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Development of the Metropolitan Center, Subcenters and New Base
"The Ring Megalopolis Concept" is aimed at developing a center core area to be called the Metropolitan center by capitalizing on the advantages of accumulation. In the center core area, we will post subcenters and new bases, have them display their individual characteristics and perform roles central to the Metropolitan center. We will also prepare an international business environment and an environment that fosters the growth of urban culture. In addition, the Metropolitan center will also shoulder diverse functions including the residential function in an organized manner.
1 Development of the Central Ward Area
The central ward area, as Japan's political and economic center, has expressed Japan's vitality and attractiveness to the world. The concentration of business functions in the city center in recent years, however, has invited the conversion of surrounding areas to business use, and caused a drop in the resident population and the decline of the community. The result has been the loss of living space in the central ward area. As a result, the "Central Ward Area Development Guidelines," which describe the nature of proposed development in the central ward area, were formulated in April 1997 with the goal of rejuvenating this area as an attractive one with a variety of functions. Generally speaking, the area covered by the guidelines is an area bound by a line connecting the city subcenters. This central ward area is broken down into : the city center, the area adjacent to the city center and proposed residential areas in the city center vicinity.
In the city center, quantitative expansion and concentration of business functions will be restricted, while qualitative advancement will be pursued. Meanwhile, cultural, interpersonal, commercial and other functions will be introduced into the area to develop an attractive area truly open to the world. Development guidelines are described for each area to rebuild residential functions and comfortable living spaces in the area adjacent to the city center and proposed residential areas in the city center vicinity. The main trunk roads (corridors) linking the city center as well as subcenters and area around new stations along the Toei O-edo Subway Line (ring section) are also named as important frameworks and bases for urban development in the central ward area. Guidelines for this development are also described.
In the Otemachi/Marunouchi/Yurakucho district, classified as the "renewed city center" in these development guidelines, many buildings are approaching an age for rebuilding. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the "Otemachi/Marunouchi/Yurakucho District City Development Association," made up of representatives of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Chiyoda Ward Government and local landowners, was initiated in September 1996. Future renewal of this district is directed toward city development full of the kind of energy and charm appropriate to Tokyo's center. This direction is outlined under the heading "City development through public and private cooperation and harmony" in the Central Ward Area Development Guidelines.
2 Development of Subcenters
The subcenters are large-scale bases equipped with business, commercial, cultural, entertainment, residential and other living functions. As stipulated in the "Subcenter Development Plan," each subcenter is to be developed as a city with a unique personality and energy linked to its local characteristics.
In the Shinjuku subcenter, an environment is to be developed that promotes contact and interaction among the people who gather there, while also promoting development of attractive workplaces. In addition, the Shinjuku subcenter is to be made into a "city full of the urban energy needed to lead Tokyo's development." This goal will be achieved by promoting the everyday life functions that uphold vigorous urban activities and the development of an urban base corresponding to the city's growth.
A casual urban atmosphere, where information-related companies can easily locate, will be fostered in the Shibuya subcenter to create an information transmission base. Meanwhile, the development of an exchange base for information creation will be pursued. Such development will include the strengthening of Shibuya's functions as a transportation crossroads. In keeping with these developments, the Shibuya subcenter, through the formation of a beautiful cityscape that can attract people, will be turned into a "fashionable city that transmits lifestyle information."
In the Ikebukuro subcenter, various functions and facilities for enjoying life are to be developed. This development will include not only work and study-related aspects, but others, such as viewing plays and movies, shopping for clothes and other goods, and going out to eat. In addition, the Ikebukuro subcenter, through the formation of networks of streets and parks and the promotion of all the amenities of the urban environments, will be turned into a "city with a variety of spheres of life and interaction."
In order to further heighten the Ueno-Asakusa subcenter's potential as a city of tourism and culture, the transportation base - railroads, streets, public parking places, etc. - will be fully developed. Through city development in which sightseeing and cultural resources, such as the artistic and academic facilities in Ueno's hill culture zone, historical buildings, and traditional festivals and events, are effectively used, the Ueno-Asakusa subcenter will be turned into a "city rich in culture that nurtures art and tradition."
