Implementing Sustainable Urban Travel Policies in Japan & other
Asia-Pacific Countries

Workshop, Tokyo, 2-3 March 2005

This workshop focused on implementation of both "pull" measures (enhancing attractiveness of public transport) and "push" measures (discouraging individual travellers from excessive car use) as well as the policy framework including evaluating implementation of policies.

Programme

• Overview of the Workshop and the ECMT/OECD Project on Urban Travel and Sustainable Development
  Mary CRASS and Masatoshi MIYAKE, ECMT

• Keynote Speech: Enhancement of Urban Transport Sustainability
  (A brief overview on basic policy framework and future direction of urban transport in Japan)
  Shigeru MORICHI, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan

• Overcoming Institutional Barriers to the Implementation of Integrated Transport Strategies
  Anthony D. MAY, University of Leeds, United Kingdom

• Urban Travel in China: Continuing Challenges with Rapid Urbanisation and Motorisation
  Wenhua WU, Institute of Comprehensive Transportation of National Development and Reform Commission, China

• Implementing Urban Travel Policies in Korea
  Jeong Hee KIM, Ministry of Construction and Transportation, Korea

• Making Urban Travel More Sustainable in Australia
  Mark CRIDLAND, New South Wales Ministry of Transport, Australia

• Integration of Transport and Land Use Planning in Japan: Relevant Findings from Europe -- Slides
  Presented by Mary Crass and Masatoshi Miyake, ECMT, in absence of Peter GÜLLER, SYNERGO, Switzerland

• Assessing Environmental Impacts of Transport and Land Use Policies in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area -- Slides
  Shinichi MUTO, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan

• Overview of the Public Transport System and Policy in Japan -- Slides
  Ryo WATANABE, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan

• Promoting Bus Transport in Hamamatsu City -- Slides
  Mitsuo NAGATA, Traffic Policy Division, City of Hamamatsu, Japan

• Japan's Transportation Policies for the Elderly and Disabled -- Slides
  Tetsuo AKIYAMA, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

• Improving Efficiency through Privatisation of Railways
  Masayuki SATOMI, East Japan Railway Company

• Lessons Learned from 1995 Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas Attack
  Tatsuo FUNATO, Safety Affairs Department, Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd

• Impact of Decentralisation of Responsibilities on Public Transport in France -- Slides
  Chantal DUCHENE, Groupement des autorités responsables du transport (GART), France

• Use of IT for Developing Sustainable Public Transport: Status at present and prospects for future
  Hirokazu AKAHANE, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan

• Real-time Navigation System: A CyberRail Function -- Slides
  Takahiko OGINO, Railway Technical Research Institute Japan

• Use of Demand Management Tools in Japan
  Haruo ISHIDA, University of Tsukuba, Japan

• Promoting Cycle & Ride and Local Community Bus Services in Misato City
  Isao OHNO, City of Misato, Japan

• Prospects for Mobility Management in Japan -- Slides
  Satoshi FUJII, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

• Company Travel Plans: The UK and European Experience -- Slides
  Thomas RYE, Napier University, United Kingdom

• Car Sharing: From Pilot Project to Implementation
  Matthew BARTH, University of California, Riverside, USA

• Implementing Road and Congestion Pricing: Lessons from Singapore -- Slides
  Jeremy YAP, Ministry of Transport, Singapore