THE IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY OF DIFFERENCES IN THE DESTINATION OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORTATION CHOICES

Abstract

 Public transportations contributes to regional economy more than private cars. The purpose of this study is to clarify it quantitatively. The subjects are Kumamoto-Shiden(tram in Kumamoto city) as a public transportation, and private cars in Kumamoto city. This study analyzes “return rate” what means returned percentage of paid for transportation. The results showed that 59.91% of the expenditure on mobility was returned to Kumamoto City by the public transportation system, Kumamoto City Tram, and 39.98% by private cars, indicating the superiority of public transportation in contributing to the local economy. Therefore, this study suggested it quantitatively that public transportations are 1.5 times more contributoly to regional economy than private cars.