中臺區域包含苗栗縣、臺中市、彰化縣、南投縣、雲林縣等5個縣市,本研究以中臺區域為範圍,透過旅次特性調查及屏柵線交通量調查,掌握區域內旅次行為之變化,並完成目標年社經預測與,建置中臺區域運輸需求預測模式,並進行未來年供需預測分析,深入瞭解中臺區域供需問題,針對中臺區域各運輸系統進行功能定位與檢討,並研擬中臺區域整體運輸規劃及發展策略分析。
The scope of this study comprises the central Taiwan area, which includes five administrative units, namely Miaoli County, Taichung City, Changhua County, Nantou County and Yunlin County. By analyzing the trip characteristics in this area and utilizing the screen-line traffic volume survey, we seek to identify the area's trip patterns, to forecast its relevant social and economic trends in target year ,and to establish the central Taiwan area transportation demand model and carry out annual foecast of supply and demand prediction analysis in the future, and a deep insight into the issue of supply and demand facing the central Taiwan area can be carried out, based on which functional positioning and review targeting the central Taiwan area's various transportation systems, the formulation of the central Taiwan area' transportation planning model and analysis of development strategies.