Local Knowledge Platform LLC has successfully delivered the summary report of The 4th Spatial Planning Platform (SPP) which held on Feb...

Q: How should the transport hub in the city be realigned and relocated? A: It is helpful to relocate the transport hub to increase the...

Q: Does redevelopment to be a big shopping mall eliminate traditional commerce? A: Planning the lines of traffic movement and the...

Q: What are the investments needed for promoting an eco-friendly bicycle-oriented city? A: Investment in bicycle parking is more...

Q: What is a good solution for replacing private cars with public transportation? A: Park & Ride is useful if it comes with the...

Q: Should redevelopment of the area with complicated landowners be discouraged? A: Start changing the value of the area from promoting...

Q: What kind of retail facilities should be developed to increase the number of visitors? A: Development enhancing the convenience such...

Q: What are the incentives that can be a spur for the redevelopment? A: Sufficient incentives such as relaxation of height and floor-area...

Q: Any good idea to stop the private cars before entering the city center? A: It is worth introducing fringe parking controlling the cars...

Q: Should the concept of development in later periods be different? A: If the original concept is well received, continuing on the same...

Q: What are the area management activities in order to upgrade the value of the city center? A: Activities such as sales, area events and...

Q: How should disordered business be coped and managed? A: Stimulate the civic engagements, transparent repeated dialogues with...

Q: What will be the base when cities make the development plan? A: Close watch on the competition conditions with other cities, resource...

The center of Fukuoka City, "Tenjin," has a unique logistic system called "Yellow Bird." It was introduced to control the number of...

A BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system was introduced by a major bus operator, Nishitetsu and Fukuoka City Government in 2016, as a means of a...

Q: Should university campuses in the city center be encouraged to move out? A: Advantages focusing on residential and commercial aspects...

Q: Should we abandon waterfront land reclamation because it is not eco-friendly? A: It is essential to have a trade-off perspective with...

"We Love Tenjin Council" Walking Tour in English took place on a sunny day in April 2021. The participants on this tour were mainly from...

An 800-meter-long downtown street: Hakata Ekimae-Dori

Allocation of pedestrians' road space should be considered to create more vibrancy and interactions in the city center. Hakata...