Initiatives for Traffic Improvement around Totsuka Station East Exit

　Based on the results of the Traffic Society Experiment conducted in November 2022, we implemented measures to prevent parking and stopping at intersections and pedestrian crossings where parking and stopping under the Road Traffic Law.
　Thank you very much for your cooperation.

　Very dangerous situations have occurred, such as the following vehicles protruding into the oncoming lane to overtake vehicles that stop at the intersection in front of East Exit Station and near pedestrian crossings. In order to improve this situation, protective fences will be installed on the shoulders of places where parking and stopping is originally prohibited, and the parking prohibition zone will be clarified to improve traffic flow and safety of vehicles and pedestrians Improve.

・The roads around Totsuka Station are very crowded on a daily basis. When you come to Totsuka Station, please use public transportation.
・When waiting for pick-up, please refrain from parking on the street that may cause traffic congestion, and use the surrounding parking lot.
・Totsuka Station East Exit has a boarding platform for general cars, so please use it for transportation.

　The roads around Totsuka Station East Exit are very crowded, such as morning and evening rushes and rainy days due to the stop of pick-up cars. In particular, very dangerous situations have occurred, such as the subsequent vehicles protruding into the oncoming lane to overtake vehicles that stop at the intersection in front of the station.
　Therefore, in order to use the area around the station safely, a social experiment was conducted to facilitate traffic flow.

[Implementation Period]　From noon on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 to noon on Tuesday, November 29, 2022

[Regulation Section]　Street behind Tozuka Modi (City Road Tozuka No. 556), Tozuka Station (East Exit) (Prefectural Road No. 203)

[Contents of Implementation]　One-way street behind Tozuka Modi and measures to prevent parking and stop in some sections in front of Totsuka Station East Exit Station.
　　　　　　　[Reference] Announcement of Social Experiment (PDF: 1,305KB)

[Experiment Status]　Experiment (PDF: 570KB)

[Implementation Results]　Results of Experiment [Summary Version] (PDF: 1,971KB)　
　　　　　　(We reported in conjunction with other initiatives at the 6th Town and Town Development Liaison Council that has continued to live.)

　During the traffic society experiment, we conducted a "questionnaire survey on traffic social experiments at Totsuka Station East Exit" regarding the usage status of Totsuka Station.
　Thank you very much for your cooperation.

　Questionnaire Results (PDF: 522KB)

　This social experiment was positioned as a countermeasure for solving problems in the “Plan for Creating a Town and Town Development Plan (February 2019)”. It was implemented as one of the initiatives aimed at optimizing ".
About "town, town development plan (February, 2019) which continued living in Totsuka Station area", please see the following URL.
https://translate-en.city.yokohama.lg.jp/totsuka/kurashi/machizukuri_kankyo/machizukuri/sumitsuzuketai/machimichi.html