TRAVEL MODE CHOICE INTENTION IN REDUCING TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN KAJANG, SELANGOR

Authors

  • Wan Noratikah Wahidah Wan Ghazali Department of Environment Faculty of Forestry and Environment, UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
  • Zakiah Ponrahono Department of Environment Faculty of Forestry and Environment, UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
  • Syahriah Bachok Department of Urban and Regional Planning Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Amir Hamzah Sharaai Department of Environment Faculty of Forestry and Environment, UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
  • Noor Suzilawati Rabe Department of Urban and Regional Planning Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
  • Nur Shazreena Mat Shukri Department of Environment Faculty of Forestry and Environment, UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
  • Yakin Nur Sunoto Department of Environment Faculty of Forestry and Environment, UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v19i18.1051

Keywords:

Travel intention, psychological mechanism, Theory of Planned Behaviour, public transport

Abstract

The intentions behind a person’s choice of transportation mode is vital information to have in strategic planning for a sustainable transportation system, and is very useful in predicting the behaviours of people. This paper was conducted to identify people's preferences of public transport. Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) as the psychological determinant, three main indicators, attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control (PBC), were explored to identify the mode choice of public transportation among the residents of Kajang. The data was obtained through questionnaires by employing a multistage sampling technique, where 348 respondents were approached. Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis showed that attitude was the dominant indicator among residents of Kajang for modes of public transport. This paper will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the theory of mobility and travel behaviour, as well as act as baseline data for predicting people’s travel behaviour in future mode shift strategies dealing with everyday issues of traffic, such as congestion.

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2021-12-14

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Wan Ghazali, W. N. W., Ponrahono, Z., Bachok, S., Sharaai, A. H., Rabe, N. S., Mat Shukri, N. S., & Nur Sunoto, Y. (2021). TRAVEL MODE CHOICE INTENTION IN REDUCING TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN KAJANG, SELANGOR. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 19(18). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v19i18.1051

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Vol. 19 (2021): PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL : Volume 19, Issue 4, 2021

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