ANALYSIS OF INTRACITY PASSENGER TRANSPORT OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS

Abstract

Passenger mobility is very crucial for achieving daily activities in any mega city or metropolitan state. The motivation behind this study emanated from the emergence of operational characteristics of passenger transport over the years in Ibadan metropolis with the use of Hiace buses to Micra taxi and recently the use of taxify for passenger mobility in the state. Therefore, this study has been set out to investigate the operational characteristic along the changes involved in mobility of passengers in Ibadan metropolis. The objectives of this study are to assess the socio-economic characteristics of road transport passengers in Ibadan metropolis and examine the factors influencing intra-city passenger transport service delivery in Ibadan. Females account for 37.4% while male gender is 63% and this gender disparity could potentially signify distinct travel patterns, preferences, or occupational influences that contribute to the observed imbalance in the utilization of intra-city passenger transport services. Notably among the factors influencing service delivery based on Principal Component Analysis are fuel price, road condition, demand features by passengers, distance respectively. This investigation has emphasized the complicated interaction of these parameters, stressing their vital significance in guaranteeing service quality and efficiency. As such, planners must analyze the subtle interactions between these drivers in creating effective measures to increase the performance of intracity passenger transport services in the city.