An analysis of intra-city patterns of residents in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria

Abstract

In urban transportation, the movement of people as they go about their daily activities is of great concern. Urban travel is not solely on travels alone, but on people’s participation in activities and how this is done. The intra-city trips for various purposes are done in two categories namely, the weekdays and weekends trips. The four measures of trips characteristics chosen are namely, departure time, arrival time, and mode of transport and trip length for each intra-city journey purposes .The study sample consisted of 2,500 households in the study area. Systematic sampling technique was used to select every tenth building on the identified streets. The data collected were analysed using simple frequency count. There was a significant variation in intra-city trips for various purpose (f-4.1, p<0.01). The distance covered in kilometer for any of the trips (work, business, social, shopping and recreation) averaged 5km radius. Description of residents daily travel characteristics provides considerable insight into the quality of life experienced the event of similarities and variations in their commuting patterns among different area within the Lagos metropolis. Trip purpose analysis is necessary for an in-depth knowledge of the aggregate patterns of intra-city travel. Such analysis will revealed the structure of movement of households and the different land use to which certain proportion of the aggregate journeys are directed.

Keywords

• Intra-city
• Transport
• Travel pattern
• Urbanization
• Resident