Tipping points on transport and behaviour: Examining Bus Rapid Transit system in Jakarta, Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/iccsr-18.2018.12How to use a DOI?

Keywords

public transport; bus rapid transit; transjakarta; travel behaviour

Abstract

This paper will examine the relationship between the human behaviour and its role in people's transport behaviour, using the case studies of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Jakarta, Indonesia. It departs from the idea that the human behaviour can be altered by certain triggers. In transport perspective, it means that behaviour of using private transport can be shifted into a more sustainable public transport. Using the thought of Saussure on “signs” and Bourdieu on “habitus”, it can be concluded that anything can be a trigger or “tipping points” to shape human behaviour. The expected result of the employment of public transport policies is the change in travel behaviour and modal shifting, from private transport mode to public transport mode. This paper will start with the understanding of habitual studies, transport provision in developing countries, and how the human behaviour can shape the unsustainable transport behaviour. It then moves to the emergence of Bus Rapid Transit system as the answer of providing affordable high-capacity transport for developing countries. Using the BRT guidelines, this paper will formulate the "tipping point" indicators, a set of indicators for a successful BRT system that can adjust people's behaviour from using private transport to public transport, and then interrogate it with the policies of Transjakarta. In the end, this paper will generally suggest what type of development and improvements to maximise the public transport ridership to generate a more sustainable and equitable transport system.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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