Public transport
Mode choice
Mode Choice Modelling
Modelling Perceptions & Attitudes around Mode Choice in Dhaka and Lagos
Defines what drives mode choice in what are predicted to be the world’s two biggest cities, with surveys, visualisations and a toolkit to share the…
Project ID: TRiP 4
Lead: University of Birmingham
Partners: University of Leeds, BUET, Lagos State University
Workstream: WS4: Travel behaviour & modal shift
At a glance
Region Bangladesh (Dhaka), Nigeria (Lagos)
Duration May 2026 – March 2027
Drivers of mode choice in the future’s two biggest cities
Data collection and visualisation
Survey and dissemination toolkit
Which factors shape the travel behaviour of different socio-economic groups in LMICs, and how much do they influence mode choice?
Research activities
Key drivers of modal shift
Gaps in current city models
Co-designed pilot survey
Causal framework for larger studies
Planned research outputs
Conference paper (African Transport Research Conference)
Causal model framework
Modelling & dissemination toolkit
Relevance & uptake
Advice to operators · challenges traffic-model assumptions in LMICs
Implemented by
University of Birmingham
Meet us at
African Transport Research Conference (March 2027)