2000•Unpublished venueRequires access
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, LAND USE, AND TRAVEL PATTERNS IN TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREA
Shigeru MORICHI
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Abstract
The urban structure of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area (TMA), for practical proposes, can be characterized as monocentric. Hence, the population and economic growth in the metropolitan area generate a corresponding increase in trip volumes from suburb to central Tokyo. Given the sheer size of Tokyo's population, an efficient mass transit system is indispensible to ensure smooth movement of people.