Preference of Urban Commuters on Implementation of Rail-based Public Transportation Plan in Mamminasata Area

The density of population and the increasing needs of Makassar city will affect the movement of society to fulfill their necessary. Public acceptance on rail transportation is one of the important keys in implementing sustainable transportation policies in the Mamminasata area. The aim of this study is to evaluate public acceptance regarding the planned public transportation. The survey in this study used the methods of questionnaire and interview that included the South Sulawesi Provincial Office with a total of 1002 civil servants who were also the users of commuters, then the data analysis was carried out by conduct the research about characteristics of the respondent’s acceptance on rail-based transportation. The method of data collection was conducted with respondent chooses their perspective and their acceptance with likert scale. The results of this study show the perception of acceptance is the main factor that affect the policy of implementing rail-based public transportation in the Mamminasata area.