Musashino's Move Bus Project M usashino City is a suburb of Tokyo, located 13 km west of Tokyo. It has a population of 130,000.
Most residents commute everyday to central Tokyo for work.
The composition of Musashino's residents was mixed, consisting of working men and women, children and the elderly. There are three stations in the railway line that cut across the city, and bus routes crisscross the city bringing commuters to the railway station. Problems in transportation arose when populations increased and existing bus routes and bus stops became insufficient and inaccessible, at more than 200 yards for many sections of the city. This was particularly the case for elderly and handicapped persons. The process of identifying an alternative transportation solution started with a simple letter written to the city's Mayor, by an elderly lady who couldn't go to the shopping area in the north of the city since it was too far to the bus stop closest to her home.