While making use of the existing aggregation of functions such as commerce, entertainment and industry in the Kinshicho-Kameido subcenter, the introduction of a new rail line will be taken advantage of to promote the further accumulation of functions such as business and cultural functions. While attracting multi-functional integrated development, this subcenter will also seek development of symbol roads and rejuvenation of rivers and parks, as it moves toward its realization as a prosperous "city growing into an industrial, cultural and entertainment base."
Taking advantage of the opening of a new rail line, the Osaki subcenter will be promoted as the site for the technological development industry that will lead Tokyo's industries in the 21st century. In keeping with its role as a site for research and development functions, the formation of an enriching, multi-functional urban space, where life's fullness and sweetness can be felt, will be pursued. In this manner, the Osaki subcenter will develop as a "city growing around the core of research and development industries."
3. The New Base
The new base will form a center core, the Metropolitan center and subcenters dividing their roles. We will foster the growth of the new base into a multi-functional complex base. For this purpose, we will encourage systematic function renewals while best utilizing each district's peculiarities and promote change in land utilization and strengthen infrastructure.
4. Development of Waterfront Subcenter
The Waterfront Subcenter is to be Tokyo's seventh subcenter, where a balance between work and residence will be forged. The subcenter will be a new city that supports the lifestyles of its citizens and provides the driving force for the vitality of tomorrow's Tokyo. As such, the Waterfront subcenter, while responding appropriately to the changing times, will play a positive role.
Based on the "Waterfront Subcenter City Development Promotion Plan" formulated in March 1997, citizen participation--garnered through a system to review citizens' suggestions for city development--is encouraged. Development will advance steadily with the understanding and cooperation of citizens.
(1) Development Schedule
Stage I of development, during which time the urban base and basic facilities necessary to begin urban activities were put in place, ended in fiscal 1995. Stage II will run through fiscal 2005, and Stage III through fiscal 2015. Stage IV begins in fiscal 2016 and is the stage at which development will be completed in all parts of the subcenter and growth will continue.
(2) Development Framework and Land Use Framework
The development framework is for a total area of 442 hectares (excluding the City Development Citizens' Proposed District), a working population of 70,000 and a resident population of 42,000.
As for land use: 234 hectares (53 percent of the total 442 hectares) are slated for public infrastructures such as roads and parks, 192 hectares (43 percent) for lots for business, commercial and residential uses, and 16 hectares (4 percent) as disaster prevention bases.
(3) Housing Supply Plan
Development of high-quality housing to be passed on to the next generation will be carried out with the goal of realizing comfortable and high-quality housing by making use of the site features of the Waterfront Subcenter.
The number of housing units will be 14,000. Public housing will account for around 60 percent, of which the majority will be rental housing. Private housing, mainly condominiums, accounts for the remaining 40 percent.
(4) Wide-Area Traffic Base
・Wide-area trunk roads
The time frame goals for the extension of the Route 34 radial line (Harumi Street), and development of the Route 2 ring road and auxiliary Route 315 are fiscal 2005, fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2015, respectively.
・Railroads
Development of the Tokyo Waterfront Rapid-Transit Railroad Phase 2 Project (Tokyo Teleport - Osaki) and the Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Extension (Ariake - Toyosu) are targeted for fiscal 2000 and fiscal 2005, respectively.
(5) Project costs
Project costs for the wide-scale transportation base are set at 1.39 trillion yen and costs for the urban base within the subcenter are set at 1.04 trillion yen for a total cost of 2.43 trillion. (Project costs covered by the national government not included.)
（Development of the "Cores" in the Tama Area）
1 Development of the "Cores" in the Tama Area
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In order to make the Tama area a highly independent urban zone, Hachioji, Tachikawa, Ome, Machida, and Tama New Town were positioned as "sub-centers," and the cultivation of the Tama "sub-centers" were promoted by the planned introduction of commercial, business, cultural, and other functions. To do this, in March 1995 "Guidelines for Nurturing and Developing Sub-centers of Tama" were established for the development of each of these sub-centers, along with indicating the overall concept for multi-centered city development in the Tama area.
