Intra-City Passengers’ Bus Stop Locations: Principles and Guidelines for Planning an Efficient Intra-City Mobility System in Minna, Niger State, Nigerian.

Abstract

The study focuses at planning for intra-city passengers' bus stops location points on the routes plying By the taxi in Minna Metropolis as to meet the rising intra-city transportation problems in the city. Related literatures Were consulted as the secondary source of the data collection, to establish the need for organized bus-stops as being the usual practice in some cities in Nigeria; these scholarly views formed the platform for the necessity of this study in the city of Minna. So also, the primary data used in this study involves a detailed survey around the metropolitan area of Minna. Information was collected through the aid of questionnaire, oral interview and observations. Findings from this study revealed that the taxi - cab, government buses, and few private buses are the mode of commercial public transport system in the city and these transportation system have their designated routes of operations, also there were routes and areas in the metropolitan which are not served by these system of transportation, the study carried out shows that though there were designated locations for bus stops in the city, the commuters were left on taken decision on where to board vehicle and where to alight as they wishes. Due to the shortcomings in the arrangement and planning of transit facilities in Minna metropolitan area, this study however made provision for proper location planning of bus stops along the routes servicing intra-city transit need in the city to adequately and meet the expectations of the both the passengers and the drivers alike, and also be a source revenue to the government