SE4All Inter-Global City Cooperation Forum 10/29/2015

Toyama City Mayor, Masashi Mori

Basic Policy for the Creation of a Compact City
By revitalizing public transport including railway lines and by concentrating variouscity functions such as residential, commercial, business and cultural buildings along
public transport lines, the goal of creating a compact city becomes a reality.
（Conceptual Diagram）
Toyama City aims for construction of a city based on a skewer and dumplings
Skewer ：Public transportation with an above standard level of service
Dumpling ：Walking zones offering various city amenities connected by the skewer

Three pillars of this Compact City Strategy
1) Revitalizing public transport
2) Encouraging citizens to relocate toareas along public transport lines
3) Revitalizing the city center
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Revitalizing Public Transport - Formation of the LRT Network
The formation of the LRT network aims to modify the current lifestyle of over-dependence
on automobiles and create a town with every city amenity within walking distance.
Toyama Bay

Toyama Light Rail (Established: April, 2006)
City Tram Loop Line
(Established: December, 2009)

New stop beneath the elevated Shinkansen tracks(Established: March, 2015)

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ＴＯＹＡＭＡ-2-Revitalizing Public Transport - Development of the Toyama Light RailJapan’s first full-scale light rail transit system
which revitalized a rail line that had been
suffering from a decline in the number ofpassengers, adopting a two-tiered system ofmanagement

フィーダーバス

フィーダーバス(Overview)〇Inauguration: April 29, 2006
〇Total length: 7.6 km(Railway section: 6.5 km, tram section: 1.1 km)〇Number of stations: 13〇Number of trains: 7 (2 cars per train)〇Travel time: Approx. 25 minutes(Toyamaeki-kita to Iwasehama)Transformed into Japan’s first full-scale LRT system▲Former JR Toyama Port Line

▲Toyama Light Rail (Portram)

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Revitalizing Public Transport - City Tram Loop Line ProjectJapan’s first two-tier concept was used to extend existing tram lines in order toreactivate the central downtown area and make it more accessible for citizens.
The Portram and Centram are scheduled tobe connected under the elevated tracks atToyama Station(Overview)〇Inauguration: December 23, 2009
〇Extended distance: Approx. 0.9 km(Loop line approx. 3.4 km)〇Number of stations: Three new stations
were added along the extended route〇Number of vehicles: Three new low-floor cars wereintroduced

Loop Line▲City Tram Loop Line (Nickname: Centram)
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City Train Line
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ＣＩＴＹＴＯＹＡＭＡ-4-Revitalizing Public Transport - Connecting the north and south tram lines
Following the inauguration of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, the north and south tramlines will be connected under the elevated tracks at Toyama Station【２０１３】
・Plan to elevate tracks approved
・Construction begins on the south sideof the elevated Shinkansen tracks【２０１５】
・Inauguration of the Hokuriku
Shinkansen Line (March 14, 2015)
・New tram stop on the south side ofthe station begins operations【２０１９】
・North side tram line under theelevated tracks of existing lines will
begin operations. (Joining of the northand south tram lines become a reality)

A unique concept - connecting Shinkansen and LRT lines▲Tram leaving from the south side of Toyama Station

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Concentrating city functions into the downtown area
and along public transport lines -encouraging citizens to relocate
Subsidies are provided for construction companies
which build housing complexes and citizens who purchasehomes or land in the downtown area or along the public
transport lines

Downtown District

Downtown District (approx. 436 ha)
Relocation project (begun in July, 2005)Builders: 1,000,000 yen for each apartment in the housing complex
Citizens: 500,000 yen for each house
Results: 807 cases in total, 1,901 houses/apartments(as of March, 2015)

Areas along public transport lines where citizens
are encouraged to reside (approx. 3,489 ha)
Relocation project: (begun October, 2007)
Builders: 700,000 yen for each apartment in the housing complex
Citizens: 300,000 yen for each house
Results: 511 cases in total, 1,122 houses/apartments(as of March, 2015)＜Public transportation＞
Total railway lines (6 lines)
Bus lines with frequent service(13 lines)(Approx. more than 60
round trips per day)

Areas along public transport lines
where citizens are encouraged to reside
The apartment was built gettingsubsidies＜Area＞
Areas in which citizens are expected to use
rail or bus services
Areas within a 500 meter radius of a railway
station and 300 meters from a bus stop

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Effects of Compact City Policy- Increase in the number of people moving into the city
■ Increase in the population of the central part of the city and areas adjacent to public
transportation lines
・Since 2008, a higher number of people have moved into the city area compared to the number moving
out - the gap in 2015 is greater than the previous year
【Population Changes in the City Center Due to Societal Change】
Downtown District

