An Assessment of The Public Transport Accessibility And Affordability and Its Implication on Livelihoods of The Urban Poor: The Case of Cherkos Bole Arabssa, Lemmi Kura Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2022-07-01
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study is conducted with the general purpose of describing and explaining the implication
of inaccessibility and unaffordable on the livelihood of urban poor in Bole Arabssa, Lemmi
Kura sub-city Addis Ababa. To answer all the specific objectives, the research designs use both
qualitative and quantitative nature. Moreover, particular methods of research, i.e. key
informant and in-depth interview, participant observation and survey are employed in the
study to answer the specific objectives. In implementing the survey method, a questionnaire
was developed and administered to a total sample of 200 household heads are select. As the
finding indicates, a household's source of livelihood majorly is from Salary, self-employed
informal and self-employed formal. Peripheral urban households’ sources of livelihood are
salary and remittance, pension and house rent. To secure their source of livelihood and to
perform work, households preferred Sheger Express Bus and Minibus public transport. The
economic and social activities of peripheral households are in the central part of the city, thus
households expected to travel more than 16km from home to the workplace. To reach the
workplace the majority of households travel around 1-2 hours and late afternoon travelling
hours will be double. To access the Bus terminal households must walk 2-3km. To get public
transport, households waste 2-3 hours per day. Moreover, due to traffic congestion
households exposed to illegal fare tariffs and a decrease in income. Public transport’s security
implications are verbal harassment, physical abuse and loss of material. These problems are
the result of weak Public transport regulators because they are unable to control illegal traffic
increment and unable to manage the distribution of public transport accordingly to population
size. On average households paid 31-45 birrs per day. This amount is not affordable with low
households’ monthly income, but they should pay because they do not have an option. The
Household's last option Households is to change resident location and workplace, find
permanent employment and invest adequate time. Moreover, households take cut social
journeys and travel strictly for essential trips as a solution to the increment of transport fares.
Key words: Public Transport, Accessibility, Affordability, Livelihood, Urban Poor, Bole Arabssa
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Public Transport, Accessibility, Affordability, Livelihood, Urban Poor, Bole Arabssa.