Travel Demand Management: Lessons for Malaysia

Kasipillai, Jeyapalan; Chan, Pikkay

doi:10.5038/2375-0901.11.3.3

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“…This is very low, considering a high population density of 6890 persons per square kilometer (World Population Review, 2015), and by comparison with other international cities, such as Hong Kong (90%), Singapore (63%), and London (55%) (SPAD, 2013). This reduction in public transport share reflects the increase of the highway network supply, changes in household characteristics, the affordability of cars, and the previously-cited poor quality of public transport (Shariff 2012;Kasipillai and Chan 2008). According to the DOE of Malaysia (2012), the volume of pollutant emissions shows an increasing rate compared with 2011 rates.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Public transportation, however, is not preferred or attractive either. At the moment, factors such as unreliable service with frequent delays, overcongestion during peak hours, poor access to rider boarding points, limited connectivity between modes, travel time, distance from home to public transport, distance to work, lack of car parks in case of park and ride, and travel cost are listed among the reasons for public transport's failure to appeal to most commuters (Shariff, 2012;Almselati et al, 2011;Kasipillai and Chan, 2008). Even with high congestion and gridlocks during peak hours, travel time by public transport is much greater than by private vehicle (except in those corridors served by light rail).…”

Section: Case Study: Urban Transportation and Policy Instruments In Kmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Are Malaysians eager to use their cars less? Forecasting mode choice behaviors under new policies

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a b s t r a c tIn Malaysia, transportation accounts for almost 70% of carbon monoxide emissions. This study sought to discover whether intelligently changing policies for the private and public transport sectors can affect mode choice of private car owners in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Results of a random parameter logit model identified the most significant parameters affecting respondents' utility measures. These were introducing a congestion fee in private transport mode; and also access, comfort and the frequency of the available public transport. Respondents' marginal value estimates showed that they are willing to pay up to 175% of their hourly wage to have a more frequent and more accessible public transport. Moreover, the value of travel time showed that persons with longer commute time by car and bus are willing to pay more to save travel time. This is estimated about 25-50% of hourly wage of respondents. Simulation of results indicate that introducing the congestion fee has the largest impact both in modal shift and in reducing the number of cars used in the Klang Valley area. Overall results of this study suggested that any government intervention through innovative transport policy implementation such as pricing and providing more efficient public transport could result in 70% modal shift among current car users to public transport.

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“…Currently, the country has an adult population of approximately 15.1 million. Ninety percent of motor vehicles in Malaysia are privately owned (Kasipillai and Chan, 2008). Given that Malaysia is a developing country, relatively cheap motorcycles account for 47% (7 million) of the total number of vehicles, closely followed by passenger cars at 43% (6.5 million), according to the Department of Statistics (MALAYSIA, 2014).…”

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Using spike model to reduce traffic congestion and improve public transportation in Malaysia

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Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

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“…However, only the drop in the 1998 demand saw a corresponding drop in road accidents in 1998 (see Figure 2). These accidents could be attributed to factors, such as deficiencies and poor management of public transport system, and boosted the private motorized transportation in most of the cities in Malaysia (Kasipillai and Chan, 2008).…”

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Improving Traffic Infrastructure in a Developing Country: An Investigation into the Usage of Public Bus Transport in Malaysia

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Chong³

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Economic growth with rising household income has put more vehicles on the roads worsening traffic congestion, road accidents, and air and noise pollution. This situation is further aggravated by the potential working population who choose to drive to work instead of taking public transportation. Public bus transport (PBT) plays an important role in alleviating these problems. PBT is underutilized in Malaysia, and there is an opportunity to increase ridership without substantial investment. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the factors that influence the use of PBT in Malaysia. The data were collected using structured questionnaires from 400 respondents. The results of the analysis show that the twin factors consisting of perceived satisfaction of and perceived importance by users towards safety and comfort of facilities and services offered by PBT are significantly related to intention to use those services. The satisfaction of availability of season tickets, the importance of reliability of bus schedule and time table, and the importance of ticket pricing are also significant. By providing insights for both public bus operators and the government, this paper contributes to mitigate the underutilization of PBT in Malaysia and the consequences of putting more vehicles on the roads. From the theory perspective, this paper also contributes by extending the theory of reasoned-action to transportation studies.

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Travel Demand Management: Lessons for Malaysia

Abstract: The growth in the number of motor vehicles has exacted costs on both the

Cited by 40 publications

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Are Malaysians eager to use their cars less? Forecasting mode choice behaviors under new policies

Are Malaysians eager to use their cars less? Forecasting mode choice behaviors under new policies

Using spike model to reduce traffic congestion and improve public transportation in Malaysia

Improving Traffic Infrastructure in a Developing Country: An Investigation into the Usage of Public Bus Transport in Malaysia

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