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Title Parking of freight vehicles in Kumasi, Ghana
Full text http://dspace.knust.edu.gh/dspace/handle/123456789/686
Date 1988
Author(s) TAMAKLOE, E. K. A.
Abstract Kumasi is the second largest city in Ghana. It is also the only city on which national and international ground transportation routes coverage, because of its location in the geographical centre of the country. By virtue of this Kumasi play a unique role as an inland terminus for the collection and distribution of goods within an outside the country. The problem however, is that it appears the city does not have adequate facilities to accommodate and handle freight vehicles in the performance of its terminal and distribution functions. This article describes the findings of a study carried out to assess the extent and nature of the problem and their implications for public policy. The main method of studying was by interviewing a random sample of parked vehicle operators and owner based on structured questionnaires. The major finding of the study is that there are no adequate parking facilities for freight vehicles in Kumasi, but there is a potential market demand for such services. The study establishes that there is a need to build a freight terminal in Kumasi and run on a commercial basis by a limited liability company
Subject(s) freight; vehicles
Publisher KNUST
Identifier 0855-0395
Repository Kumasi - Kwame Nkrumah University
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