| dc.description.abstract | The study involves planning the pedestrian mode of
traveI between Kibera residential zone and Industrial area in
It looks at the operational characteristics of the
pedestrians between the area with a view of coming up with
proposals to enhancing their movement.
Paradoxically, the conventional PubIic Service Vehicles
(PSVs) -- the kBS and NBS, and Matatus - in Nairobi are geared in their routing system towards the low income areas which are also
the major generators off pedestrians! The latter are however not
catered for in terms of provision of facilities and other
logistical support. Their number is however increasing.
In order to come up with policy recommendations. the study
reviews existing literature on pedestrian travel. The literature
revealed that studies on walking fall into two broad groups:
(a) Studies aimed at understanding walking characteristics as an
access mode to the other local systems and urban land uses and
(b) Studies related to facility design. This study adopted the
former methodology.
facility design. This study adopted the
In chapter three, the study gives a
historical] background of their journey origin and destination
i.e. Kibera and Industrial areas, respectively.
In the analysis. the movement characteristics of the
pedestrians is given and uses four major viewpoints in t.his
respect: (a) the trip origin (Kibera), (b) the trip destination
(Industrial Area) (c) the pedestrian and (d) the
interrelationship between origin and destination
by the
pedestrian trip. A synthesis of information from these
viewpoints leds to the establishment of the pedestrian travel
pattern in chapter five.
The study looks at those attributes of the pedestrians which
aid in understanding the size, distance, social-economic
characteristics, directional and time patterns of the routes of
movement of the pedestrian. This data is important since a
knowledge of the current and future pedestrian movements will
enable possible pedestrian facilities and other
logical data to be evaluated. This data tell us who is likely to travel by
foot in urban areas and by what mode and to where the trip
made.
It was established that the Pedestrian mode of travel has a
unique role in urban transportation system in Nairobi. The choice to walk in this study is as a result of a composite of
issues namely socio-economic and behaviourial characteristics.
The provision of facilities in this study plays a very insignificant
role in influencing the choice to walk. This does
however not imply that they should not be provided.
Rather the provision of pedestrian facilities should start by a recognition
of the pedestrian mode of travel so that these facilities should
be provided as an integral part of the entire transport system.
This is because all the different modes of travel form a
complementary system. | en_US |
