Transit Passengers-Oriented Built Environment: An Evaluation of Mode Shift and Street Network and Design

Recently there have been efforts on designing a built environment that encourages its residents to take transit more and use personal motorised vehicles less, commonly known as transit-oriented development (TOD). The outcome of such efforts can be evaluated by the mode shift from using a private motorised vehicle to taking transit occurring among the residents of the built environment. This article explores the mode shift that occurred among Transjakarta BRT corridor 1 passenger that is triggered by the street network and design around the Transjakarta corridor 1 bus stops. This article also evaluates the qualities of the street network and design around the mentioned bus stops to complement the passengers' mode shift explanation. This article is written using a qualitative approach and inductive rationalization. Information regarding the passengers' mode shift is obtained through an indirect interview, while evaluation on the qualities of the street network and design is carried out using space syntax analysis. This article finds that the magnitude of mode shift to taking Transjakarta corridor 1 due to the qualities of the street network and design around the bus stops is not significant. In line with that, the integration and connectivity of the streets around the observed segment of Transjakarta corridor 1 is relatively low. This article concludes that even though mode shift to taking Transjakarta corridor 1 is occurring, the street network and design around the Transjakarta bus stops have not contributed significantly in triggering the mode shift. This article proposes a relatively new approach in evaluating TOD, which is by simultaneously assessing the citizens' habit and preference and the built environment.