About redevelopment of roads around Minato Odori Avenue and Yokohama Culture Gymnasium

In both the Kannai side area and the Seki outside area, large-scale facilities will continue to be located for the realization of "international industry-academia collaboration" and "tourism and attracting customers", and it is expected that the increase in visitors will create even more bustling areas in the district. You. These large-scale facilities, such as the Minato Odori Avenue and the access lines to Yokohama Culture Gymnasium, are a series of lines that improve migration between the facilities and improve the integration between the Kannai area and the Seki area, along with the green axis connecting the Odori Park and Nihon Odori Avenue.
On the other hand, at present, the roadway is wide and parking on the street is conspicuous, the existing sidewalk is narrow, and in view of the increase in the number of visitors in the future, pedestrian pools are not enough at intersections. For this reason, the existing road space will be redeveloped based on the use of roadsides, such as narrowing the width of the road and expanding the pedestrian / bicycle traffic space, and the safe and comfortable pedestrian network will be strengthened and expanded. We will strive to create a continuous bustle along the road.
Business Overview (June 2024) (PDF: 2,644KB)

<Reiwa 4.5>
At present, we are discussing how to use it in the wide sidewalk space in the future, mainly by roadside people, such as examining road use, organizing issues, and forming road users.
In Reiwa 4.5, from September 26, 2022 to December 28, 2023, in order to set up a residence space at the south exit plaza of Kannai Station and conduct a demonstration experiment on road use with people along the road. During the period, a road utilization experiment "Mikkeru Minabun 2" was conducted.
・Road utilization experiment "Mikkeru Minabun 2" (PDF: 1,968KB)
　[First event: Saturday, October 22, Sunday, 23rd] （PDF：535KB）
　[The second event: from Monday, December 5 to Sunday, December 11] （PDF：760KB）

<FY2020>
Social experiments such as restricting a part of the roadway and expanding the sidewalk were conducted from November 9 to November 30, 2020, and the flow of people and cars and the utilization of roadsides were verified. Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation during the experiment.
We have compiled the results of the experiment, so please download it below and see it.
・About result of road utilization experiment "Mikkeru Minabun" (PDF: 941KB)

(Reference) Press release materials for conducting experiments

• We will conduct social experiments for redevelopment of roads around Minato Odori Avenue and Yokohama Culture Gymnasium! (To the press release page)

While listening to the opinions of roadside people and users, we will inform you of the progress in the form of news in order to reflect it in the design as a fun street on foot.
The materials can be downloaded from the link below.

• No. 1　The first discussion meeting (held on December 14, 2019) (PDF: 615KB)
• No. 2　The second opinion exchange meeting (held on February 22, 2020) (PDF: 5,371KB)
• No. 3　About result of questionnaire (conduct in July, 2020) about road redevelopment business (PDF: 777KB)
• No. 4　About the second utilization examination meeting (held on May 30, 2021) and the implementation of the 2021 road utilization experiment "Mikkeru Minabun 2" (PDF: 491KB)
• No. 5　About conduct of 2022 road utilization experiment "Mikkeru Minabun 2" and event, utilization experiment report meeting (PDF: 7,996KB)

※　The 2021 road utilization experiment was "cancelled" in light of the extension of the state of emergency due to the spread of COVID-19.

We have formulated a town development policy for the area around Kannai Station, “Kannai Station Area Concept Plan,” and are promoting town development with the theme of “international industry-academia collaboration” and “tourism and attracting customers”.
For details, please refer to the following link.
Town development around Kannai Station