Abstract
This research suggests the possibility of the reinforcement for bicycle removal policies by comparing the marginal utility of residents in bicycle parking prohibited area near railway stations and the marginal cost of each reinforcement for bicycle removal policy. Firstly, we conducted the questionnaire survey to bicycle users and found the factors to decide the location of bicycle parking and whether they would pay the penalty to get their removed bicycles back from the local government agency. Secondly, we also conducted the questionnaire survey to the residents and could estimate their willingness to pay to have better atmosphere by removing illegal parking bicycles with high frequency. We used CVM to estimate it.
The marginal utility of residents overcomes the marginal costs for the removing illegal parking bicycles at the three among four stations in Osaka City and it shows the possibility to increase the number of the frequency to remove the illegal parking bicycles there.
