Analysing the effects of land use characteristics on passenger ridership of rail-based transit oriented development lessons from Pandan Indah and Ampang LRT Station
Malaysia has been undergoing rapid industrialization and economic growth since the 1970s. Klang Valley and its conurbation is overwhelmed by traffic jams, where people tend to travel by their own cars. Consequently, government concedes public transportation, especially in Light Rail Transit (LRT)...
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| Language: | English |
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Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS)
2017
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/61931/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61931/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/61931/7/61931-Analysing%20the%20effects%20of%20Land%20Use%20Characteristics.pdf |
| Summary: | Malaysia has been undergoing rapid industrialization and economic growth since the
1970s. Klang Valley and its conurbation is overwhelmed by traffic jams, where people tend to
travel by their own cars. Consequently, government concedes public transportation, especially
in Light Rail Transit (LRT) as the decisive approach to relieving traffic congestion in Klang
Valley. However, after several years of this public transport being operated, LRT has not been
able to persuade people to shift travel from the use of private to public transport. The result of
a research study found that the public acceptance of the public transport service is very
disappointing compared to the LRT ability to receive and carry passengers in large numbers
(Malaysia Economic Monitor, 2015). It is believed to be due to lack of cooperation between
land use planning and rail-based public transportation (Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2020).
The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of land use characteristics on passenger
ridership of rail-based Transit Oriented Development (TOD) at Pandan Indah and Ampang LRT
station.The observational survey method was conducted to collect data on land use density and
diversity of mixed land use within 1000m radius around the selected LRT station. Whereas, the
passenger volume count method was used to count the passenger ridership on weekday covering
both during peak hour and off-peak hour for twelve hours duration at the two selected
stations.The method of analysis such as
relationship based on calculated diversity and density were applied. The findings revealed that
the presence of compact developments with a mix of uses surrounding transit station contribute
to the increase of passenger ridership. |
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