Public Transport Provision In Ahmedabad, India: Accessibility To Work Place
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Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
75
Pages
11
Published
2004
Size
900 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/UT040341
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
T. Munshi, W. Belal & M. Dijst
Abstract
The public transport system, which is an essential mode of transport for a large section of population in developing cities due to reasons related to its provision and traffic condition, imposes time and space constraints on its users. Therefore, its use restrains an individual’s activity participation and consequently the use of the service. This paper investigates the provision of public transport in Ahmedabad, India by Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) in terms of the accessibility it provides to the work activities. The activity participation and travel habits of individuals were determined by conducting a primary survey in September 2002. These individu
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