04129nas a2200397 a 4500 20260817171226.0 100305s2009 th uu|m rtt 0| a1eng d .b12073933 AIT Thesis no.TE-08-03 Noor-E-Alam Behavioral analysis for mode choice of commuters in Dhaka City, Bangladesh for introducing Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2009 1 online resource (89 leaves) : ill. Thesis ; no. TE-08-03 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Transportation Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2008 The congestion, safety and environmental problems are rapidly increasing due to the combined effects of rapid motorization and urbanization in Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. Mass rapid transport can address these problem by proving enough rider ship, safe journey and less emission with modem technology as sustainable mode. This research aims to carryout in-depth study about travel behavior of Dhaka city giving more focus on introducing a new mode, Bus rapid transit. Existing public transport attributes were examined both in importance and satisfaction level for fixing the new BRT attributes. A stated preference survey was conducted to see the possible willingness of the commuters to shift from their current mode to newly proposed Bus rapid transit. Survey results showed that female travelers prefer to use taxilCNG & non-motorized vehicle more than male as these modes are comfortable, personalized and can give door to door service which is convenient for female. As household income increases people are more inclined to personalized mode. Loosing wallet to pickpockets are very common especially in crowded public buses in Dhaka. Short distance trips are made by walk, rickshaw and Para transit while buses are used mostly for long distance. Travel time ,Priority seat for women and special need people, cost ,in vehicle security frequency of service, and in vehicle comfort were found to be the most important attribute for public transport in context of Dhaka city. Most of the respondents showed their total dissatisfaction with existing public transport attributes. Due to the dissatisfaction with almost all existing attributes of the public transport in Dhaka city majority of the respondents showed positive attitude about BRT. Some private car users and NMV users do not want to switch to BRT because private car is comfortable and secured and NMV gives door to door service. Middle income group was found to be the most potential group to switch to BRT New BRT system should have comfortable riding facility, be reliable and secured, easily accessible and should have priority seat for female and special need people in order to attract the commuters of Dhaka city. Bus rapid transit Bangladesh Dhaka Transportation Bangladesh Dhaka Kim, Hyunmyung Chairperson Pichai Taneerananon, Examination Committee Kunnawee Kanitpong, Examination Committee Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP), Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. TE-08-03 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B04092 .b12073933 mnait u 240329 0 100305 m a u 0 mnait mnarc 22 40 Barcode : 30050120704076 CREATED : 2014-09-04 RECORD # : i12788405 LPATRON : 1028645 LCHKIN : 2020-02-28 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 3 TOT CHKOUT : 2 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050160041744 CREATED : 2016-03-24 RECORD # : i12907236 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 11399 11399 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-17 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.TE-08-03 30050120704076 2026-08-17 17:12:26 3 2026-08-17 22 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-17 0 AIT Thesis no.TE-08-03 30050160041744 2026-08-17 17:12:26 1 2026-08-17 40