Paratransit operations in Nairobi: development of their routes and termini
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
URI
http://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/17315/Chitere_Paratransit%20%282011%29.pdf?sequence=1http://hdl.handle.net/11295/38860
Publisher
UPSpace Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi