A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ELDERLY PEOPLE'S LIFE BY ASSESSMENT OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR REGIONAL SERVICES

The purpose of this study is to propose a method of evaluation and visualization of accessibility to regional facilities for elderly peoples, and to verify the validity of proposed method through comparative study of 3 residential areas. In this study, the following subjects were studied. 1) In each area, the different type of facility is the cause of poor accessibility for many blocks. 2) If facility location lacks continuously, there are poor total accessibility blocks. 3) In the near future, the accessibility to Regional facility will become a problem for many blocks around Tokiwadaira-danchi and around Kitanarashino station.