dc.contributor.author | Mitullah Winnie V | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-24T09:44:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/17315/Chitere_Paratransit%20%282011%29.pdf?sequence=1 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/38860 | |
dc.description.abstract | Efficient and effective operations of the paratransit public transport services such as
Matatus
as businesses in t
he city of Nairobi depends on availability of
a
dequate termini
and routes with
sufficient
facilities and management services.
This
study sought to
find out whether the termini and routes
in
the
city enable
d
efficient
operations
of matatus
.
It was
found
that
there were 34 termini, a few of which were authorized while a large
number
were located on the streets and lacked basic facilities such as toilets and water.
There
wa
s
congestion
of matatus
at the termini and
on the
routes
which increased
their
oper
ati
ng costs
.
To ensure
efficient
operations,
the government
should
ensure transiting
from low
-
to high
-
occupancy vehicles
, concessioning
of routes to well established operators and
establishment of
more
termini
on
the
city
’s outskirts | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | UPSpace | en |
dc.title | Paratransit operations in Nairobi: development of their routes and termini | en |
dc.type | Working Paper | en |
local.embargo.terms | 6 months | en |
local.embargo.lift | 2013-12-21T09:44:27Z | |
local.publisher | Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi | en |