・Increase in the number of people moving into zones along public
transport where residence is encouraged since 2012

Areas along public transport lines
where citizens are encouraged to reside

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ＣＩＴＹＴＯＹＡＭＡ-7-Effects of the Creation of a Compact City
- As seen in land value assessments as of January 1,2015■Average land value in Toyama Prefecture declines steadily since 1993
■Land value in Toyama City area increased by 0.3% (compared to previous year),commercial area land value increased by 0.6%
■Commercial land value increases in eight locations around Toyama Station and in the city
center (compared to 2 locations in the previous year)＜Causes of the Increase＞
・Causes of the Increase：＋4.2％

Inauguration of the Hokuriku Shinkansen
Redevelopment in the Toyama Station Area
*Revitilization (Active Redevelopment) by the Private Sector・Residential Area：
Convenience of living in the city center and affordable housing
Implementation of the policy to encourage relocation

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＋7.8％

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＋4.0％

City Train
Line＋4.4％
LoopLine＋2.4％【Increased Area】
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Effects of the Creation of a Compact City - Maintaining the population■Along with other prefectures and Japan in general, the total population of Toyama City has been ecreasing■The decrease is natural (birthrate - number of deaths) , however for the past eight consecutive years,
there has been an increase in the number of those moving into the city area
■Toyama City’s rate of population decrease has been decreasing compared to the rate of decrease ofthe population in Toyama Prefecture and Japan in general【Comparison of Population Change (Jan. 1, 2014 ~ Jan. 1, 2015)】
Population
Japan

Rate of Change(%)

126,163,576－271,058－0.21

1,072,631－6,061－0.56

414,723

－684

－0.16

12,880,143＋72,516＋0.57

Toyama PrefectureToyama CityTokyo

Increase/Decrease(Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Basic Resident Registration Census, July 1, 2015)【Demographic Changes in Toyama City (January 1, 2014 ~ January 1, 2015)】
BirthsDeaths
3,285

4,500

Number of people
moving in

Number of people
moving out

11,342

10,692

Total▲585(Toyama create documents）

Natural decrease = 1,235

Social increase = 650

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Effects of the Creation of a Compact City- Decrease in the Amount of Gasoline Purchased■ The amount of gasoline purchased in Toyama City has been decreasing as citizens change
their primary method of transportation from cars to public transport≪Amount of gasoline purchased≫
Section2005（ℓ）2014

Rate ofChange

Toyama City

756.706

716.591－5.3％

Hokuriku Area

728.206

715.364－1.8％

Source: Based on a survey on household expenses conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)【Lifestyle with a reliance on cars】【To a lifestyle with a reliance on public transportation and bicycles】

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ＴＯＹＡＭＡ-10-International RecognitionIncreasing International recognition of our success of Compact city planning and environmental policies.
ＯＥＣＤ2012 OECD recognizes Toyama as one of five cities, (along with Melbourne,Vancouver, Paris and Portland) with advanced “Compact City” policies.
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September 2014 Toyama is the only
Japanese city selected for the UN initiative,
SE4All (Sustainable Energy for All). Other cities
include Rio de Janeiro, Leon, Lima.
SE4All UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon initiative for 2030:① universal energy access② double the rate of energy efficiency③ double the share of renewable energy

Rockefeller Foundation

Mayor Mori with Mr. Yumkella, the SE４ALL
special representative of the Secretary-General,(center) and Mr. Horie, the Japaneseambassador for global environment (right)
accepting SE4All Award in New York

December 2014 Toyama is the only Japanese city chosen for theRockefeller 100 Resilient Cities initiative.
Other cities chosen in 2014 include Chicago, Montreal, Paris,London, Lisbon, Barcelona, Sidney and Singapore.
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ＴＯＹＡＭＡ-11-Hold a session of Environmental Prime Ministers of G7 Summit
Environmental Prime Ministers Session will be held at Toyama City in 2016
At G7 Summit held in Japan 2016, the city has chosen as a host city to hold a session forEnvironmental Prime Ministers by recognition of Toyama city’s constant activities andresults in environmental issues.
Through the session, many environmental issues such as global warming, climate change,
bio diversity will be discussed.

Environmental PMSession at ToyamaCity(2016.5.15~16)

G7 Summit atShima City(2016.5.26~27)
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34th G8 Summit in Toyako, Hokkaido（source：Office of Prime Minister Website)
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