Design of Alternative Modes of Public Transportation In Nablus City Presented by: Bashar Abu-Jneid Mujahed Nassar 1 INTRODUCTION : - The Study Area is Nablus City. - Focused on the internal routes of PT system. -Purpose : To study and evaluate the existing PT system and put some alternatives to improve it. Methodology and Data Collection: Visiting The Main Terminal Nablus Municipality – Road and Traffic Sector Interviewing with The Drivers The Supervisors Previous Research and Studies Statistics Buses Co. Representatives Passengers PGUTW: Mr. Amjad Al-Baqa. Current Situation : Table 1: Number of Vehicles on Routes – Current Situation No. Route Name Number of Vehicles (4 seats ) / Route Number of Vans (7 seats ) / Route Number of Drivers (Vehicles) / Route Number of Drivers ) Van(/ Route 1 Balata 92 - 148 - 2 Al-Dahya 40 - 62 - 3 Askar 101 - 156 - 4 Ebn-Rushd 27 - 43 - 5 Al-Ta’won 38 - 60 - 6 Rafeedia 178 6 286 6 7 Al-Makhfiah 100 23 147 23 8 Al-Ein camp 60 - 92 - 9 El-Etehad 31 - 44 - Total 667 29 1038 29 Table 2 : Length of Routes, Number of Trips and Number of Passengers for The PT Internal Routes in Nablus City – Current Situation No. Route Name Length (Km) Number of Trip / Vehicle / Day Number of Passengers )One-Way / (Vehicle / Day Number of Passengers) Round Trip / (Vehicle/ Day Number of Passengers /Route /Day* 1 Balata 3.5 20 80 120 11,040 2 Al-Dahya 3.4 20 80 120 4800 3 Askar 5 23 92 138 13,938 4 Ebn-Rushed 2.3 27 108 162 4374 5 Al-Ta’won 2.3 21 89 126 4788 6 Rafeedia 4.4 28 112 168 29,904 7 Al-Makhfiah 2.5 24 106 159 15,900 8 Al-Ein camp 3.2 28 112 168 10,080 9 El-Etehad 2.9 23 92 138 4278 Total 29.6 214 871 1299 99,102 Table 3: Rang Fare for Each Route and The Used Value – Current Situation Route Range Fare (NIS) Used Value (NIS) Balata 2.5 - 3 2.75 Al-Dahya 2.5 - 3.5 3 Askar 2.5 - 3.5 3 Ebn-Rushed 2.5 - 3 2.75 Al-Ta’won 3 -3.5 3.25 Rafeedia 2.5 -3 2.75 Al-Makhfiah 2.5 - 3.5 3 Al-Ein camp 2.5 - 3 2.75 El-Etehad 2.5 - 3 2.75 *Costs Elements Considered for a (4seats) – Shared Taxi: P=55,000₪ N= 10 years F= 44,000₪ Table 4: Existing Situation of Income and Expenses Analysis (per Vehicle: (4Seats)) – Current Situation No. Route Name License and Insurance/ Month ( ₪ ) Fuel Cost / Month ( ₪ ) Terminal Fee / Month ( ₪ ) Taxes Per Month ( ₪ ) Maintenance /Month ( ₪ ) Driver's Salary ( ₪ ) Total Expense / Month ( ₪ ) Total Income / Month ( ₪ ) Profit /Month ( ₪ ) 1 Balata 550 3000 200 167 650 2000 6567 8250 1444 2 Al-Dahya 550 3000 200 167 650 2000 6567 9000 2194 3 Askar 417 3000 200 167 650 2000 6434 10,350 3677 4 Ebn-Rushed 425 2800 200 167 650 2000 6242 11,137 4656 5 Al-Ta’won 417 2900 200 167 650 2000 6334 10,237 3664 6 Rafeedia 417 3000 200 167 650 2000 6434 9,702 3029 7 Al-Makhfiah 460 3000 200 167 650 2000 6477 10,017 3301 8 Al-Ein camp 464 2800 200 167 650 2000 6281 9702 3182 9 El-Etehad 417 3000 200 167 650 2000 6434 9487 2814 Table 5 : Existing Situation for Buses Companies – Current Situation No. The Company's Name No. of Buses Routes Name No. of Trips / Daily Trip Time / Trip (Min) 1 Al-Tamimi 27 15 (Normal Bus) Rafeedia Al-Makhfiah Al-Quds Open University Rafeedia(10-12) Al-Makhfiah(12-15) Al-Quds Open University (18-20) 12 12 ( Small Bus ) 2 Al- Waleed 6 4 ( Normal Bus) Askar Balata Askar( 10 ) Balata( 8 ) 40 2 ( Small Bus ) No. The Company's Name License and Insurance/ Month ( ₪ ) Fuel Cost/ Month ( ₪ ) Maintenance /Month ( ₪ ) Fee / Trip( ₪ ) Drivers