An analysis of urban public transportation in Yogyakarta: case of Trans Jogja Bus

Transportation is the movement of humans or animals, goods, and information from one location to another. In other words, the action of transport is defined as a particular movement of an organism or thing from a point. Transportation is a derived demand that follow all basic human needs. The more populated of certain area, the more intensively of transportation, and it triggers the transport congestion. Public transportation is one solution to minimize congestion problems due to the large number of private vehicles. This study aims to (1) identify potential users of the Trans Jogja Bus; and (2) analyze the level of Trans Jogja bus occupancy. This study use quantitative research method, i.e. survey method, by using questionnaire instruments for conducting structured interviews and check lists for conducting observations. The mechanism for obtaining data in this study are by collecting primary and secondary data. The location of the research is Yogyakarta City and its surroundings which are covered by Trans Jogja Bus routes. The data was processed with SPSS 19.0 software and analyzed by quantitative descriptive analysis techniques. Results of this research shows that: (1) all of Trans Jogja Bus route actually have potential trip generation, as well as trip destination, however; (2) the occupancy level of Trans Jogja Bus are still little bit low even though service level is quite good.