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Barriers and Motivations for Sustainable Travel Behaviour: Shah Alam residents’ Perspectives

Year: 2014

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study revealed the barriers and motivations to using sustainable transportation for daily trips. A total of 384 respondents was selected for this survey, represented the 36 sections of Shah Alam. The reasons provided as barriers to cycling and walking are hot weather, surrounding safety factor, unsatisfactory cycling tracks and poor condition of pedestrian lanes. Among the reasons respondents are not motivated to use public transport are inefficient services and expensive fares. However, the majority stated that the increase in petrol prices and tolls would be key factors to reduce car use and more provision of public transport would encourage them to use public transport.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.084

Authors: Na’asah Nasrudin, Katiman Rostam, Harifah Mohd Noor

Institutions: Universiti of Malaysia Sabah, Universiti Teknologi MARA System, Universiti Teknologi MARA, National University of Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: Urban Transport and Accessibility

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi MARA