Influence of Travel Mode Choice Behavior on the Elderly Time Allocation Pattern in Mountainous Regions Incorporating Intra-Household Interaction

In Japan, mountainous regions are characterized by poorer public transport systems (mainly buses) and higher car ownership. In these regions, most of the elderly usually rely on other household members to "send & pick-up" when going out. Such transportation-poor population will further increase in the future due to aging progress and depopulation, and the mobility of the elderly will probably be worsened due to the bus deregulation enforced in 2002. Therefore, to seek proper modal shares and provide satisfactory transport services in these regions, the authors attempt to analyze the influence of travel mode choice behavior on the elderly time allocation pattern, theoretically incorporating intra-household interaction based on a one-week activity dairy data.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

  1-chome, Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan  160-0004
• Authors:
  • Zhang, Junyi
  • Fujiwara, Akimasa
• Conference:
  • 10th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled People
  • Location: Hamamatsu , Japan
  • Date: 2004-5-23 to 2004-5-26
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Pagination: 1p
• Monograph Title: Transed 2004. Universal Transportation and Road Design: Strategies for Success

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Bus transit; Households; Mode choice; Mountain roads; Public transit; Travel behavior; Travel diaries
• Identifier Terms: Transed
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01130463
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 2009 9:29AM