Furthermore, a "Basic Concept for Hachioji and Tachikawa Business Core Cities" was then formulated for Hachioji and Tachikawa, based on the Act for the Promotion of Multi-polar Dispersion of the National Land, and received approval from the minister of construction in August 1995.
"The Plans for Nurturing and Developing Sub-centers of Tama" was established in April 1998. It is intended to guide each individual project in framing concrete measures in the future, as well as to realize the Guidelines and lay out how urban development in each sub-center will proceed, such as the introduction of new functions.
In December 2000, we renamed Tama "Sub-center" as "the Core City" in "the Tokyo Plan 2000". It is intended not only to enhance the allure of Tama by accumulating diverse functions, but also to show clearly our goal for forming a core city-linking axis that stretches in the direction of the ring like a belt, related to the past five-sided "Sub-centers of Tama". |
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Direction of Urban Development in Each "Core City"
・ Hachioji's nature as a traditional industrial city and its emerging identity as an educational city will be brought out and the goal of its urban development will be the creation of a city rich with the interactions generated by the interweaving of vigorous industries, schools and government.
・ Tachikawa's nature as a transportation crossroads and its land resources such as the former military base will be made use of while targeting its development into a base for exchanges in the Tama region with its various energetic functions.
・ Ome's urban development is targeted at the creation of a charming base in the western Tama region that is in harmony with its rich natural environment and has a well-developed base for industry and everyday living.
・ In Machida, as the commercial and service base for the southern Tama region, which is connected to Yokohama and Sagamihara, the aim is to develop a bustling city where it is enjoyable to live. ・ In Tama New Town, as a city where work and living areas are nearby, the aim is to develop a town where life can be lived in a leisurely manner, while further strengthening its functions as a city with an affluent life-style. |
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Development of Transportation Infrastructure
While promoting the readjustment of the road transportation network to strengthen the connections of the "Core City" to the ward area and the business core cities in neighboring prefectures, the development of the Tama City Monorail and the North-South Highway, etc., which support transportation within the area, will be promoted. |
（Business and Commercial Facilities Master Plan）
1 Outline of Master Plan
Business and commercial facilities provide the central functions for urban activities. The economic energy produced by these facilities has played a large role in Tokyo's development up to now. The excessive concentration of business and commercial facilities in the city center, however, brought with it serious problems, including wider separation of homes and workplaces and more crowded work commutes.
Decentralization of businesses and commercial facilities, fostering business and commercial facilities, in a fitting way, while protecting and rejuvenating living functions in the city center, were required to solve these problems. The business and commercial master plan was formulated in November of 1994 to address these goals.
This master plan looks at the shape that business and commercial facilities in Tokyo should take from a wide range of angles, including the urban structure and the social environment. It describes the future direction of Tokyo's urban development. It, along with the Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Master Plan, is the guide for creating a Tokyo with a balance of work and residence.
2 Development of High Priority Business and Commercial Districts
In concrete terms, "high-priority business and commercial districts" are formulated for promoting the development of regional centers and commercial facilities as there core. The master plan reveals the form that urban planning and urban facilities should take within these districts.
Based on their individual character, the high-priority districts will be broken into "business and commercial cores" (important bases for forming the urban structure) and "other high-priority districts" (bases for regional development). Business and commercial cores will be found in the city center, subcenters, core cities and "regional bases." The precise areas and development plans for "other high-priority districts" are established by the ward, city, town and village governments, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Government, and based on the rules for establishment outlined in the master plan.
In order to work towards the creation of regional bases centered on business and commercial functions, various measures aimed at the growth of business and commercial facilities must be carried out in prioritized districts.
Consequently, in April 1997 "The Basic Plan for Operation of Various Systems of Urban Development" was established to ensure the aggressive and flexible operation of various urban development systems. This plan will be an effective means of encouraging the location of business and commercial functions in high-priority districts. The plan also establishes 34 high-priority districts, including city center high-priority districts.
The growth and reorganization of business and commercial facilities in high-priority districts will be sought through the activities of these urban development systems to realize a Tokyo Metropolis that has vitality and a balance of work and residence.
