Creating walking led transit stations for women in Malaysia / Yong Adilah Shamsul Harumain, Nur Farhana Azmi and Suhaini Yusoff

Shamsul Harumain, Yong Adilah and Azmi, Nur Farhana and Yusoff, Suhaini (2020) Creating walking led transit stations for women in Malaysia / Yong Adilah Shamsul Harumain, Nur Farhana Azmi and Suhaini Yusoff. Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment (MySE), 7 (1). pp. 101-114. ISSN 0128-326X

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Abstract

Transit stations are generally well known as nodes of spaces where percentage of people walking are relatively high. The issue is do more planning is actually given to create walkability. Creating walking led transit stations involves planning of walking distance, providing facilities like pathways, toilets, seating and lighting. On the other hand, creating walking led transit station for women uncover a new epitome. Walking becomes one of the most important forms of mobility for women in developing countries nowadays. Encouraging women to use public transportation is not just about another effort to promote the use of public transportation but also another great endeavour to reduce numbers of traffic on the road. This also means, creating an effort to control accidents rate, reducing carbon emission, improving health and eventually, developing the quality of life. Hence, in this paper, we sought first to find out the factors that motivate women to walk at transit stations in Malaysia. A questionnaire survey with 562 female user of Light Railway Transit (LRT) was conducted at LRT stations along Kelana Jaya Line. Both built and non-built environment characteristics, particularly distance, safety and facilities were found as factors that are consistently associated with women walkability. With these findings, the paper highlights the criteria which are needed to create and make betterment of transit stations not just for women but also for walkability in general.

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Item Type: Article
Creators:
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Shamsul Harumain, Yong Adilah
adilah_shamsul@um.edu.my
Azmi, Nur Farhana
UNSPECIFIED
Yusoff, Suhaini
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Subjects: N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > Architecture in relation to special subjects
N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > Architecture in relation to special subjects > Human factors and architecture
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak > Seri Iskandar Campus > Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying
Journal or Publication Title: Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment (MySE)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Environment (MySE)
ISSN: 0128-326X
Volume: 7
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 101-114
Keywords: Transit Stations; Walkability; Walking; Women Transport
Date: June 2020
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54056
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