Title

Study on evaluating method of improvement and development of barrier free facilities for the elderly and disabled

Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2007

Subject Area

Infrastructure - Kerb ramp, Population - Ageing of the Population, Population - Elderly

Abstract

This paper discusses the study of facility design evaluation method to achieve traffic facilities most favorable to users when planning and designing traffic facilities under consideration of elderly and disabled people. This paper picks up sidewalk especially as facility, and focuses on (1) establishment of definite measure for decision makers to decide the priority of policy options, (2) setting of a comprehensive barrier-free indicator, and (3) utilization of the heart beat measurement method as an evaluation item.

Rights

Permission to publish given by TRANSED 2007.