Regina Amoako-Sakyi

University of Cape Coast | UCC · Department of Geography & Regional Planning

This research utilized a mixed-method approach to explore the use of paratransit services for school commutes. It focused on understanding the factors shaping the selection of paratransit mode, the challenges children encounter when using such modes for school travel, and evaluated the efficacy of child safety education among basic school children...

Access to public transport increases vulnerable people's social mobility, facilitates economic integration and improves general well-being. This is possible given the low vehicular acquisition and low cost required to enjoy public transport services. Unfortunately, the discourse on the responsiveness of public transport services to the disability c...

This study sought to unravel the conditions of the walking environment, and residents lived experiences of walking in two urban neighbourhoods in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA). Drawing on a participatory mapping exercise and a total of 70 community and institutional qualitative interviews, the results revealed that the study neighbourh...

Commuter trains are a popular mode of transportation among low-income earners in Ghana. However, due to the economic turmoil of the 1970s, the government struggled to invest in and manage this travel option effectively. With the increasing trend towards mass commuter services worldwide, this study aimed to examine how commuters perceive the quality...

Public transport is a viable option that can help persons with visual disability to overcome mobility challenges. The main aim of the review is to identify existing provisions, barriers, and/or access to public transport services for persons with visual disability. A scoping review was conducted based on the framework proposed by Arskey and O’Malle...

Access to public transport services is crucial to the enjoyment of various life-enhancing opportunities by persons with disabilities (PWDs). However, the attainment of such services is confronted with varying levels of difficulties due to the non-conformity between transport service delivery and PWDs' needs. While many players like transport operat...

Being connected implies having access to a wide range of facilities, services, infrastructure, and opportunities that contribute to a decent life and the possibilities for social, employment and economic development. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a major threat to our ability to interact directly with others. It has shown that comparatively f...

Apart from their potential environmental benefits, micromobility modes of transport can afford their users enormous health benefits. This notwithstanding, their adoption is very low or non-existent in most African cities including Ghana. The paucity of research on micromobility in Ghana restricts any objective discussions on the factors that contri...

Access to public transport services is crucial to the enjoyment of various life-enhancing opportunities by persons with disabilities (PWDs). However, the attainment of such services is confronted with varying levels of difficulties due to the non-conformity between transport service delivery and PWDs' needs. While many players like transport operat...

In spite of its role in the development of nations, transport has also been identified as a means of spreading some communicable diseases. However, few studies have been conducted to assess the spread of diseases on road transport. This study sought to explore the views of operators and passengers about the spread of communicable diseases on the pu...

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) encourages densification around transport nodes with a combination of work, educational facilities, commercial activities and other essential services. Implementing TOD in Ghana would, however, be faced with several challenges. The systematic review approach, which is based on published scholarly works was adopted...

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) encourages densification around transport nodes with a combination of work, educational facilities, commercial activities and other essential services. Implementing TOD in Ghana would, however, be faced with several challenges. The systematic review approach, which is based on published scholarly works was adopted...

Globally, studies have provided significant facts about pedestrian demographic characteristics influencing road crossing behaviour of pedestrians. However, there seems to be an unconcluded argument about the influence of demographic characteristics on road crossing behaviour. This study aimed at examine the gender differences in road crossing behav...

In pursuance of the UN's Convention on the Right of Persons with Disability and Ghana's disability act, the University of Cape Coast has equally instituted a string of interventions to ensure equitable access to its facilities to all students regardless of one's disability. Emphasis on this has however focused on the modification and inclusion of d...

The report concludes that Ghana’s urban sprawl is not matched by a corresponding improvement in its transport system and therefore. With an over-reliance on road transport system and a limited mass public transport infrastructure to support the mobility of its citizenry, access and transport needs of its vulnerable population is restricted to a lar...

Among Low and Middle-Income countries, children are more likely to walk to school. They are often exposed to some hazards including child pedestrian crashes, threats to security and face harsh weather conditions especially for self-reported captive walkers. In this study, the relationship between children’s perception of their safety from pedestria...

Wide gender disparities have persisted in various forms within Ghanaian society including the transport sector. Previous gender mainstreaming efforts in this area have not always achieved their purpose, but even when successful, these initiatives are seldom up-scaled. This study explored the scalability potential of gender mainstreaming initiatives...

The study assessed the quality of campus shuttle bus service in three Ghanaian public universities, namely (KNUST). This was ascertained by a cross sectional study through the administration of 891 copies of pretested SERVQUAL questionnaire at designated bus stops for campus shuttle bus service. The study revealed perceived poor quality bus service...

The study sought to find out factors influencing modal choice on Accra-Takoradi route. This was achieved with the use of methodological triangulation approach not only involving qualitative and quantitative methodology but other sources of data collection such as questionnaire administration, in-depth interviews, and observations. The analysis bega...

The Intercity State Transport Company is one of the two state funded transport companies in Ghana competing with a range of other service providers mainly from the private sector in the industry. Once well respected and described as the pride of intercity travels in Ghana, it is currently a mere shadow of its former glory with rapid decline in pass...

A cross sectional study of gender perspective of campus shuttle service was carried out using 891 questionnaires administered on students from the three foremost public universities in Ghana. The questionnaires containing gender of respondents and modified SERVQUAL scale were administered through simple random sampling at the designated bus stops i...

The study is to apply SERVQUAL scale in assessing campus shuttle bus service. The methodology was opinion survey of simple randomly selected 300 respondents at the two designated stations for the shuttle service. The cronbach'salpha of the attributes ranges from 0.903-0.907. Frequencies, percentage, mean andpaired sample t-test was used for the dat...

Road safety for all categories of road users is of paramount interest to transportation planners, government and road users in general. Like many other developing countries, Ghana has serious challenges with road safety. As the dominant mode of transport, road transport is also the most hazardous in the country. Pedestrians are one class of road us...

Many Sub Saharan African countries still have dire transport needs. Children in particular are faced with mobility constraints in their quest to access, education, health and recreation. This study investigated the ownership and use of bicycles among children in Rural Ghana. The study was conducted in six rural communities within two ecological zon...

In some African societies, women and girls are saddled with several responsibilities both at home and on the farm. The utilitarian use of bicycles has therefore considerable reduced their mobility constrains and lessen the burden of work on these women. However, perceptions on female bicycle use in some cultures do not promote the utilitarian use o...

This paper examines the gendered implications of Africa's transport gap (the lack of cheap, regular and reliable transport) for young people in rural Ghana, with particular reference to the linkages between restricted mobility, household work demands, access to education and livelihood potential. Our aim is to show how mobility constraints, especia...

Goal 4 of the UN Millennium Development Goals seeks to “reduce child mortality” and targets a reduction of child mortality rate among children under five years. Although some significant achievements have been made by some countries in this direction, it is estimated that more than 9 million children under the age of five die every year worldwide;...

Background: Children in most Sub-Saharan African countries are faced with severe mobility constraints in their quest to access schools, health care and other places important to their well-being. Although bicycles apparently offer possible solutions to these problems as a relatively low-cost, Non-Motorised Transport (NMT), the potential of bicycles...