ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DAR ES SALAAM CITY, TANZANIA.

Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (DBRT) is a high-quality bus-based transit system that delivers fast, comfortable and affordable cost. It does this through the provision of dedicated bus lanes and iconic stations aligned to the center of the road, off-board fare collection and regulation time schedule operations. For more than thirty years, the residents of Dar es Salaam city faced public transport problems mainly delays to work due to congestion, vehicle accident which result to death and loss of properties. Since 1980s the government of Tanzania struggling to minimize the transport problems in the city with little success. The BRT system which started its operation in 2016 has been found to be an effective solution for urban transport problem in the city. This study used questionnaire, interview and observation method to get and analyze responses from household, commuters, BRT director and city development officer for the purpose of investigating the contribution of DBRT to the development of the city. Methodology survey designed was used qualitative and quantitative method of data collection and analysis was used probability and non-probability sampling was used to determine the sample ranging in the study areas respondent. Also, the data which were collected from the field were analyzed by using SPSS this include both qualitative and quantitative data. This study was assessing the contribution of DBRT system to the development of the Dar es Salaam city since the BRT start working up to date. The study reveals that BRT has more contribution to the development of Dar es Salaam city.