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Title:

A Framework for Analyzing the Competitiveness of Unconventional Modes of Transportation in Developing Cities

Accession Number:

01659963

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Unconventional modes of transport (UCMs) play a substantial role in many developing cities in meeting the mobility demand in spite of having negative image in the eyes of the authorities. This manuscript outlines a conjoint framework where various factors affecting sustainability and competitiveness of UCMs are identified through observation study and organized using PESTLE qualitative framework. Afterwards, it presents an AHP-TOPSIS based qualitative approach where inputs from experts as well as major stakeholders (owners/operators, drivers, conductors and passengers) are combined based on the PESTLE framework to fathom the competitiveness of UCMs. Along this process, the manuscript also unveils the business model of UCMs along with their area of operation, advantages and weaknesses. For this, the study uses Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh as study area and selects three popular UCMs – locally kown as Rickshaw, Easy-Bike and Legula. The findings suggest that economical, political and social factors respectively have the highest influence among all factors of PESTLE. Rickshaw was found to be the most competitive followed by Easy-Bike and Leguna. The study is expected to shed light into the perception and expectation of major stakeholders of UCMs which in turn will provide valuable insight for designing conventional public transport services, and/or, help in slowly integrating the UCMs into the mainstream transportation service through addressing their shortcomings.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE90 Standing Committee on Transportation in the Developing Countries.

Report/Paper Numbers:

18-04465

Language:

English

Authors:

Sobhani, Md Golam
Azam, Md Shafiul
Nabi, Jamil-Un
Hossain, Moinul

Pagination:

17p

Publication Date:

2018

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2018-1-7 to 2018-1-11
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Minivans

Geographic Terms:

Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Subject Areas:

Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-04465

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 8 2018 11:05AM