（Housing Master Plan）
1 Housing situation
There are 5,280,000 dwellings and 4,650,000 households in Tokyo. This means that the number of dwellings exceeds the number of households by 630,000, the ratio of dwellings to households is 1.12 units, and the percentage of vacant dwellings is 11.93%.
However, many dwellings are too small, insufficiently equipped, and located in a poor environment. To solve this problem, it is necessary to ensure an adequate housing standard, make improvements for a better living environment, and promote community planning based on housing.
The Metropolitan Government enacted the Basic Housing Ordinance in March 1992 to systematize the ideas and objectives for housing policy and the basic direction of policy development from a legislative point of view, and is developing a comprehensive housing policy.
2 Urban Planning: Housing Master Plan
With the target year 2005, this plan is to be the basis for the systematic and comprehensive promotion of housing measures to be realized in sync with community planning and in accordance with the characteristics of each area. Its aim is to promote community planning with an emphasis on housing by indicating, by regional groups, the object of housing policy as well as the program for housing supply and improvement of the living environment, and by reflecting the results in urban planning.
◇Objectives of housing policies
(1) To create ample and attractive residences.
(2) To create residences that anybody, whether elderly or handicapped, can live in easily and peacefully.
(3) To create safe and comfortable residences.
(4) To create residences that correspond to the regional character of each area.
◇ Basic framework for the housing supply
(1) Total number of dwellings by 2005: 5,480,000 units
(2) Housing construction in 10 years (target): 1,650,000 units
(3) Housing to be built by or with assistance from governmental bodies: 675,000 units(of these, 330,000 units are to be built by or with assistance from the metropolitan government)
◇ Improvement of residential districts
"Emphasized Housing Supply Areas" are designated as specific, concrete action areas within the "Residential District Improvement zones" and positive efforts are made to promote residential and urban improvement work. 346 areas were designated as "Emphasized Housing Supply Areas." In the Housing Master Plan revised in March 1997, the number of "Special Promotion Areas" in the High-Priority Housing Supply Areas (city center housing promotion areas) was changed from 173 to 194.
（Improvement of Built-up Areas and Development of New Urban Areas）
1 Improvement of Built-up Areas
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The Comprehensive Assistance Project for Specific Residential Urban Areas will be implemented in the Toun, Shibaura-Konan and Shinden districts to renew urban facilities, improve the living environment and accelerate the construction of quality urban housing by the Metropolitan Government, Urban Development Public Corporation, Housing Supply Public Corporation, and private housing companies. |
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In congested wooden dwelling areas, urban redevelopment projects will be implemented to improve fire resistance and the residential environment and to achieve sound and efficient use of the lots.
To accelerate redevelopment projects, the "Redevelopment Promotion District" will be utilized. Research will be conducted on district designation and redevelopment promotion in fiscal 1989 and 1990.
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Government-owned lots remaining in urbanized areas such as the sites of the former Japanese National Railways (JNR) and moved government institutions are valuable spaces of a relatively large scale. The priority of related local governments will be strongly asserted for obtaining these sites in order to form a well-coordinated city as well as to minimize the rise of land prices. |
2 Development of New Urban Areas
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The Development of Tama New Town will be promoted continuously with the purpose of forming active new urban areas through the development of housing lands and fundamental urban facilities.
Furthermore, growth as a composite city will be promoted through the improvement of complex urban functions in addition to housing functions.
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In the Akirudai area, the "Akirudai Comprehensive Development Plan" was implemented in April 1993 to make the best use of wide area traffic convenience due to the improvement of the main road and the proximity to Ome, a core of Tama. The plan promotes comprehensive improvement that harmonizes with natural environment.
In the future, improvements will be made in this district for an attractive new urban area in a rich natural environment, with housing functions that harmonize with the functions not only of research, industry and related businesses, but also of commerce, culture, and recreation. |
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Land readjustment projects by unions, etc. will be implemented in the peripheral wards and the Tama area, where urbanization is expected. The projects will allow well planned urbanization with adequate public facilities.
