Demand and Supply of Transport Infrastructure and Services in the Peripheries of Sunyani, Ghana

Abstract

The disparity between peri-urban areas and larger urban centres and cities in Ghana require that there should be an effective accessibility both in each area and between the distinct zones. This study interrogates the challenges that confront the demand and supply of transport infrastructure and services in the peripheries of Sunyani. The data for this study was obtained from 100 households, who were selected sampled from three study areas, (Abesim, Asuakwaa and Adomako). Findings from the study revealed that, peri-urban development in Sunyani is driven by a complex mix of factors and about 84 percent of the inhabitants in the peripheries demand transport daily amidst inadequate transport infrastructure and unreliable transport services. This is mainly as result of activity locations generating trips from the selected peri-urban communities to Sunyani. It is therefore recommended among others, that promoting multi-nuclei centres and mixed-used development which has to do with identification and development of secondary centres with substantial investment such that they provide intervening and working opportunities to the inhabitants of the peri-urban areas to reduce the number of trips made to Sunyani.

Keywords: Peri-urban; Transport Demand; Transport Supply; Infrastructure; Services