Effects of LANDSCAD in Improving the Residential Streets

Abstract

IN IMPROVING THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS, IT IS QUITE IMPORTANT TO HAVE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THE IDEA OF PROPOSED PLAN. IN THIS PAPER, WE INVESTIGATED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LANDSCAD (LANDSCAPE CAD: COMPUTER-AIDED VIDEO SIMULATION SYSTEM) WHICH WERE DEVELOPED FOR PERSONAL COMPUTERS. IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN SUBURBAN CITY OF TOKYO, IN WHICH RESIDENTS ARE TRYING TO GENERATE A TRAFFIC CALMING PLAN, WE SHOWED RESIDENTS SOME PICTURES OF ALTERNATIVES AIDED BY LANDSCAD. THROUGH THE PAIRED COMPARISON TEST AND THE INVESTIGATION OF INFLUENCE OF LANDSCAD ON RESIDENTS' PREFERENCE, WE COULD PROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS SYSTEM.