FREE CITY BUS RIDING PROGRAM
FREE CITY BUS RIDING PROGRAM
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 PURPOSE
The aim of this research is to study the feasibility of implementing free city bus riding program, whether it is reasonable to be implemented in cities around Malaysia. This will involve investigating current bus services in towns and their strengths and weaknesses, and thus deducing the ultimate feasibility of such program. This report will access the advantage and disadvantage of the current bus service and free city bus service.
1.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Free city bus ride is a program that provides the public a free bus service just like GOKL which is meant to serve the Kuala Lumpur Central Business District, with specified routes around the town. Free city bus service provides free transport to local people and even the tourists. However, this free city bus riding service currently is still an under-consideration program has yet to be implemented in all cities around Malaysia. This is because the constraint to implementing this free city bus riding program is whether it has more advantages than the disadvantages compared to the current bus service in town.
2.0 COMPARISON: The current bus service and free city bus service.
2.1 CONDITION OF THE ROAD
The condition of road congestion will be improved because special lanes will be provided for those free city buses to ensure their smooth flow. Thus, we can avoid traffic jam during pick hours which may cause the delay of bus schedule. In contrast, the current bus service has not been provided with these special lanes. Hence, this would add to the congestion on the road rather than easing the traffic flow.
2.2 THE PULL-PUSH TRANSPORT STRATEGY TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TRANSPORT USAGE
The free city bus program acts as a strategy to encourage the usage of public transport service. The free city bus provides a wide network of connection between one destination to another destination within the town as well as some circuitous routes
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 PURPOSE
The aim of this research is to study the feasibility of implementing free city bus riding program, whether it is reasonable to be implemented in cities around Malaysia. This will involve investigating current bus services in towns and their strengths and weaknesses, and thus deducing the ultimate feasibility of such program. This report will access the advantage and disadvantage of the current bus service and free city bus service.
1.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Free city bus ride is a program that provides the public a free bus service just like GOKL which is meant to serve the Kuala Lumpur Central Business District, with specified routes around the town. Free city bus service provides free transport to local people and even the tourists. However, this free city bus riding service currently is still an under-consideration program has yet to be implemented in all cities around Malaysia. This is because the constraint to implementing this free city bus riding program is whether it has more advantages than the disadvantages compared to the current bus service in town.
2.0 COMPARISON: The current bus service and free city bus service.
2.1 CONDITION OF THE ROAD
The condition of road congestion will be improved because special lanes will be provided for those free city buses to ensure their smooth flow. Thus, we can avoid traffic jam during pick hours which may cause the delay of bus schedule. In contrast, the current bus service has not been provided with these special lanes. Hence, this would add to the congestion on the road rather than easing the traffic flow.
2.2 THE PULL-PUSH TRANSPORT STRATEGY TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TRANSPORT USAGE
The free city bus program acts as a strategy to encourage the usage of public transport service. The free city bus provides a wide network of connection between one destination to another destination within the town as well as some circuitous routes