PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA AND ITS RELATION TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS

This report is based on a study of public transport in Kingston, Jamaica, carried out with the cooperation of the Jamaican government. It is one of a series of similar studies in developing countries carried out by TRRL. The results of local investigations into the organisation and operation of the conventional bus undertaking and of the privately-operated minibuses are described and Jamaican government survey data are used as a basis for analysing the characteristics of the users of the two different services. An analysis of the attitudes of passengers, as elicited from this survey and from in-depth research with low income households, helps in formulating the ways in which both bus and minibus services may be improved. The role which public transport plays in the lifestyle of low income households is discussed with particular reference to expenditure on transport compared to other budget items. The Jamaican findings are compared with previous studies of the role of paratransit in two cities in South-East Asia. (a) (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • HERATY, M J
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 30 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Bus transit; Buses; Developing countries; Expenditures; Households; Low income groups; Minibuses; Paratransit services; Passengers; Public transit; Traffic surveys; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Jamaica
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus transportation (Intracity)
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 1272: Bus; 224: Cost; 150: Developing countries; 2281: Low income; 1263: Minibus; 1128: Paratransit; 744: Public transport; 676: Traffic survey; 313: Urban area; 1715: Vehicle occupant; 8126: West Indies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00319531
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: TRRL Report SR 546 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM