1 Passenger Demand And Jetty Service Adequacy In Metropolitan Lagos Charles Asenime Ph.D, School of Transport Lagos State University, Ojo Tel. +2348066522414 e-mail: casenime2001@yahoo.com Abstract This paper evaluates passenger service demand and jetty adequacy in Metropolitan Lagos using the Ojo Jetty. Metropolitan Lagos is estimated to have a population of 18 million people of which about 7 million trips are made daily with 95% on road, leaving the remaining to be shared between rail and water. The consequences of over dependence on road, has prompted the state government to develop rail and water transport. Part of this scheme is the construction and rehabilitation of Jetties strategically located in the metropolis to complement work bound journeys carried by road. The methodology employed for this paper include passenger count survey, boat traffic count survey, passenger survey, households survey within 5 km threshold of the jetty, examination of Jetty morphology and commuter perception on water transport. An evaluation of berth service capacity viz a viz passenger demand was done using berthing capacity model Vb= 3,600/tv.. Which shows that Vb=3.36= ferries/hour. Findings reveals that majority of passengers prefer using the Jetty due to its strategic route of servicing Apapa and Marina and most of these are young people aged between 29-42 years who use it at least 4 times in a week. The paper concludes that the Ojo Jetty is adequate to serve the current passenger demand of the area. Also it concludes that that the Jetty is capable of decongesting the Badagry/Mile Road to a significant degree. Key Words: Adequacy, dependence, complement, traffic count INTRODUCTION The rapid rate of urbanization in Lagos State is accompanied by geometric increase in the demand for public transport service and associated infrastructural facilities. The failure of public mass transit system has given rise to a continuous growth of private motorization with an average ridership of 2 persons per car. This growth has put increased pressure on the existing road transport infrastructure, thereby giving rise to a perpetual state of congestion (TMU Report, 2007). Currently, the problem has assumed a freighting proportion; whereby commuters could be seen daily at bus stops endlessly waiting for buses that take too long to arrive and when they do, they are often filled to capacity so that commuters are often stranded for several hours. (Asenime, 2013) This development has a consequent effect on corporate and individual productivity, optimal manpower utilization and rapid depreciation of roads. Others include: intolerance, increased accidents, pollution, public safety and poor visual aesthetics.