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2018 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

-Public Transport Service Evaluation and Optimization for a Super-aged Society using IC Card Data

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16F16379
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Schmoecker J.D.  京都大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (70467017)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KIM JUNGHWA  京都大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2016-11-07 – 2019-03-31
Keywordspublic transport / older people / quality of life / IC card data / survey analysis
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The analysis of survey data from Shizuoka together with trip frequency data from IC card data has been largely completed. We could establish with this "Potential Travel" in terms of bus usage as well as travel satisfaction. We focused particularly on aging effects and therefore divide the data samples into three groups, non-elderly (less than 65 year), young elderly (65-74 years), and old elderly (over 75 years). Regression analysis with travel satisfaction as dependent variable show the importance of travel opportunity for older old. We then identify the relative importance of mobility on Quality of Life through a hybrid model estimation and discuss transport policy implications for an aging society based on these results. The results provide support that transit systems are determinants of potential travel and travel satisfaction of elderly between 65 and 74 years but that they do not significantly effect on both these travel variables in case of old elderly. We have submitted a journal paper which is currently under review.
Besides this main work we further conducted two related studies. Firstly, with a Master student we looked into the same IC data with a focus on bus usage reduction over time of older people. Secondly, we published a paper regarding satisfaction with public transport facilities based on Korean data.

Research Progress Status

平成30年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

平成30年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2018

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Service Quality Evaluation for Urban Rail Transfer Facilities with Rasch Analysis2018

    • Author(s)
      Kim, J., Schmoecker, J.-D., Yu, J.-W. and Choi, J.-Y.
    • Journal Title

      Travel Behavior and Society

      Volume: 13 Pages: 26-35

    • DOI

      https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2018.05.002

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Impacts of objective and subjective mobility on Quality of Life: Focusing on preparing for super aging society.2018

    • Author(s)
      Kim, J., Schmoecker, J.-D., Nakamura, T., Uno, N., Senda,T. and Iwamoto, T
    • Organizer
      5th International Conference on Travel Behavior Research
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2019-12-27  

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