Explore Sustainable Commuting of Urban People: Case Study of Traveling to Kasetsart University

Authors

  • ณิชา สุขวัฒนากรณ์ สาขาวิชาวิศวกรรมโยธา คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์
  • ปิยนุช เวทย์วิวรณ์ สาขาวิชาวิศวกรรมโยธา คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์

Keywords:

Sustainable commuting, public transport, urban transportation, daily walking, daily cycling

Abstract

This research aims to explore sustainable commuting in Bangkok through case study of urban people who routinely commute to Kasetsart University. Data was collected from staff and students through online questionnaires. Total of 315 sets of data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis. The result shows that there are 60 people traveling on foot and cycling (19.05%), 58 people traveling on foot or cycling together with public transport (18.41%) and the remaining 197 people (62.54%) travel in mixed mode with motor vehicles and private cars. The major reasons inhibiting these people to use sustainable commuting alternatives include 1) Insufficient good quality infrastructure to support walking and cycling. 2) Insufficient number of public buses and related facilities 3) Lack of confidence in safety of public vans, and 4) The price of BTS and MRT is too high for most people.

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2019-06-28

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สุขวัฒนากรณ์ ณ. and เวทย์วิวรณ์ ป., “Explore Sustainable Commuting of Urban People: Case Study of Traveling to Kasetsart University”, Eng. & Technol. Horiz., vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 9–14, Jun. 2019.

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Vol. 36 No. 2 (2019): April - June

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Research Articles

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