Research Regarding the Introduction of LRT as a Selective Means of Transportation: Application View Points of the Conversion from Automobile/Motorbike

As LRT is introduced into the city planning of many Western cities, improvements in the public transport service of an automobile-centered society are in desperate need of review in Japan also. In this research the policy of an introduction to LRT was presented to the public through a multi-staged questionnaire and the automobile / motorbike user's perception of a conversion to LRT trend was analyzed. As a single-plane introduction of LRT solely is inadequate, an overall traffic reform of public transport will become necessary. In the face of traffic problems, such an introduction of LRT as a public transport system is one of the most effective policies for the vitalization of environment and community.