Abstract: The increase in student enrollments in Tanzanian universities has resulted in most of the students living off campuses. The dependency on loans from the government makes it difficult for most of these off campus students to meet accommodation costs and transportation fares in a city that is facing the extreme traffic congestion and increase of commercial motorcycle crashes. Thus, the need for cheap yet effective alternative mode of transport arose. Bike-share system is one of the best transportation modes that could suit the situation. This study analyzed the survey questionnaire results from major six universities located in Dar es Salaam to explore the demand, opportunities and challenges for bike-share system as an alternative mode of transportation. It was revealed that the demand for bike-share system was moderate. Among 604 respondents, 35%, 41% and 36% were likely to use bike-share system for commuting, intra-campus and off-campus movement respectively if the system could be made available. Ordered model revealed that campus size, male students, time saving and reduction of walking trips motives, and students who plan to use the bike-share for going to classes were associated with reporting “likely” to use bike-share systems on the other hand fear for traffic crashes, perception that biking is tiresome transport and theft/robbery problem were the main barriers for bike-share system.
Keywords: Campus Bike-share systems, ordered probit model.
Title: Exploring the Prospects and Barriers for Campus Bike-share Systems for Universities in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Author: Boniphace Kutela, Himidi Katwe
International Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews
ISSN 2348-697X (Online)
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