PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN MUARA BUNGO JAMBI PROVINCE ; KAJIAN OPINI MASYARAKAT MENGENAI KEBUTUHAN SARANA TRANSPORTASI PUBLIK DI MUARA BUNGO
Discussions about public transportation are inseparable from the global definition of public transport or transportation activities that serve the public or the general public. It appears that public transportation arises because of traffic congestion effects, so that five transportation diseases arise, namely congestion, chaos, pollution (air and noise), accidents and high costs. Effective public transportation systems in some developed countries are supported by the involvement of enormous government subsidies. This study aims todetermine the level of public interest in the availability of public transportation facilities in Muara Bungo. The type of research used is descriptive quantitative research. This analysis uses data processing in the form of scoring and uses statistical analysis using SPSS software. 16. The level of public interest in the availability of public transportation facilities in Muara Bungo, based on findings from 300 sample respondents, 97% of respondents have a supporting opinionthe implementation of the Public Transportation System in Muara Bungo area. The form of preference (choice) of the Muara Bungo Moda public transportation mode, from the research findings, shows that the choice of respondents in the type of vehicle suitable for public transportation is Intermediate Bus by 43%. Theoretically, this type of research can be used as a preliminary study in developing public policy. For the Bungo District Government, it is necessary to conduct a study of the public transportation systemfeasilibily, referring to research findings that show the high interest of respondents on public transportation facilities. ; Diskusi mengenai angkutan umum tidak terlepas dari definisi global public transport atau kegiatan pengangkutan yang melayani publik atau masyarakatumum. Terlihat bahwa angkutan umum muncul karena efek kongesti lalu lintas,sehingga muncul lima penyakit transportasi, yakni kemacetan, kesemrawutan, polusi (udara dan kebisingan), kecelakaan dan biaya tinggi. Sistem transportasi publikyang efektif di beberapa negara maju didukung keterlibatan subsidi pemerintahyang sangat besar. Penelitian ini bertujuan guna mengetahui Tingkat Keinginan Masyarakatterhadap ketersediaan sarana transportasi publik di Muara Bungo. Tipe penelitian yangdigunakan adalah penelitian Deskriptifkuantitatif. Analisis ini menggunakanpengolahan data dalam bentuk angka (scoring) dan menggunakan analisisstatistik menggunakan software spss 16.Tingkat Keinginan Masyarakat terhadap ketersediaan sarana transportasipublik di Muara Bungo, berdasarkan temuan dari 300 orang sampel, 97 %responden memiliki opini mendukung penerapan Sistem Transportasi publik diwilayah Muara Bungo. Bentuk preferensi (pilihan) moda transportasi publikModa masyarakat Muara Bungo, dari temuan penelitian menunjukkan pilihanresponden jenis kendaraan yang cocok untuk transportasi publik adalah BisMenengah sebesar 43 %.Secara teoritis, penelitian jenis ini bisa dipakai sebagai kajian awal/ rintisandalam pengembangan kebijakan publik. Bagi Pemerintah Daerah KabupatenBungo, perlu melakukan studi kelayakan sistem transportasi publik, mengacupada temuan penelitian yang menunjukkan animo responden yang tinggi pada sarana transportasi publik.