Effect of Tsukuba Express opening on travel behavior of resident

Autor: Naohisa Okamoto, Marie Kawada, Keishi Morota, Morito Tsutsumi, Huruo Ishida, Ayako Taniguchi
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING REVIEW. 25:801-806
ISSN: 1884-8303
0913-4034
DOI: 10.2208/journalip.25.801
Popis: Tsukuba Express has started since 2005, which connects Tsukuba city and Tokyo metropolitan. According with the Tsukuba Express railway project, the transportation system has been greatly changed in Tsukuba city and surrounding area.The object of this paper is to understand the impact of Tsukuba Express railway project in terms of the actual travel pattern and the behavior to the transportation of the residents in surrounding areas before and after operating Tsukuba Express. The results showed that the level of transportation service improved, which leads the residents choose the transportation modes rationally.
Databáze: OpenAIRE