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On the Concept of Level of Service Related to the Driver's Evaluation for Recreational Arterials

Year: 1993

Type: article

Abstract: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO PRESENT A CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) FOR ARTERIAL ROADS IN A RECREATIONAL AREA. THE LOS DISCUSSED HERE IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE VIEWPOINT FROM DRIVER'S EVALUATION FOR BOTH HIS DISCRETION TO MAKE A MULTIPLE-STOP CHAINING AND HIS SATISFACTION IN TRAVELING THE AREA. IN THIS PAPER，THIS LOS CONSISTS OF, LEVEL OF SPEED, ROAD GUIDANCE INFORMATION, ACCESSIBILITY TO RECREATIONAL SPOT, PARKING FACILITY, AND LANDSCAPE ALONG THE ROAD. AFTER EXPLORING THIS CONCEPT OF THE LOS, ITS APPLICABILITY TO ROAD IMPROVEMENT PLANNING IN FUJI-FIVE LAKE AREA IS DISCUSSED THROUGH AN EMPIRICAL CASE-STUDY.

Source: Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan

DOI: 10.11361/journalcpij.28.325

Authors: Kazuo Nishii, Tosiyuki Hanaoka, Hideki Furuya, Tsutomu Sakai

Institution: University of Yamanashi

Language: English

Topic: Transportation Planning and Optimization

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4205463206