Examination about the Possibility of the Introduction of the Group Taxi for the Purpose of the Outing Support of the Elderly and Disabled Persons:Maebashi City, Gunma is Examined as an Example

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There have been harmful effects in the provincial towns and cities in accordance with the development of motorization. Above all, guiding old and disabled people to go out is the social issue among others. This study aims to examine the feasibility to introduce group taxi service as a main supportive means to guide old and disabled people to go out. The Group taxi service proposed in this study are not only the means of transportation for people to go out but also to develop integrated social capital among the fellow passengers. Thus this study defines group taxi service as a means to revitalize the regional communities in doing so. The pilot program preliminarily conducted in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture shows the significant outcome to defining the agenda and strategies toward popularizing group taxi service.