Analysis of Transportation Accessibility in Shopping Areas in Makassar City

Abstract

AbstractAccessibility has an important role for road users, both for users of private vehicles and public transportation. The ease of traveling by public transport will affect the use of this mode of transportation. This study was conducted to analyze the accessibility of public transportation to the shopping area (Mall). There are two data added in this study, namely walking distance and travel time from the point of public transportation to the shopping area (Mall) or vice versa. There are 3 shopping areas (malls) that are sampled in this study. The classification of accessibility levels based on distance and travel time is obtained from the results of the analysis using the percentile statistical method which is divided into four parts, namely high, medium, low and very low. The results showed that Makassar Town Square Mall has a high accessibility of public transportation that is 90.43%, Trans Mall has a low accessibility that is 61.62%. And Panakkukang Mall has moderate accessibility, which is 68%. To improve accessibility in this shopping area (Mall), it is recommended to add new public transportation routes to the Mall and provide scheduled services.KeywordsAccessibilityPublic transportationGeographic information system (GIS)Statistical package for the social science (SPSS)