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Generally, quality of life of urban population is heavily dependent on social facilities provided within the environment. One of the most important facilities is transportations. Study on transportation mode in an urban area is especially very important because for almost every individual living...
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2010
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| Summary: | Generally, quality of life of urban population is heavily dependent on social facilities provided within the
environment. One of the most important facilities is transportations. Study on transportation mode in an
urban area is especially very important because for almost every individual living in a large and densely
populated area, mobility is one of the most crucial issues in everyday life. Enhance mobility, faster journey
to work and less pollution from petrol-propelled vehicles can increase the quality of life, which in turn lead
to a sustainable urban living. The study present transportation mode usage issues faced by community
related to quality of life in an urban area. This study identifies several issues of transportation mode in
urban areas and its impact on the quality of life. The study areas are Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur and Bandar
Kajang, Selangor. The methodology used in this research is secondary and primary data. The
questionnaires for the survey were distributed from May 2008 to Jun 2008. These researches were
conducted on 144 respondents for to evaluate their perception of transportation mode correlated to the
quality of life. The collected data were then analyzed using “Statistical Packages for the Social Science”
(SPSS). The respondents comprise of 61 males and 84 females from the age group of 18 to 57 years. This
study identifies the percentage of public transportation mode usage in urban area, such as buses (16.7%),
train (ERL, monorail and commuter-6.4%); which is very low compared to owning personal car (45.8%)
and motorcycle (25.4%).The result shows owning personal car is the highest (45.8%) in three study areas
and monorail and taxi are the lowest (1.4%). The Chi Square Test shows that among the mode
transportation with traffic jam is quite difference in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Kajang. Analysis of the
Chi Square Test shows the result is 0.000 (two sides) to respondent answering “yes” and analysis of
Spearman Correlation test is P =0.362 and significant to level = 0.000. This study also identifies the
impact of mode of transportation to community. However impact due to traffic jam is very critical (88.8%)
in three areas which between > 10-15 minutes and >40-45 minutes This research also indicated some
psychologies effect. The psychological effects of people with the mode of transportation in urban areas are
tiredness, headache and stress. The study concludes with some suggestion on future transportation
development towards higher consideration for community in urban areas which can contribute to a higher
quality of life. |
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