Abstract
Due to enhance of number of motor vehicles, the amount of consuming of the world's oil supply is increased and it is the major source of pollution to the surroundings. Base on this, it is vital to use different techniques to provide more opportunities to identify strategies that can help to utilize more efficient from the current transport resources. In Yemen, the rapid increase in the use of the private vehicles has resulted in increased traffic congestion, accidents, inadequate parking space and air pollution, among other problems. Base on these problems, this study attempts to focus on some factors which lead to rise in private vehicle ownership, motorcycle related concern, demand of more public transport, traffic congestion, parking, road safety and air pollution. Hence, this study tries to rectify the major concerns of traffic congestion and other environment hazards. When the mentioned elements are addressed efficiently, the effective contribution can make successful urban development.
Highlights
Nowadays, increased urbanization was due to the population that was increased by the number of urban and suburban trips (Shokri et al, 2012a; Ismail and Hafezi, 2011a)
This study made an attempt to determine whether car users switch to public transportation mode if the Public Transportation (PT) is improved by decrease the travel time cost of PT and analysis the elements which are interfere to the travellers’ decision for mode choice such as travel time, cost, convenient, safety and traveller habits
To motivate the traveler to switch to the public transport mode, the potential factors that discourage car use and incentives for using public transport will be identified
Summary
Nowadays, increased urbanization was due to the population that was increased by the number of urban and suburban trips (Shokri et al, 2012a; Ismail and Hafezi, 2011a). E.g., in 2003 it has been estimated that 8.7 billion liters of fuel were wasted due to congestion in the USA (Schrank and Lomax, 2005; Hafezi and Ismail, 2011b). Transport system provides many benefits, but it causes many problems (Shokri et al, 2009b, Hafezi et al, 2012a) It serves non-drivers poorly, distributes benefits and costs inequitably; financially burdensome to households, governments and businesses, increasingly inefficient due to traffic congestion and dispersed land use, a major cause of death and disability, contradicts environmental and quality of life objectives and relies on non-renewable resources that may become scarce in the future (Litman, 2003; Hafezi and Ismail, 2011c). When the mentioned elements are addressed efficiently, the effective contribution can make successful in urban development
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