Salary/Month( ₪ ) 1 Al-Tamimi 1100 ( Normal Bus) 18900( Normal Bus) (1000-2000) (2- 2.5 ) 2500 Plus Percentage 600 ( Small Bus ) 8300( Small Bus ) (1000-2000) 2 Al- Waleed 1100 ( Normal Bus) 9100 ( Normal Bus) (1000-2000) 2 2600 600 ( Small Bus ) 5000 ( Small Bus ) (1000-2000) Table 6 : Expenses and Income for Buses Routes – Current Situation Table 7 : Costs Considered in The Depreciation of The Buses P (NIS) N (years) F (NIS) Normal Bus 150,000 19 10,000 Small Bus 70,000 19 5000 No. of Companies The Company's Name Total Income / Month ( ₪ ) Total Expense / Month ( ₪ ) Profit / Month ( ₪ ) 1 Al-Tamimi 35,500 ( Normal Bus) 24,000 ( Normal Bus) 10,557 ( Normal Bus) 15,600 ( Small Bus ) 12,900 ( Small Bus ) 2259 ( Small Bus ) 2 Al- Waleed 23,400 (Normal Bus ) 14,300 ( Normal Bus) 8157 ( Normal Bus) 10,300 ( Small Bus ) 9,700 ( Small Bus ) 160 ( Small Bus ) Table 8: Existing Situation of Income and Expenses Analysis per Company – Current Situation The PT Users’ Perception The Distribution of Experienced Problems *Scenario No.1 (Shared Taxis and Vans): How presentation will benefit audience: Adult learners are more interested in a subject if they know how or why it is important to them. Presenter’s level of expertise in the subject: Briefly state your credentials in this area, or explain why participants should listen to you. 13 No. Route Name Number of Shared-Taxis (4 seats ) Number of Vans (7 seats ) Number of Reduced Shared-Taxis (4seats) 1 Balata 46 26 20 2 Al-Dahya 20 11 9 3 Askar 50 28 23 4 Ebn-Rushd 14 8 5 5 Al-Ta’won 19 11 8 6 Rafeedia 89 50 39 7 Al-Makhfiah 50 28 22 8 Al-Ein camp 30 17 13 9 El-Etehad 16 9 6 Total 334 188 145 Table 9: Number of Vehicles on Routes - Scenario-1 *Costs Elements Considered for a Van: P=130,000₪ N= 10 years F= 80,000₪ No. Route Name License and Insurance/ Month ( ₪ ) Fuel Cost / Month ( ₪ ) Terminal Fees / Month ( ₪ ) Taxes/ Month ( ₪ ) Maintenance /Month ( ₪ ) Driver's salary ( ₪ ) Total Expense / Month ( ₪ ) Total Income / Month ( ₪ ) Profit /Month ( ₪ ) 1 Balata 750 4200 200 167 800 2000 8117 14,437 5,586 2 Al-Dahya 750 4200 200 167 800 2000 8117 15,750 6,899 3 Askar 750 4200 200 167 800 2000 8117 18,075 9,224 4 Ebn-Rushed 750 3920 200 167 800 2000 7819 19,456 10,903 5 Al-Ta’won 750 4060 200 167 800 2000 7977 17,875 9,164 6 Rafeedia 750 4200 200 167 800 2000 8117 16,978 8,127 7 Al-Makhfiah 750 4200 200 167 800 2000 8117 15,876 7,025 8 Al-Ein camp 750 3920 200 167 800 2000 7819 16,978 8,425 9 El-Etehad 750 4200 200 167 800 2000 8117 16,568 7,717 Table 10: Existing Situation of Income and Expenses Analysis (per Van) – Scenario-1 Route Name Profit / Month / (4 seats)Vehicle ( ₪ ) Profit / Month / Vans ( ₪ ) Profit / Month / Route ( ₪ ) Balata 1444 145,236 239,590 Al-Dahya 2194 75,889 140,466 Askar 3677 258,272 497,466 Ebn-Rushd 4656 87,224 163,311 Al-Ta’won 3664 100,804 188,748 Rafeedia 3029 406,350 757,201 Al-Makhfiah 3301 196,700 403,900 Al-Ein camp 3182 143,225 263,960 El-Etehad 2814 69,453 122,194 Table 11 : Profit per Route – Scenario-1 *Scenario No.2 (Current Shared Taxis Routes and Normal Buses Route): Figure :The Busy Public Transport Route A main route is created (Busy route) by keeping the existing routes. It is aimed to have a high capacity main route and to solve the traffic jam by reducing the number of shared taxis partially. The main route is planned to work between east regions (Balata & Askar) and west regions (Rafeedia& Al-Makhfeiah) with central terminal at the center of the city. No. Route Name Number of Shared-Taxis (4 seats ) Number of Buses Number of Trips/ Bus/Day Number of reduced Shared-Taxis (4seats) 1 Askar and Balata 105 7 14 88 2 Rafeedia 78 8 15 100 3 Al-Makhfiah 37 5 13 63 Table 12 : Number of Reduced Taxis and Number of Buses to Add – Scenario-2 *No. of buses to add to the system = 20 buses. *No. of reduced shared taxis = 251 (4seats). -How regions would be served by The Busy Route ? -For the eastern regions Figure :Route to Serve The Eastern Region by The Busy Route -For the western regions: -Rafeedia : Figure :Route to Serve Rafeedia by The Busy Route -Al-Makhfiah Figure :Route to Serve Al-Makhfiah by The Busy Route *For Al-Makhfiah, the bus route will serve the street from main terminal to Nablus Al-Takhasousi Hospital to An-Najah National University (The Old Campus), while Al-Makhfiah itself will be served by shared taxis according to the topographic difficulties and level of demand. -Obviously, the new main rout needs a new terminal, this due to the fact that buses can’t fit in the main terminal at Nablus Mall and it is not practical, the suggested center of the buses terminal is near Al-Kindi secondary school. Figure : The Suggested Center of The Buses Terminal *Costs Elements Considered for a Bus (2015 or Newer): P=200,000₪ N= 19 years F= 10,000₪ No. Route Name License and Insurance/ Month ( ₪ ) Fuel Cost / Month ( ₪ ) Terminal Fees / Month ( ₪ ) Taxes/ Month ( ₪ ) Maintenance /Month ( ₪ ) Driver's Salary ( ₪ ) Total Expense / Month ( ₪ ) Total Income / Month ( ₪ ) Profit /Month ( ₪ ) 1 Askar and Balata 1100 11,500 200 167 (700–1500 ) 3000 17,067 28,000 9,686 2 Rafeedia 1100 12,000 200 167 (700–1500 ) 3000 17,567 30,000 11,186 3 Al-Makhfiah* 1100 7000 200 167 (700–1500 ) 3000 12,567 26,000 12,186 Table 13: Expected Situation of Income and Expenses Analysis (per Bus) – Scenario-2 -Al-Makhfiah*: Only to An-Najah National University- The Old Campus. -The total profit per month for the busy route is (9,686*7 + 11,186* 8+ 12,186*5) = 218,220 ₪. -The average profit per bus = (218,220/20) = 10,911₪. -From the profit/month/bus, 20 buses will pay off in 2 years. Route Name Profit / Month /Vehicle ( ₪ ) Profit / Month / Route ( ₪ ) Balata 1444 72,200 Al-Dahya 2194 87,760 Askar 3677 202,235 Ebn-Rushd 4656 125,712 Al-Ta’won 3664 139,232 Rafeedia 3029 236,262 Al-Makhfiah 3301 122,137 Al-Ein camp 3182 190,920 El-Etehad 2814 87,234 Busy Route Askar and Balata 9,686 218,220 Rafeedia 11,186 Al-Makhfiah* 12,186 -The highest profit/Route is still for Rafeedia then for the busy route. -But, the highest profit per vehicle goes to the busy route. Table 14 : Profit per Month per Route - Scenario-2 *Scenario No.3 (Taxis and Trolleybuses Route) : Table 15 : Number of Reduced Shared Taxis and Number of Trolleybuses to Add – Scenario-3 No. Region Name Number of Shared-Taxis (4 seats ) Number of Trolleybuses to Add Number of Trips/ Bus/Day Number of reduced Shared-Taxis ( 4 seats) 1 Askar and Balata 105 5 14 88 2 Rafeedia 78 6 15 100 3 Al-Makhfiah* 37 4 13 63 *No. of trolleybuses to add to the system = 15 Trolleybuses. *No. of reduced shared taxis = 251 (4seats). *Costs Elements Considered for a Trolleybus: P=1,150,000₪ N= 20 years F= 20,000₪ Table 16 : The Expected Expenses and Income of a Trolleybus - Scenario-3 No. Region Name License and Insurance/ Month ( ₪ ) Fuel Cost / Month ( ₪ ) Terminal Fees / Month ( ₪ ) Taxes/ Month ( ₪ ) Maintenance /Month ( ₪ ) Driver's Salary ( ₪ ) Total Expense / Month ( ₪ ) Total Income / Month ( ₪ ) Profit /Month ( ₪ ) 1 Askar and Balata 1100 3800 200 167 7600 3000 15,867 38,500 15,827 2 Rafeedia 1100 4000 200 167 7600 3000 16,067 41,250 18,377 3 Al-Makhfiah* 1100 2400 200 167 7600 3000 14,467 35,750 14,477 - The total profit/month for the trolleybus route is (15,827*5+18,377*6+14,477*4) = 247,305 ₪. - While the average profit/ month/trolleybus = 16,227 ₪. - From the profit/month/Trolleybus, 15 Trolleybuses will pay off in 6-7 years. Table 17: Profit per Month per Route – Scenario-3 Route Name Profit / Month / Vehicle ( ₪ ) Profit / Month / Route ( ₪ ) Balata 1444 72,200 Al-Dahya 2194 87,760 Askar 3677 202,235 Ebn-Rushd 4656 125,712 Al-Ta’won 3664 139,232 Rafeedia 3029 236,262 Al-Makhfiah 3301 122,137 Al-Ein camp 3182 190,920 El-Etehad 2814 87,234 Busy Route Askar and Balata 15,827 247,305 Rafeedia 18,377 Al-Makhfiah 14,477 *Scenario No.4 ( Taxis , Vans and Trolleybuses ) : Table 18 :Number of Trolleybuses for Each Region - Scenario-4 Region Name Number of Trolleybus / Route Askar and Balata 5 Rafeedia 6 Al-Makhfiah* 4 Route Name Number of Vehicles (4 seats ) / Route Number of Vans (7 seats ) / Route Number of reduced Shared-Taxis ( 4 seats) Balata 15 20 15 Al-Dahya 12 16 12 Askar 16 22 17 Ebn-Rushd 8 10 9 Al-Ta’won 11 15 12 Rafeedia 23 31 24 Al-Makhfiah 11 14 12 Al-Ein camp 18 24 18 El-Etehad 9 12 10 Total 123 164 129 Table 19 :Number of Vehicles on Each Route – Scenario-4 Table 20:Profit of Trolleybus Main Route – Scenario-4 Region Name Profit / Month / Trolley ( ₪ ) Profit / Month / Route ( ₪ ) Askar and Balata 15,827 247,305 Rafeedia 18,377 Al-Makhfiah* 14,477 Route Name Profit / Month / Vehicle (4 seats ) ( ₪ ) Profit / Month / Vehicle (7 seats ) ( ₪ ) Total Profit / Month / (4 seats)s ( ₪ ) Total Profit / Month / (7 seats)s ( ₪ ) Total Profit/ Month / Route ( ₪ ) Balata 1444 5586 21,660 111,720 133,380 Al-Dahya 2194 6899 26,328 110,384 136,712 Askar 3677 9224 58,832 202,928 261,760 Ebn-Rushd 4650 10903 37,200 109,030 146,230 Al-Ta’won 3664 9163 40,304 137,445 177,749 Rafeedia 3029 8127 69,667 251,937 321,604 Al-Makhfiah 3301 7025 36,311 98,350 134,661 Al-Ein camp 3182 8425 57,276 202,200 259,476 El-Etehad 2814 7717 25,326 92,604 117,930 Table 21: Profits of The Existing 9 Routes – Scenario-4 *Scenario No.5 (Vans and Trolleybuses Route): -The Trolleybus Main Route will stay as studied in scenario-3, 15 trolleybuses with total profit per month 247,305 ₪. -This scenario gits rid of all the shared taxis (4seats) and replaced them by two different modes, vans (7seats) and the trolleybuses. -The (4seats) shared taxis that remained in the 9 routes will be decreased by 100% from each route and replaced by vans (7seats) with what it is equivalent in terms of number of passengers (a ratio of 4/7). Route Name Number of Vans (7 seats ) / Route Profit / Month / Vehicle (7 seats ) ( ₪ ) Profit / Month / Route ( ₪ ) Balata 29 5586 161,994 Al-Dahya 23 6899 158,677 Askar 32 9224 295,168 Ebn-Rushd 16 10,903 174,448 Al-Ta’won 22 9163 201,586 Rafeedia 45 8127 365,715 Al-Makhfiah 22 7025 154,550 Al-Ein camp 34 8425 286,450 El-Etehad 18 7717 138,906 Total 241 Table 22 : Number of Vans and Profit for The Existing 9 Routes – Scenario-5 -In this Scenario, The highest profit per vehicle goes to the trolleybus then to the van. -But