Paratransit operations in Nairobi: development of their routes and termini

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dc.contributor.author Chitere, Preston
dc.contributor.author McCormick, Dorothy
dc.contributor.author Orero, Risper
dc.contributor.author Mitullah, Winnie V.
dc.contributor.author Ommeh, Marilyn S.
dc.contributor.other Southern African Transport Conference (30th : 2011 : Pretoria, South Africa)
dc.contributor.other Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (TRB)
dc.contributor.other Minister of Transport, South Africa
dc.date.accessioned 2011-09-26T12:40:22Z
dc.date.available 2011-09-26T12:40:22Z
dc.date.issued 2011-07
dc.description This paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material was published using Adobe Acrobat 10.1.0 Technology. The original CD ROM was produced by Document Transformation Technologies Postal Address: PO Box 560 Irene 0062 South Africa. Tel.: +27 12 667 2074 Fax: +27 12 667 2766 E-mail: nigel@doctech URL: http://www.doctech.co.za en_US
dc.description.abstract Paper presented at the 30th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 11-14 July 2011 "Africa on the Move", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. en_US
dc.description.abstract Efficient and effective operations of the paratransit public transport services such as Matatus as businesses in the city of Nairobi depends on availability of adequate termini and routes with sufficient facilities and management services. This study sought to find out whether the termini and routes in the city enabled efficient operations of matatus. It was found that there were 34 termini, a few of which were authorized while a large number were located on the streets and lacked basic facilities such as toilets and water. There was congestion of matatus at the termini and on the routes which increased their operating costs. To ensure efficient operations, the government should ensure transiting from low- to highoccupancy vehicles, concessioning of routes to well established operators and establishment of more termini on the city's outskirts. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship CD sponsored by TRANSNET en_US
dc.format.extent 10 pages en_US
dc.format.medium PDF en_US
dc.identifier.citation Chitere, P, McCormick, D, Orero, R, Mitullah, W & Ommeh, M 2011, 'Paratransit operations in Nairobi: development of their routes and termini', Paper presented to the 30th Annual Southern African Transport Conference, South Africa, 11-14 July. pp. 384-393 en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 9781920017514
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17315
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Document Transformation Technologies en_US
dc.relation.ispartof SATC 2011
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject Paratransit public transport services en_US
dc.subject Matatus en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Transportation
dc.subject.lcsh Transportation -- Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Transportation -- Southern Africa
dc.title Paratransit operations in Nairobi: development of their routes and termini en_US
dc.type Presentation en_US


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