In connection with the implementation of these projects, the District Planning System will be used to ensure a good living environment.
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（Urban Redevelopment Master Plan and Urban Redevelopment Project）
1. Urban Redevelopment Policy
(1) Character
The urban redevelopment policy has been established under the Urban Redevelopment Law as part of the policy for improving urbanization promotion areas. It is a master plan under which various measures for redevelopment of urban areas are coordinated from a long-range and comprehensive viewpoint.
(2) Purpose
The purpose of the urban development policy is to counter such urban problems as the long distance between homes and workplaces and traffic congestion, and create a city of Tokyo where homes and workplaces are close to each other and citizens can live in comfort and safety. Such a Tokyo will be generated by carrying out town development projects systematically and in a way that suits the characteristics of each district.
(3) Details
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Urban Areas Category 1
Urban areas Category 1 are areas where systematic redevelopment is necessary.
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Redevelopment Promotion Areas (Area Category 2)
Redevelopment promotion areas, including urban areas Category 1, are areas where redevelopment should be promoted under unified and comprehensive planning and where zeal and activity for redevelopment is seen.
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Redevelopment Inducement Areas
Redevelopment inducement areas are areas where redevelopment is not so urgent as in redevelopment promotion areas but where the redevelopment promotion is desirable and redevelopment is expected to produce good results.
Regarding the redevelopment of Tokyo's ward area, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government reexamined the original policy laid down in November 1986, and in the reexamination of February 1999, it established 314 redevelopment promotion areas and 149 redevelopment inducement areas in the ward area.
In the Tama area, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government established the Tachikawa city planning area in July 1989 and laid down the original policy for the redevelopment of city planning areas in Musashino, Mitaka, Ome and Machida in February 1994.
In May 1996, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government determined the original redevelopment policy for city planning areas in Hachioji, Fuchu, Chofu, Koganei, Kodaira, Kokubunji and Musashi Murayama, reexamined the policies for cities already chosen for redevelopment, and established 39 redevelopment promotion areas and 59 redevelopment inducement areas.
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2. Urban Area Redevelopment Projects
An urban redevelopment project is a project carried out under the Urban Redevelopment Law in an area designated as one where redevelopment of some form should be carried out under an urban redevelopment policy or some other policy.
The Urban Redevelopment Law is aimed at reasonable, sound and highly efficient utilization of urban areas by completing private buildings and public facilities in a package. Urban redevelopment projects are classified into two: Category 1 urban redevelopment projects by "the right conversion formula" and Category 2 urban redevelopment projects by the "land purchase formula."
At this time the declared urban redevelopment projects in Tokyo amount to 124 as follows:
Private individuals 12
Unions 87
Municipalities 4
Metropolitan Government 8
Urban Development Corporation 12
Out of the 124 areas, 74 areas, including the area to the east of JR's Osaki Station, Daikanyama, the area to the south of Seisekisakuragaoka Station of Keio Line have already been completed, and redevelopment is under way in 33 areas, including the Harumi 1-chome area, the Higashi Shinagawa 4-chome Dai-ichi area and the Roppongi 6-chome area.
（Development of Waterfront Project）
1 Utilization of Reclaimed Land
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In regard to reclaimed lands, fundamental urban facilities such as roads and bridges will be developed in parallel to the realization of development plans. |
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The reclaimed lands will be developed into seaside parks, to make the most of the waterfront, serving as areas familiar to citizens. |
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For vacant land generated in conjunction with the offshore expansion of the Haneda Airport, formulation of a land use plan will be pursued that is suitable for land adjacent to an international airport and with excellent transportation convenience. |
2 Redevelopment of Inner Port Areas
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With the obsolescence of facilities and changes in the use of the remaining land, terminals in the inner port area will be redeveloped through repair, moving and integration of facilities, to harmonize the waterfront with the remaining land. |
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The Toyosu and Harumi Terminals, located between the metropolitan center and waterfront subcenter, will be redeveloped as a composite urbanized area with a resident population of 62,000 and a working population of 76,000 〜 80,000. After the moving of terminal facilities and energy-related establishments, residential facilities, accompanied with business and commercial facilities, will be conveniently located. Based on the basic policy and strategy for redevelopment released by the Metropolitan Government, a redevelopment master plan will be settled in consultation with land owners and concerned organizations. |
（Land Readjustment Projects）
In an area where urbanization has taken place without any definite planning and the living environment has become degraded as a result, adequate public facilities such as roads, parks, etc. are needed to improve the living environment.