as routes the highest profit goes respectively to Rafeedia, Askar, and Al-Ein camp then to the trolleybus main route. -Number of vehicles on the existing PT system reduced from 667 shared taxis (4seasts) to 241 Vans and 15 Trolleybuses, which are 256 vehicles. *Comparison of Scenarios : Table 23 : Management Comparison Data SCENARIO Explanation No. of Routes Route Length (Avg.) No. of Vehicles No. of Trips / Day No. of Driver No. of Free Drivers Current Current situation 9 3.2 696 142,458 1,067 - Scenario 1 Vans (7 seats ) + Taxi (4 seats ) 9 3.2 551 112,428 881 186 Scenario 2 Normal bus main routs + current situation 10 3.8 465 90,024 744 323 Scenario 3 Trolleybus main routs + Current situation 10 3.8 460 89,954 736 331 Scenario 4 Trolleybus main routs + Vans (7seats) + Taxi (4seats) 10 3.8 331 62,348 530 537 Scenario 5 Trolleybus main routs + Vans (7 seats ) 10 3.8 285 52,502 456 611 SCENARIO Explanation Total Expense / Month ( ₪ ) Total Income / Month ( ₪ ) Profit / Month ( ₪ ) Profit per Vehicle (Avg.)* ( ₪ ) Current Current situation 4,295,170 6,458,928 2,004,678 3005 Scenario 1 Vans (7 seats ) + Taxi (4 seats ) 3,667,712 6,372,752 2,487,389 4765 Scenario 2 Normal bus main routs + current situation 2,994,781 4,601,057 1,482,120 3400 Scenario 3 Trolleybus main routs + Current situation 2,905,546 4,618,057 1,511,205 3506 Scenario 4 Trolleybus main routs + Vans (7seats) + Taxi (4seats) 2,342,617 4,531,350 1,907,846 6317 Scenario 5 Trolleybus main routs + Vans (7 seats ) 2,261,057 4,618,627 2,155,736 8420 Table 24 : Income-Expense Comparison Data Profit per Vehicle (Avg.)*: It is not a comparable value, it shows the average profit per route considering all modes in that route. -The selected combination is going to happen at two phases. At Phase-1, scenario-4 is selected for a certain period of time, for example 5 years to get to Phase-2 where scenario-5 is applied completely. Phase -1 Phase -2 After 5 Years Recommendations: Create a time-plan to apply the selected scenarios and inform the drivers about it. Most of the drivers can be involved in the new PT system by either hiring them to work on the vans, or two drivers can cooperate and share a van together. For the trolleybuses, according to its high profit, two drivers can be hired for each trolleybus with specified days per week. Besides the developing of the existing PT system by using new modes, there are some procedures that could be done to enhance the system and increase the satisfaction of the users : Using Stations/Stops along routes to allow the passengers to wait for vehicles, they should be defined and vehicles should be directed to visit these stations during their trips. 2. Using information display-screens inside the terminal to show the destinations and the expected time for the trip. 3. Preventing passengers from using the entrance of the shared taxis. 4. Preventing hawkers who impeded the movement of shared taxis inside the terminals and at the entrance for shared taxis. 5. The supervisors of each route should strictly organize the passengers according to the priority of arrival. 6. The supervisors of each route should also control and monitor the behavior of the drivers. Thank You image2.png image3.jpeg image5.jpeg image6.png image7.jpeg image9.jpeg image10.png image11.png image12.png image13.png image14.jpeg image15.jpeg image17.jpeg image19.jpeg image20.png image21.png image22.jpeg image23.jpeg