The Influences of Public Transport on Parking Space: A Study on Travel Choice Behaviour between Private Cars and Public Transport

Abstract

For the last decade when travelling the majority of people rely on cars. To this extent, every public building has the obligation to provide parking area. In transport studies, a long-standing debate has been arguing about in what ways the role of travel mode choices contributes to the association between built environment and travel behaviour. In regard to the presence of the new MRT system in Jakarta, this paper is to review the literature for a theoretical exploration study about how people make their travel mode decision from private cars to public transport. Focusing on travel-to-work behaviour, the study identifies comfort, awareness, location, time management, cost, regulation, and pre-planned activities as attributes which influence travel mode choice. In addition, socio-demographics characteristics and pre-condition habits on using public transport describe how individuals view the attributes. This paper proposes awareness of public transport strategy for the stakeholders.