Several empirical studies on the COVID-19 pandemic have shown a large reduction in human mobility and a dramatic shift in travel patterns across all modes of transportation. Modal choice behaviour especially in developing cities with less developed transportation infrastructure have been impacted in an unprecedented manner. This paper aims to assess the impacts of covid-19 on modal choice behaviour of commuters in metropolitan Lagos. The comparison was made with the modal choice behaviour of commuters in the metropolis before the pandemic period. To harness the data for impacts during the pandemic, a total of 1,256 commuters’ opinion were sample through structured questionnaires administered mainly by electronic/internet media. It was observed that while the frequencies of modal choices such as private vehicle and walking increased during the pandemic, the frequencies of other modes such as taxi, Keke (tricycles), Danfo (commercial busses0 and BRT (LAGBUS) decreased. Also, the commuting cost of Keke, Danfo and BRT increased significantly. Travel time for BRT and walking mode also increased. In addition to these, about 43% of respondents are of the opinion that shortage/lack of transportation was the most severe impact of the pandemic. This is caused by the limited choices in transportation that exist in the State. It is therefore recommended that there should be a well-balanced transportation system with sustainable alternatives in Lagos metropolis, made available for commuters and at an affordable cost.

This article evaluates the potentials of public space in fostering community attachment in Cyberjaya Malaysia. We take a quantitative approach to investigate the frequent usage of public space by users in the study area in relation to place rootedness, place familiarity, place belonging, place identity, and place dependence as predictors of community attachment. Public space utilization was assessed with the respondent degree of participations in public space active/passive activities on daily, weekly, twice a week, monthly, and occasional basis. A total of 173 research questionnaires were administered to collate the respondent’s perception. The finding indicated that regular utilizing of public space is required in developing knowledge community attachment. However, place rootedness and place identity attainment demonstrated the need for more frequent public space utilization than other community attachment predictors. This implies that people need to interrelate with their social and physical environment to attain community attachment.

This study sets to examine the influence of students’ industrial training on their academic performance. Thus, the surveys of sixty students of National Diploma Program in Department of Architectural Technology, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State in Nigeria, were conducted to investigate possible effects of their acquired industrial training on their academic performance. The findings show that students’ mentoring via industrial training developed students’ understanding of their chosen profession and improve their knowledge in carrying out the practical aspect of their work.