A Study on Social Benefits Evaluation Method for Regional Public Transportation Planning Considering Generational Differences

Abstract

In this study, the method of evaluating the social benefits of public transportation was examined considering generational differences, using the public transportation plan of Tomiya City as an example. The benefits of public transport users were evaluated by dividing them into two groups: a group that emphasizes time resistance assuming commuters and a group that emphasizes mobility resistance assuming the elderly. As a result, there are differences in evaluation depending on the viewpoint of each group, and it becomes possible to extract issues according to the viewpoint of each group. The importance of considering generational differences in the evaluation was shown. Since this evaluation method can measure social benefits using a free GIS system on the Web and general-purpose spreadsheet software, it is expected to be used by local governments with a small financial scale.