| Title |
Rethinking Urban Bus Bays in Busan, Korea Through the Lens of Affordance |
| Keywords |
도심 버스정류장 ; 행동유도성 ; 계층화분석 Urban Bus Bay ; Affordance ; AHP(Analytical Hierarchy Process) |
| Abstract |
As the first step towards the spatial improvement of urban bus bays for public transportation in Busan, Korea, the main purpose of this research is to propose a spatial fix or alternative for the bus bay system today. This research evaluates current urban bus bay designs and activities in and around the urban bus bay location and examines its spatial properties through the lens of J. Gibson's affordance. Comparative analysis of urban bus bay's varying affordances along with AHP analysis of bus drivers and bus users surveys suggest that future spatial fix or alternative needs to address the following issues: (1) the improvement of stopping- and departing-related affordance of the urban bus bay, (2) the discouragement of illegal stopping and parking, and (3) special considerations for the mobility handicapped. This suggestion leads the way to two urban bus bay alternatives, which are platform-shaped. Practical application or adoption of the alternatives, however, need to be validated by future researches on traffic impact simulations and on affordance for the mobility handicapped. |