Transport And Communications 2020, 8(2):1-12 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2020.2.1

State of Urban Transport in a Nigerian Traditional City

Ayobami Ademola Akanmu1, Umar Obafemi Salisu2, Simeon Oluwagbenga Fasina2, Sekinat Motunrayo Sanni3, Oluwatobi Maria Olatunji4, Caroline Adebimpe Faleti3
1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Nigeria
2 Departmentof Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
3 Transport and Logistics Limited, Ibadan, Nigeria
4 Department of Transport Planning and Management, The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Nigeria

This study appraised the state of urban transport in a Nigerian traditional city. It examined commuters' socio-economic and transit characterization, assessed the quality of transport infrastructural facilities and services, and identified the challenges of urban transport services in Ibadan city, Nigeria. 163 copies of questionnaires were systematic randomly administered on commuters along six (6) selected traffic-corridors in Ibadan. Both descriptive and inferential (Binary Logistics Regression) statistics were used for data analysis. Major findings revealed majority (about 40%) of commuters were civil servants and earn above 90,000 naira as monthly income. Mean Weighted Value results show that taxi (3.913) and motorcycle (3.756) are dominant and most patronized means. Similarly, the availability (4.075), safety (4.000) and affordability (3.625) were most-weighted factors influencing commuting modal choice, while a trip to work (3.718) and market (3.200) are most generated trips in Ibadan. Meanwhile, most of the assessed infrastructural facilities were of poor quality, while peak/off-peak transit issues (4.050) and vehicular mechanical failure (3.487) were major challenges affecting urban commuting. Binary logistics regression results show that the condition of urban transport infrastructural facilities significantly influence overall satisfaction with urban commuting (p < 0.000). Cox & Snell's R-Square (36%) and Nagelkerke's R (70%) show that the model is relevant in predicting the relationship between dependent and independent variables. The study concluded that there is a need to improve urban transport system towards ensuring commuters satisfaction and urban development. Hence, recommended among others, integrated transport system with smart devices and improved conventional public transport scheme in Ibadan.

Keywords: Cities, Commuters, Ibadan city, Nigeria, Traffic, Urban transport
JEL classification: R49

Published: September 30, 2020  Show citation

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Ademola Akanmu, A., Salisu, U.O., Fasina, S.O., Sanni, S.M., Olatunji, O.M., & Faleti, C.A. (2020). State of Urban Transport in a Nigerian Traditional City. Transport And Communications, 8(2), 1-12. doi: 10.26552/tac.C.2020.2.1
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