Some Thoughts on Intra-Urban Transport Problems in Ethiopia: The Case of the Anbassa City Bus Transport

Abstract

: The study focuses on achieving the /ollowing objectives:
examination of the city bus transport network structure; association between the
demand and supply o/the city bus transport services; investigation o/ the
relationship between the population 0/ Addis Ababa and the demand lor the
transport seli'ices; examination of the temporal and spatial variations of the
volumes of passengers; and identification of the major city bus problems.
The road network 0/ Addis Ababa has main(y a radial development pattern. It
forms a dense network in the north-south direction and there is absence of direct
connections. At present there are 325 buses and 75 route lines functioning in the
capital ci~y. There are significant variations a/passenger flows between peak and
off-peak how"s and, according to the days o/the week, the months a/the year, and
the years. Similarly there are considerable variations 0/ passenger traffic jlollis
between the bus terminals.
The major city bus problems are: traffic congestion; road traffic accidents;
financial constraints; population growth and physical growth of Addis Ababa;
and unmet peak-how; transport needs and long waiting time.