Mobility challenges for women: A case study of bus rapid transit Peshawar
In Pakistan, women face significant barriers to urban mobility. This is due to limited access to safe, affordable, and sustainable public transportation, exacerbated by socio-cultural norms and experiences of harassment. Addressing these challenges is crucial for promoting gender equality and unlock...
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| description | In Pakistan, women face significant barriers to urban mobility. This is due to limited access to safe, affordable, and sustainable public transportation, exacerbated by socio-cultural norms and experiences of harassment. Addressing these challenges is crucial for promoting gender equality and unlocking women's potential for growth. This research inspects women's mobility experiences and challenges and proposes potential improvements for bus rapid transit (BRT) Peshawar. Interviews were conducted for data collection, and statistical tools and methods were employed to analyze the results. The most common modes of travel to and from the BRT stations were walk (39%&45%) followed by Taxi/Rickshaw (32%each) and car/bike (15%&9%), respectively. Most users accessed the BRT system within a 3km radius (55%) and typically traveled during the daytime (56% from 6–10 am and 51% from 2–6 pm). The main challenges identified, mainly for the younger users, were harassment faced at stations (66% for 18–30 years and 52% for 31–45 years of age groups, respectively) while on the buses with 54% for <18 years and 56% for 18–30 years of age groups, respectively, with a visual type of harassment in major. The study highlights women's unique mobility challenges with Peshawar BRT. Addressing these issues can boost their education and economic prospects, as a major study sample was comprised of lower-income employees (80% having an income less than 40,000 PKR11 When conducting the survey, the average price of 1 US Dollar was 256.5 Pakistani Rupees.) and middle-aged students (48%). The findings provide valuable insights for BRT Peshawar and future BRT projects in developing countries. Despite separate seats, challenges persist during peak hours due to the absence of partitions between male and female sections within buses and other BRT amenities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d77a1b48e8b46ddbcb14677e52129462025-08-20T01:57:59ZengElsevierTransportation Engineering2666-691X2024-12-011810028510.1016/j.treng.2024.100285Mobility challenges for women: A case study of bus rapid transit PeshawarAltaf Ayaz0Hamza Saleem1Muhammad Usama Bin Ayyub2Abdul Qadeer3School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan; Corresponding author.School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, PakistanSchool of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, PakistanMilitary College of Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, PakistanIn Pakistan, women face significant barriers to urban mobility. This is due to limited access to safe, affordable, and sustainable public transportation, exacerbated by socio-cultural norms and experiences of harassment. Addressing these challenges is crucial for promoting gender equality and unlocking women's potential for growth. This research inspects women's mobility experiences and challenges and proposes potential improvements for bus rapid transit (BRT) Peshawar. Interviews were conducted for data collection, and statistical tools and methods were employed to analyze the results. The most common modes of travel to and from the BRT stations were walk (39%&45%) followed by Taxi/Rickshaw (32%each) and car/bike (15%&9%), respectively. Most users accessed the BRT system within a 3km radius (55%) and typically traveled during the daytime (56% from 6–10 am and 51% from 2–6 pm). The main challenges identified, mainly for the younger users, were harassment faced at stations (66% for 18–30 years and 52% for 31–45 years of age groups, respectively) while on the buses with 54% for <18 years and 56% for 18–30 years of age groups, respectively, with a visual type of harassment in major. The study highlights women's unique mobility challenges with Peshawar BRT. Addressing these issues can boost their education and economic prospects, as a major study sample was comprised of lower-income employees (80% having an income less than 40,000 PKR11 When conducting the survey, the average price of 1 US Dollar was 256.5 Pakistani Rupees.) and middle-aged students (48%). The findings provide valuable insights for BRT Peshawar and future BRT projects in developing countries. Despite separate seats, challenges persist during peak hours due to the absence of partitions between male and female sections within buses and other BRT amenities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666691X24000599Bus rapid transitHarassmentQuestionnaire surveySample sizeWomen's mobility |
| spellingShingle | Altaf Ayaz Hamza Saleem Muhammad Usama Bin Ayyub Abdul Qadeer Mobility challenges for women: A case study of bus rapid transit Peshawar Transportation Engineering Bus rapid transit Harassment Questionnaire survey Sample size Women's mobility |
| title | Mobility challenges for women: A case study of bus rapid transit Peshawar |
| title_full | Mobility challenges for women: A case study of bus rapid transit Peshawar |
| title_fullStr | Mobility challenges for women: A case study of bus rapid transit Peshawar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mobility challenges for women: A case study of bus rapid transit Peshawar |
| title_short | Mobility challenges for women: A case study of bus rapid transit Peshawar |
| title_sort | mobility challenges for women a case study of bus rapid transit peshawar |
| topic | Bus rapid transit Harassment Questionnaire survey Sample size Women's mobility |
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