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ISSUES UNDERMINING PUBLIC TRANSPORT UTILIZATION IN
DAMMAM CITY, SAUDI ARABIA: AN EXPERT-BASED ANALYSIS
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Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 
eISSN: 2672-7226 
Volume 14 Number 2, April 2019 : 157-171 
© Penerbit UMT 
 
 
ISSUES UNDERMINING PUBLIC TRANSPORT UTILIZATION IN DAMMAM CITY, 
SAUDI ARABIA: AN EXPERT-BASED ANALYSIS 
 
UMAR LAWAL DANO
* 
AND ALI MUFLAH ALQAHTANY 
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 
(formerly University of Dammam), P.O. Box 2397, Dammam 31451, Saudi Arabia 
 
*Corresponding author: [e-mail] 
 
Abstract: Public transport is regarded as one of the most sustainable modes of commuting that 
enhances the socioeconomic development of society. This study examines the factors that undermine 
the utilization of public transport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It utilizes expert-based opinions and 
employs Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to assess the contribution of each factor through weights 
(W) assignment. The results indicated travel time (W=0.285) as the top undermining factor, followed 
by privacy (W=0.262) and weather conditions (W=0.127). The findings will assist decision-makers 
in implementing policies to improve the efficiency of public transport in their respective cities. The 
study concludes by underscoring certain drawbacks and the implications of partially implementing 
certain policies on commuters. 
KEYWORDS: Analytic hierarchy process, sustainable transportation, public transport utilization