Sustainability Assessment of Exclusive Bus Rapid Transit System -B6 Route in the case of Addis Ababa
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2020-10
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Addis Ababa University
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This study aspires to explore Addis Ababa city mass transport improvement in the pre and post opening of the planned Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). This new system was proposed in order to improve travel time, waiting time, Comfort of commuters and also non motorized transport system (NMT) such as walk way, pedestrian crossing, dedicated biking lane facility assessment. The study explain that the system must be Exclusive (dedicated) lane at the centers of median and Bus rapid transit system (BRTS) without any intervention by general traffic. It is an innovation and it is up gradation to the present transport system.
Based on the multiple regression model results, Safety, Cost, Reliability, Comfort, Travel speed) explain 61.3% variability on the dependent variable (Modal shift for BRT). Reliability causes modal shift more than the other independent variables while travel speed exerts the lowest pressure on modal shift.
The one way ANOVA is used to test significant level for Reliability, Travel speed, Comfort, Cost and Safety to verify different modal shift in to BRTS in the study area.
Coefficient of determination (R2) was about 0.613 while adjusted Coefficient of determination (R2) the same and equal with Coefficient of determination (R2) which was 0.613 from multiple regression model results. Safety, Cost, Reliability, Comfort, and Travel speed determine the level of BRT modal shift as follow. Modal shift for BRT = .675 + .155 Reliability + .048 Travel speed + .167 Comfort +.149 Cost + .314 Safety
For the modal shift to BRT, Reliability causes modal shift than the other independent variables while travel speed exerts the lowest pressure on modal shift.
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Bus Rapid Transit system, Urban transport, sustainable transport, modal shift, BRT commuter