Bus Rapid Transit and Socioeconomic Condition of Bus Commuters in Lagos State

Kuye Owolabi L. (), Sulaimon Abdul-Hameed A. () and Azeez Oladele O. ()
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Kuye Owolabi L.: University of Lagos
Sulaimon Abdul-Hameed A.: University of Lagos
Azeez Oladele O.: University of Lagos

Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica, 2017, issue 13(5), 5-25

Abstract: Road transport is one of the most common means of transportation across the world. Bus transportation in Nigeria had witnessed many problems for the past decades considering the growing population with the attendant loss of lives and properties in most cities like Lagos in Nigeria. This paper focuses on the adequacy of services provided by Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos State with respect to the extent to which it influences the socioeconomic conditions of bus commuters. It examines the effect of services rendered by BRT on cost reduction potential, income and safety. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 20 samples each from all respondents in all local government area in Lagos State to reach a total of three hundred and thirty (330) samples. The data collection instrument was the questionnaire which was validated. Data collected were analysed with the use of descriptive statistics such as means, percentages and standard deviation and inferential statistics such as regression and analysis of variance techniques. Findings showed that BRT services has reduced the cost of bus commuters and also increased safety and security thereby increasing the socioeconomic condition of Lagosians. The study recommends improvements in BRT services through the deployment of technology as it had been used in developed countries

Keywords: Bus-Rapid Transit (BRT); Socio-economic; Mobility; Congestion; Safety and Security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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