A study on the public readiness towards light rail transit (LRT) services in johor bahru

Abstract

This research was entitled ‘A study on public readiness towards Light Rail Transit (LRT) services in Johor Bahru’ that focus on the study on the public readiness among citizen that lives in Johor Bahru towards the Light Rail Transit (LRT) services in Johor Bahru area as one of public transportation modes in future. Currently, Johor Bahru is having a rapid development in infrastructure sector but they still have a limited of public transportation modes that can be used in the area. Because of that, the number of private vehicle user getting increase and will cause a traffic congestion. LRT was one of public transportation that can be implement in Johor Bahru area since it has been constructed in Klang Valley area in Malaysia. The main purpose of this research is to identify the public preferences on public transportation modes by suggesting a Light Rail Transit (LRT) as one of public transportation modes in order to help people in Johor Bahru area in their daily work activities. Researcher will distribute a questionnaire to people live in Johor Bahru area, interview with Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) and also using secondary data as well. The result from this research can be used by some authority that responsible for making a development in Johor Bahru area.