Transport Research Division studies forecasting methods based on travel
behavior analyses and develops models for policy evaluation. It also
conducts researches related with transport systems planning and policies
for facility improvement contributed to the maintenance and development
of regions from a viewpoint of transport and living environment improvement.
In particular, the Division is working at present on policy proposals
that are targeting the practicality of every means of transport from
the aspects of: how to quickly improve the regional transport environment,
how to utilize the present stock of facilities efficiently, and how to
make use of new technology. With transportation demand management (TDM)
in mind, research is also being conducted into proposals for effective
soft measures and facilities development measures, as well as using intelligent
transport systems (ITS) technology for gathering new planning information
and methods of developing ITS to help improve the transport environment.
■Main research themes
- Research on the effectiveness of information provision to travelers
and related issues
- Research on the effectiveness and issues in collecting transport
data by ITS for the evaluation of policies
- Research towards methods of approaching flexible traffic plans and
policy proposals with the local promotion in mind
- Development of TDM measures towards implementation
- Research in planning methods that reflect the behavioral characteristics
of pedestrian and vehicular traffic
- Research related to maintenance of bus transport as a primary transport
mean
- Development of comprehensive transport plan to implementation
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