Final Year Project: Proposal 3

RESEARCH TOPIC:

Public transport

TITLE:

Send me to my destination

BACKGROUND

Public transport (also public transportation or public transit) is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.

Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams and trains, rapid transit (metro/subways/undergrounds etc) and ferries. Public transport between cities is dominated by airlines, coaches, and intercity rail. High-speed rail networks are being developed in many parts of the world.

Most public transport runs to a scheduled timetable with the most frequent services running to headway. Share taxi offers on-demand services in many parts of the world and some services will wait until the vehicle is full before it starts. Para transit is sometimes used in areas of low-demand and for people who need a door-to-door service.

Urban public transport may be provided by one or more private transport operators or by a transit authority. Public transport services are usually funded by government subsidies and fares charged to each passenger. Services are normally regulated and possibly subsidized from local or national tax revenue. Fully subsidized, zero-fare (free) services operate in some towns and cities.

For historical and economic reasons, there are differences internationally regarding use and extent of public transport. While countries in Old World tend to have extensive and frequent systems serving their old and dense cities, many cities of the New World have more sprawl and much less comprehensive public transport.

PROBLEM INDENTIFICATION

Not user friendly
Attitude problems
High chance of robbery happens because of crowd
How comfortable is the public transport
Vandalism
Poor of time management
People disobey the special seat regulations

AIM AND OBJECTIVE

To educate people who are using public transport
To raise awareness on how to reduce behavior problems
To secure a public transport system that is fully integrated, accessible, reliable, publicly owned and ultimately usable for all at the point of use.
To stimulate the use of public transport and to promote alternative
transport in urban communities.
To raise awareness of the particular needs of people with disabilities and people who are pregnant, elderly people and mothers with new born babies.

MOTIVATION

My experience of using public transport had made me to realize the problems that the transportation has, hence I would like to take the chance to improve the situation. It is also important to give awareness to the society regarding the discipline of using public transportation. In directly, this will create a better and proper way of using public transportation.

IDEATION AND CONCEPT

My concept on this topic is to provide a video installation or documentary. This video covers some helpful information and will help you to visualize.

REVIEW, ANALYSIS AND PRECEDENT STUDIES