Land readjustment based on the Land Readjustment Law enacted in 1954 is an effective town building project to reorganize such districts.
The major land readjustment projects now in progress in Tokyo are: 1) Land readjustment projects aimed at redeveloping existing urban areas by the TMG; 2) Land readjustment projects for the purpose of improving areas on the outskirts of the 23 wards (including Northern district of Hanahata, southern district to Mizue station, etc.) by the TMG; and 3) Land readjustment projects by the authorities of wards, cities or towns, or by the land readjustment unions. In order to promote the land readjustment plans, the TMG set up the Tokyo New Town Development Public Corporation (Foundation) jointly with six cities concerned, including Hachioji City, enabling the plans to be carried out by the Corporation.
（Planning of the New Town）
Tama New Town
In order to supply large amounts of houses and prevent urban sprawl in Tama Hills, Tama New Town Project was decided in fiscal 1965 based on the New Housing Town Development Law enacted in 1986 and the full scale project was initiated in the next year.
As social environments were changed, the New Housing Town Development Law was partially revised. In addition, the 3rd Long-Term Plan for the Tokyo Metropolis was settled.
Accordingly, Tama New Town aims to form a new town of complex functions by introducing business and research facilities as well as educational and cultural ones in addition to the development of favorable housing lots.
Tama New Town is regarded as one of the core cities linking other key areas in Tokyo.
Development of Tama New Town has been performed mainly by 2 methods. The first is the buying up method for the New Housing Town Development Project. This method is applied on 78% of the scheduled area of this new town, namely, 2,317 ha out of 2,984 ha. Operators are the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Housing and Urban Development Public Corporation, and Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Supply Public Corporation. (Projects of the last operator were finished in March 1986.)
The second method of development is the land substitution method for the land readjustment project. This method is applied on 22% whole, i.e., 667 ha, and implemented principally by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
The planned population is about 300,000 and 180,000 people are now already living in this town.
（Akihabara District Urban Development Guideline）
For the Akihabara district, the "The Tokyo Plan 2000" (December 2000) stipulates developing a global base of IT-related industries along with a high-added value business market, making full use of Electric Town's power to draw visitors to this attractive and renowned area.
In addition, the March 30, 2001 report of the The City Planning Council of Tokyo Metropolis notes that Akihabara is now positioned as a new base providing a diversity of functions.
The Council's report goes on to state that "a global base of IT-related industries should be formed in Akihabara through concentrating industries particularly in the area around the station now being redeveloped, all the while taking full advantage of adjacent Electric Town's excitement and allure."
The "Akihabara District Urban Development Guideline," announced in March 2001, clarifies the image of Akihabara in the 21st century and provides guidance on how the district, in cooperation with the public and private sectors, can achieve its urban development.
