Basic Concept for Barrier-Free Area around Mitsukyo Station

In Yokohama City, based on the "Law Concerning the Promotion of Smooth Movement Using Public Transport for the Elderly and Disabled" [commonly known as the Traffic Barrier-Free Law], the elderly and users, including the disabled, have formulated a basic concept so that everyone can move and use it smoothly.
The procedure for submitting this basic concept to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, etc. was carried out in accordance with the current "New Barrier-Free Law", but the examination is carried out in accordance with the old "Traffic Barrier-Free Law".

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It is an area where many people gather as a base for living centered on administration and commerce.

In promoting the development of the basic design, we will set up the "Yokohama City Traffic Barrier-Free Special Committee" to have the basic design examined from a city-wide perspective, and conduct a specific study of the basic design for each target district. In order to do so, we set up the "Mitsukyo District Subcommittee" and proceeded with the study.

• Yokohama City Traffic Barrier-Free Special Committee

Chair: Kan Nomura, Professor, Department of Architecture, Nihon University

Vice Chair: Professor Kazuoki Ohara, Graduate School of Yokohama National University

• Mitsukyo District Subcommittee

Chair: Hiromi Kitagawa, Senior Researcher and Researcher, Institute of Town Development Engineering, Hyogo Prefectural Welfare

Vice Chair: Professor Kazuoki Ohara, Graduate School of Yokohama National University

Before holding a "round-table conference on the basic concept of traffic barrier-free around Mitsukyo Station" and starting concrete examination of the basic concept, introduce the "Traffic Barrier-Free Law" and "Traffic Barrier-Free Basic Concept" , Exchanged opinions on the area around Mitsukyo Station.

After setting up the district subcommittee and introducing the committee members, we confirmed the related businesses and plans of the district.
In addition, we examined the contents of the next “Machi Walk Inspection Workshop”.

In addition to the members of the district subcommittee, we participated, actually checked the site and compiled the issues.

We selected the area around Mitsukyo Station as a priority maintenance area and confirmed that we would proceed with the examination.

Issues obtained at town walk inspection workshops etc. were organized.
At the same time, we examined the range of districts to be considered in the basic concept and the route to promote barrier-free within the district.

A workshop was held to examine solutions from the user's point of view on issues that have been clarified in previous studies.

Solutions to issues considered in user working, etc. were examined from technical aspects.

In response to user working and business working, we examined a basic concept draft that summarizes the basic concept.

We confirmed the basic concept draft.

A public comment was held on the basic concept draft.

Based on result of citizen opinion offer, we examined basic design original bill becoming the final plan of basic design.

We confirmed the basic design draft created based on public comments and opinions received by the subcommittee.