network and the current global
economic recession.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
SCIENCE IN HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA - NIGERIA
OCTOBER, 1995
Keywords
FUNCTIONAL,, TRANSPORTATION,, WORKTRIP,, KADUNA METROPOLIS