Public transport in a small island of a developing country

Rahman, M. Shafiq-Ur

Abstracts

This paper explores the existing forms of public transport system and their services as well as travel pattern of people in Siquijor Province, an island of the Philippines. Household questionnaire survey, interview of the passengers of various public transport modes at their stations, and a detailed participatory observation were conducted for the research. Bus, jeepney, easyride, tricycle, and habalhabal are the available public transport systems in the island. However, these services do not provide travel time, waiting time, availability or frequency, comfort, and safety that is required by passengers. Majority of the people mostly prefer the easyride for comfort and less waiting time whilst the bus for comfort. Considering the travel pattern, socio-economic situation and topographic condition, the research tried to identify which form of public transport system would be appropriate for the island. It was found that bus is appropriate for longer trips while easyride for the inter-municipal trips and habalhabal for the trips in mountain areas.

Barangay; Easyride; Habalhabal; Jeepney; Tricycle

Este artigo aborda os sistemas de transporte público, os serviços por eles ofertados e o padrão de deslocamento das pessoas na Província de Siquijor, uma ilha das Filipinas. Para o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa foram utilizados formulário de pesquisa domiciliar, entrevistas com passageiros dos diversos meios de transporte público e uma minuciosa observação participativa. Ônibus, jeepney, easyride, triciclo e habalhabal são os sistemas de transporte público disponíveis na ilha. Contudo, estes serviços não proporcionam o tempo de viagem e espera, disponibilidade ou frequência, conforto e segurança demandados pelos passageiros. A maior parte das pessoas opta por se utilizar do easyride em função do conforto e do menor tempo de espera, ao passo que optam pelo ônibus em virtude do conforto oferecido. Considerando o padrão de viagens, situação socioeconômica e condições topográficas locais, este trabalho buscou identificar qual o sistema de transporte público mais apropriado para a ilha. Observou-se que o ônibus é o meio mais adequado para trajetos longos, enquanto o easyride se destaca nas viagens intermunicipais e o habalhabal nos trajetos em áreas montanhosas.

Barangay; Easyride; Habalhabal; Jeepney; Triciclo

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Received
04 May 2011
Accepted
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[1] ANDALEEB, S. S. Reforming inner-city bus transportation in a developing country. Journal of Public Transportation, v. 1, n. 1, p. 1-24, 2007.

[2] ALEPUZ, M. Bicycles overtakes buses travel in Havana. The Urban Age, v. 2, n. 1, 1993.

[3] BARWELL, I. et al. Rural transport in developing countries London: International Technology Publications, 1985.

[4] BASELINE REPORT. Baseline study report of Siquijor province Siquijor: Siquijor Integrated Resource Management Project SIRMAP, 2002.

[5] ECOLOGICAL PROFILE. Ecological profile of Siquijor province Siquijor: [s.n.], 2003.

[6] GEOGRAPHICAL ATLAS. Geographic atlas of Siquijor Provincial Government of Siquijor, 2000.

[7] GAKENHEIMER, R. Urban mobility in the developing world. Transportation Research Part A - Policy & Practice, v. 33, n. 7/8, p. 671-689, 1999.

[8] HOSSAIN, M. The issues and realities of BRT planning initiatives in developing Asian cities. Journal of Public Transportation, BRT special edition, p. 69-87, 2006.

[9] IWATA, S. Development and sustainability of public transportation in Southeast Asian cities. Journal of the Eastern Asian Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS), v. 1, n. 2, p. 547-564, 1995.

[10] MACARIO, R. Upgrading quality in urban mobility systems. Managing Service Quality, v. 11, n. 2/6, p. S747-S753, 2001.

[11] MARCHETTI, C. Anthropological invariants in travel behaviour. Technical Forecasting and Social Change, v. 47, n. 1, p. 75-78, 1994.

[12] MITRIC, S. Crisis and recovery: urban public transport. In: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL - TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD. Public transit research: management and planning. Washington: Transport Research Board, 1991.

[13] NEWMAN, P. W. G.; KENWORTHY, J. R. Cities and automobile dependence Aldershot: Gower, 1989.

[14] NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE NSO. Census of population and housing: Siquijor. Report No.3-75G: socio-economic and demographic characteristics. Manila: National Statistics Office, 2002.

[15] PROVINCIAL PROFILE. Region VII: Central Visayas. Manila: Siquijor Province, 2000.

[16] PROVINCIAL PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK PLAN PPFP. Provincial physical framework plan (PPFP) of Siquijor Siquijor: Provincial Government of Siquijor, 2004.

[17] PUCHER, J.; KURTH, S. Verkehrsverbund: the success of regional public transport in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Transport Policy, v. 2, n. 4, p. 279-291, 1996.

[18] RAHMAN, M. S. U. Factors influencing traffic generation in the town centre of a regional city: a study on Khulna metropolis of Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar Planning Review, v. 1, p. 51-63, 2003.

[19] RAHMAN, M. S. U. Determining appropriate public transport system given the level of development/urbanization: the case of Siquijor province. In: WORLD CONGRESS OF TRANSPORT RESEARCH WCTR, 11., 2007. Proceedings California: WCTR, 2007a. (Paper ID 131).

[20] RAHMAN, M. S. U. Household survey Siquijor, 2007b. Unpublished survey.

[21] RAHMAN, M. S. U. Appropriate public transport system for better environment. In: GUPTA, K. R. et al. (Ed.). Global environment problems and policies New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, v. 3, p. 96-107, 2008.

[22] ROSCHLAU, M. W. Public transportation in the provinces: a study of innovation, diffusion and conflict in the Philippines. Canberra. 1985. Thesis (Doctorate in Transportation Geography), Australian National University, 1985.

[23] SHESKIN, I. M. Relationship between surveyed behavioural intent and actual behaviour In: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD. Public transport research: management and planning. Washington, D. C.: Transportation Research Board, 1991.

[24] SIMPSON, B. J. Urban public transport today London: E & FN Spoon, 1994.

[25] SIQUIJOR INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT SIRMAP. Road network and the existing route of easyride service Siquijor: Provincial Government of Siquijor, 2007.

[26] WORLD BANK. Development in practice: sustainable transport. Wahsington, D.C.: The World Bank, 1996.

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Public transport in a small island of a developing country

Transporte público em uma pequena ilha de um país em desenvolvimento

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