Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to analyze basic characteristics of travel demand and traffic flow in recreational arterials in Fuji Five Lakes area to make use of them for the improvement of arterial road network. This analysis focuses on temporal and spatial distributions of hourly traffic volume; the K-factor and the D-value will be empirically examined comparing them with the ones of workday traffic in an urban area. The paper also presents a simulation model of travel time on the route located near Yamanaka-Lake. This model can allow us to quantitatively describe the effects of behaviors of parking on the traffic condition. These results have indicated that some of the characteristics obtained can offer us a better understanding for an arterial improvement planning.