Introduction
Positioning of Akihabara district in the future image of the Tokyo Metropolis
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"The Tokyo Plan 2000" (Tokyo Metropolis) |
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Developing a global base of IT-related industries along with a high-added value business market. |
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"Tokyo's New Urban Development Based on Changing Socioeconomic Conditions" (Report of The City Planning Council of Tokyo Metropolis) |
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The Akihabara district is positioned as a "new base" (core base) of the central core areas. |
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A global base of IT-related industries should be formed by concentrating industries particularly in the area around the station now being redeveloped, while making use of the attractiveness of Electric Town. |
I. Present Status and Issues for the Akihabara District
I-1. Present status and issues for the Akihabara district
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Currently, a Land Adjustment Project and Tsukuba Line Construction Project are under way in the Akihabara district, primarily at the large vacant lots (sites of the former Japanese National Railways [JNR] freight train station and Kanda Market) of the district. However, concrete plans regarding the industrial facilities to be introduced in the district, land use, etc., have not yet been set forth. |
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Concretely clarifying the future image of the Akihabara district appropriate to the IT age is urgently needed. |
I-2. Scope
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Area of approx. 24 ha delimited by Chuo Street, Kuramae Street, Showa Street and the Kanda River |
I-3. Present status of the Akihabara district's development
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Describes the current status of Akihabara district development and major projects (land adjustment project, Tsukuba Line construction project, etc.). |
II. Akihabara District Land Use
II-1. Land use zoning
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Describes land use policies dividing the Akihabara district into four zones. |
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Creation of station periphery excursion opportunities and promoting establishment of commercial facilities, etc. |
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Promotion of basic and commercial facilities construction to form an IT base, taking into consideration continuity with existing commercial facilities. |
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Formation of an optimal living environment aiming for integration of residential functions. |
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Promotion of an operational and commercial IT base, taking into consideration coordination with existing operations along Showa Street. |
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II-2. Open space (plazas, etc.) development policies
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Describes the open space development policies of each zone. |
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Provision of traffic square, large space serving as gateway to the town, open space which can accommodate crowds of people and continuity with periphery. |
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Formation of an optimal living environment, where open spaces can serve as "meeting places" for flows of people. |
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Open spaces serving as "meeting places" for flows of people. Pleasant pedestrian space. |
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III. Development Concepts
III-1. Urban development directions
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Describes the direction of future urban development in the Akihabara district. |
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Strengthen advantage as an information and cultural base; continuously create new industries and new companies. |
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Create a new industrial base that can support shifts in industrial structure; make use of advantage as a transportation hub, etc. |
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III-2. Development concept
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From the two viewpoints of "urban development" and "industrial policy," proposal for "Life and Industry Creation Market" (urban development for working, living, vitality) as the development concept for the Akihabara district. |
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・Formation of global information and technology industrial base.
・Facilities required for Akihabara district: Creative activity facilities, exchange and information facilities, living and industry support facilities. |
IV. Facilities to be guided
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Industrial facilities to be guided toward formation of IT industry base |
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Incubator facilities, R&D facilities, leading-edge operation facilities, education facilities. |
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Exhibit and exchange facilities, media center facilities, housing facilities, etc. |
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Living convenience facilities, accommodation facilities, dining and living support facilities, etc. |
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V. Urban Infrastructure
V-1. Parking development policy
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Parking development policy |
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Promotion of public use during holidays of "attached parking" built for land development. |
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Securing of "core parking" with a 500-car capacity in addition to attached parking spaces in the Western zone. |
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V-2. Pedestrian Network Development Policies
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To promote the safety of pedestrians and create excursion opportunities in the area, it is necessary to develop a pedestrian network through a separation of pedestrian and automotive traffic. |
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To improve the convenience and safety of pedestrians, promote the 3-D design and distribution of pedestrian space. |
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Create a 3-D crossing facility at the station plaza periphery and Kanda Myojin Street through the use of decks. |
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Secure an East-West passageway on the south side of Akihabara Station. |
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V-3. Study Regarding Development of Information and Communication Infrastructure
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To aim for the creation of a global IT-related industry base and the introduction of the desired facilities, a high-speed and high-reliability information and communication network is essential. |
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・Public development: C-C-BOX, sewage pipes (Soft Plan)
・Private development: Buildings, infrastructure
* For details on the introduction space capacity, routes, etc., development to be coordinated with implementation of development plan. |
VI. Realization Policies
VI-1. Roles to be played by citizens to enable realization
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Administration and land liquidators shall fulfill the following roles for the realization of the development concepts. |
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Changes in urban planning, PR activities, etc. |
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Introduction of major facilities, promotion of development of area facilities, PR activities. |
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VI-2. Concrete policies toward realization
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Promote urban development through cooperation between the public and private sectors while actively using private-sector ideas and energies. |
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Clarification of applications fostering IT industry, flexible operation of urban development systems, etc. |
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Urban planning changes, etc. |
| ・Parking |
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Specification as urban development parking, setting of conditions during land disposal, etc. |
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