TRAVEL BEHAVIORS AND USE OF SITTING SPACES OF THE AGED : A case of Shinagawa ward

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the travel behaviors and the use of sitting spaces of the aged in the out-of-home. We conduct the questionnaire survey in Shinagawa ward promoting the project of OYASUMIISHI for the aged. The results are as follows : The aged highly esteem the importance of providing the sitting spaces in the going-out places : The travel frequency of the aged who have actually sat on the seats of OYASUMIISHI may become higher than the other : It can be said that the sitting spaces have an effect on urging the aged to go out.