2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on suitable conditions for the bicycle taxi in urban area
Project/Area Number |
20760419
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Town planning/Architectural planning
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Research Institution | The University of Kitakyushu |
Principal Investigator |
UCHIDA Akira The University of Kitakyushu, 都市政策研究所, 准教授 (60438299)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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Keywords | 自転車タクシー / ベロタクシー / ベチャ / リキシャー / 滞留 / 走行空間 |
Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to clarify the suitable urban conditions for bicycle taxi running in the urban area. Through the comparative studies about the present conditions of bicycle taxi between Japan and Indonesia, the characteristic and issues are pointed out. By making the field survey in Yogyakarta City, citizens are very friendly for using bicycle taxi, and the sideroad on the main street is well functioned for bicycle taxi's running and waiting passengers. In the future, this kind of road system should be applied to urban area in Japan where the bicycle taxi is operated as a dairy transportation for citizens.
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Research Products
(5 results)