Basic Concept for Barrier-Free Area around Tokaichiba Station

　In Yokohama City, based on the "Yokohama City Welfare Town Development Ordinance", citizens and businesses and Yokohama City collaborate to further promote community-based welfare activities and promote environmental equipment of software and hardware. We are promoting various initiatives.
　In addition, around the base stations in each ward, we promote integrated barrier-free maintenance around the station based on the "Law Concerning the Promotion of Smooth Movement of Elderly and Disabled Persons (Barrier-Free Law)".
　Midori Ward has developed a basic barrier-free concept for the area around Tokaichiba Station, where facilities such as passenger facilities, cultural facilities, welfare facilities, commercial facilities, financial institutions and other facilities are concentrated.

　Basic Concept for Barrier-Free Area around Tokaichiba Station (Road and Highway Bureau page)

　In the district where facilities often used by citizens gathered, barrier-free projects of implementation obligations for stations, roads, parks, buildings, traffic lights, etc. It is a concept to promote.
　Basic Concept for Barrier-Free (Road and Highway Bureau page)

　We set up the "Tokaichiba Station Area Subcommittee" consisting of academics, citizens such as the elderly and the disabled, related businesses and administrative organizations, and proceeded with the examination of the basic concept.

◇1st District Subcommittee

　○Date: Thursday, July 16, 2015

　We introduced the "Barrier-Free Law" and "Basic Barrier-Free Concept", and exchanged opinions on the current situation in the area around Tokaichiba Station.

◇Recruitment of information on barrier-free

　In the area around Tokaichiba Station, in examining the basic concept to promote barrier-free, in order to grasp information and opinions from citizens using Tokaichiba Station and its surroundings, information on barrier-free We recruited.

　Application period: From October 5 to November 5, 2015
　How to apply: Dissemination of "information recruitment flyers" (PDF: 494KB) at administrative facilities through distribution and websites

◇2nd District Subcommittee: Town walk inspection workshop

　○Date: Monday, November 26, 2015

　In addition to the members of the district subcommittee, we participated, actually checked the site and compiled the issues.
　Purpose of holding a town walk inspection workshop (PDF: 185KB)
　Town walk inspection course (PDF: 994KB)

◇3rd District Subcommittee

　○Date: Friday, July 8, 2016

　We arranged result (PDF: 84KB) of "town walk check workshop" and "information offer about barrier-free" and examined measures for problem of district.

◇The 4th District Subcommittee

　○Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2016
　We coordinated with the company about countermeasures for issues in the district, and proposed a basic design draft based on the results.

　Barrier-free universal design measures (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism page) (outside site)