URBAN TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES: THE IMPACT OF THE LAGOS BRT-LITE

¹Yaqub J.O., ²A.O. Olateju and ³B. Aina

^1,2Department of Economics, Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria

³Department of geography, Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria

E-mail: jyaqub2010@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Lagos being a mega city, where the public transport sector has suffered neglect for quite some time. This neglect, coupled with escalating urban population, has resulted in chaotic, unsustainable, time and money wasting transport system. Out of the intention to alleviate traffic anarchy and creating a functional, liveable and sustainable city, the Lagos BRT was created in 2008. This study looks at how the BRT scheme has been able to impact on the transportation challenges in metropolitan Lagos. Data were generated using well structured questionnaire, administered on 100 randomly selected respondents in the metropolis; and these were analysed using descriptive analysis and inferential statistics. From the result of the analysis, it is observed that the BRT scheme has imparted positively on the transportation system in Lagos metropolis. However, there is need to expand the system to cater for haulage, the disabled members of the society, the transportation of infants on pushchairs as well as the aged in order to alleviate the transportation challenges in the society.

Key-words: Mega city, Transportation, Bus rapid transit, Challenges, Lagos