Technical Innovations in Bus Rapid Transit System in Lagos State

ISBN-13: 9783659771781 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 172 str.

Dickson Olayemi

Opis

Lagos state is one of the largest cities in the world with an estimated population of 18,000,000 on a land mass of 3,577sqkm. Urban mobility, Road traffic and congestion have been major challenges in the State for many years; The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme was introduced to help ameliorate these problems. This book, evaluated different technical innovations in the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Lagos State and compared the outcome of the evaluation with international BRT standards. It also assessed the operational performance of the BRT system in Lagos state. This book, therefore, recommends policy measures that may encourage the operational performance of the BRT system in Lagos State in order to compare well with what is obtainable internationally.

O autorze

Olayemi F. Dickson (Mrs) is a Research Officer with NACETEM an Agency of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, she is the in-house Transport Planning and Mgt specialist. She earned B.Tech.(Transport Technology Management) and M.Sc.(Technology Management).Her area of interest includes Transport planning and mgt, and Urban Trp.