TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS IN JAPAN

Transportation demand management (TDM) represents a relatively new concept in traffic planning, and it is expected to have a major impact on the field. TDM has five aims, which are shifting travelers to different times, shifting travelers to different routes, shifting travelers to different transport modes, promoting more efficient use of vehicles, and promoting coordination among traffic sources. The more the movement of drivers can be coordinated, the greater the benefits that can be reaped. Ultimately, public authorities will have to make use of various means, such as incentives in the form of installation and improvement of equipment and facilities, and incentives introduced through the dissemination of information, regulations, and economic measures. Until now, Japan has relied primarily on the former type of incentive, but in the future, the focus will move toward the incorporation of TDM through the joint efforts of the people and the government based on economic and technical support. However, no matter what measures are adopted, the most important factors underlying successful implementation of TDM will be the monitoring of information and the provision of information in an appropriate manner. Judicious incentives are particularly important when dealing with a large number of congested roads and transport systems. This report proposes collection, forecasting, and supply systems by each individual aim for the information that is necessary to effectively promote TDM.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Five volumes of papers and one volume of abstracts comprise the published set of conference materials.
• Corporate Authors:

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  TORANOMOM 34 MORI BUILDING 1-25-5
  TORANOMON, MINATOKU, TOKYO 105  Japan 
• Authors:
  • Nakagami, Y
  • Hukasawa, N
  • IMANISHI, Y
• Conference:
  • Steps Forward. Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress
  • Location: Yokohama, Japan
  • Date: 1995-11-9 to 1995-11-11
• Publication Date: 1995-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1345

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway planning; Incentives; Information dissemination; Intelligent transportation systems; Passenger information systems; Traffic; Travel demand management; Travel modes; Travel time; Traveler information and communication systems
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic planning; Travel modes
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00723398
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 3
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 18 1996 12:00AM