Proceedings of The 7th International Conference on Future of Social Sciences
Year: 2024
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Analysis of Pattern and Proximity of Shuttle Bus Stops Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS): A Case Study of University of Ghana ‘Main’ Campus
Emmanuel Panin Acheampong, Jocob Mensah Ayikwei2, Eric Nkrumah
ABSTRACT:
Shuttle or bus stops are important component of any functional Bus Rapid System (BRP) however, one basic challenge has been the proper siting of vehicular or bus stops along the stretches of the roads in particularly cities in the developing countries. Methodologically this study adopted a mixed approach to data collection. A GPS was used to collect spatial data on the siting of shuttle bus stops and their proximity to residential and lecture halls on University of Ghana main campus. The objective is to analyze the pattern and proximity of shuttle bus stops to the lecture and residential halls using GIS techniques. The study showed that most shuttle bus stops are clustered around Geography department, College of Agriculture and Consumer Science due to the intense nature of the activities at the location. Most students far away from the clustered shuttle bus stops must walk for relatively longer distance to board shuttles as compared to those closer to the clustered points. It is therefore recommended that an appropriate walking distance from original location to the nearest bus stop should be around 400 meters.
keywords: Transportation, Shuttle Bus Stop, Geographic Positioning System (GPS), Pattern, Proximity, Optimization, University of Ghana