Feasibility Study of River Public Transportation System in Kuching City

Sia, You Gin (2020) Feasibility Study of River Public Transportation System in Kuching City. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Kuching city faces heavy traffic congestion every day. As Kuching city is having rivers passing through the centre of the city, River Public Transportation System (RPTS) is suggested as a transport alternative to resolve traffic congestion. Successful cases of implementing RPTS in other cities, such as Brisbane, Australia, can be found to effectively reduce land traffic congestion on the road network. This project studies the feasibility of RPTS in Kuching city. Factors such as travel pattern by residents in Kuching city and feasible terminal locations are determined, while routes for RPTS are designed. Land use map of Kuching city is generated and traffic condition of major highways are determined to know the travel demand within Kuching city. Service routes provided by local bus operators are obtained to determine integration between transportation modes of proposed RPTS terminal location. Few possible terminal locations are proposed and evaluated using an evaluation matrix with a rating of 0 - 4 and locations with rating more than 2.0 is considered feasible to include in route design. It is found that proposed route for RPTS is feasible within central business district of Kuching city. Travel demand originating from residential areas could not be resolved by RPTS due to lack of intermodal access in these areas. To further improve feasibility of RPTS in Kuching city, local bus operators are encouraged to extend their services to residential areas, while pedestrian walkway and bicycle lanes can be added to increase accessibility to the proposed terminals. Other factors such as mode shift, waterway characteristics (depth, width, etc. ), and economic feasibility of RPTS can be carried out by other researches to have better understandings on feasibility of RPTS in Kuching city.

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