"GIFTS-IATSS 2022

Traffic Culture Creates Value"

ーMobility and urban space reorganizationー
VINCENT FUJII Yumi

Authored"Why does the childrearing generation move to rural areas in France?""Strasbourg urban development" FY2012 JSCE Book of the Year Award“Why are there no shutter streets in regional towns in France?" (Gakugei Shuppansha)“Guide to understanding the real France”, Letter of recommendation from the French Embassy inJapan (Harashobo)

urban transportation は "福祉・environment 政策"とセットで推進した France

Co-authoredSupervised translation

"GIFTS-IATSS 2022
Traffic Culture Creates Value"
ー Mobility and urban space reorganizationー

1. French cities and mobility
Including self-introduction

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French cities and mobility

Japanese cities are amazing

大阪の写真
How do you define a livable city? “A cozy, safe and fun place"
A city where you can feel the history, striking the right balance between cultural institutions, commercial
spots and the like. A place where these things can be easily accessed via a “transportation” infrastructure.

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French cities and mobility

However, people are nowhere to be found in car-centric regional cities
Sakai City (population of approx. 840,000) view from government building

Urban space overcome by parking© VINCENT FUJII Yumi

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French cities and mobility

France is a car-driving society; however, it has succeeded in urban revitalization by introducing public transportation

1990s to 2000s
Efforts to develop Light-Rail Transit (LRT) and car coexistence measures began in metro
communities with populations around 500,000

Winner of 2012 JSCE
book of the year
award

Central city of Strasbourg (population 300,000, within
an arrondissement with population approximately500,000)© C.Creutz Strasbourg Eurométropole

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French cities and mobility

Shutter streets catch the eye in the regional cities of Japan

Published FY2016
Book review by Professor Noboru Harada in "UrbanPlanning" by The City Planning Institute of Japan

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French cities and mobility

Mobility policy in France to develop a central city area for pleasant walking

2000s to 2010s
Metro communities with populations around 300,000 also began
introducing public transportation, and LRT being developed in 31 cities© Anger Loire Métropole
Central city area of Angers (population of 150,000, within an arrondissement with an estimated population of 300,000)

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French cities and mobility

France is creating walking environments even in villages with small populations
2000s to 2020s – Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) development in 41 cities
Local governments with populations less than 100,000 actively running fixedroute busses

Published FY2019
Preface by Professor
Mamoru Taniguchi© VINCENT FUJII Yumi

BRT running through central city of Biarritz (population of 25,000,
within an arrondissement with a population of approximately 130,000)

"GIFTS-IATSS 2022
Traffic Culture Creates Value"
ー Mobility and urban space reorganizationー

2. New urban development andmobility in the post-COVID-19 era"15-minute city" and walkable city
MaaS and smart city

2. New urban development and mobility in the post-COVID-19 era
Vision for a “15-minute city;” building a walkable urban environment
Growing interest in urban
environments by residents after
living through lockdown"15-minute city"«An energetic, livable urban spacebalancing the environment,
economic activity and social life.
The root of this concept is mobility
and time management »2016

Carlos Moreno, urbaniste2. New urban development and mobility in the post-COVID-19 era
Paris (population 2.16 million) "15-minute city" concept©N.Bascop for ville de Paris

2. New urban development and mobility in the post-COVID-19 era

Promoting innovative reallocation of road space in Paris
Road space reorganization on the left bank riverside Voltaire street wide:
walker space, bike, and micro-mobility permanent lanes, bus lanes© VINCENT FUJII Yumi

2. New urban development and mobility in the post-COVID-19 era

Use of public transportation led by local government and promoted by MaaS

シェアmobility©ITF

Public transportation・bicycles ・car share・parking lots
Diverse transportation means available through use ofcommon IC card and MaaS

2. New urban development and mobility in the post-COVID-19 era

Realization of society where any transportation means may be chosen

シェアmobility(図の典拠・ITF)©ITF 14

2. New urban development and mobility in the post-COVID-19 era

Smart city led by local government
General control center for urban infrastructure in Dijon (population 160,000, within anarrondissement with population approximately 260,000)
French smart city
City using information
communicationtechnology; improved
quality of urban services
and lower costs
Dijon since 2019
Collective control of 10 city
functions in one place:public lighting, travel &passenger information,building safety and security,
operation of signalizedintersections, etc.
© VINCENT FUJII Yumi

Smart city implementation sites"15-minute city" concept city

Local
politicians
highly involvedin urban andtransportation
development
plans
Transportation
infrastructuredevelopment
completely
incorporated
into urban
planning
Low vacancy
rates inregional cities
with improved
publictransportation©Wikipedia figure added by the author

2. New urban development and mobility in the post-COVID-19 era
France establishing a general mobility policy from the viewpoint of environmental protection and welfare

30-km/h speed limit Paris metro bicycle policy being promoted
Urban space reorganization cannot be achieved without mobility

Universal barrier-free space for
comfortable movement and walking

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Both transportation and cultural policies improve urban population health
An art installation serving as a message for the removal of parking lot concrete to raise plants and trees

People are attracted to well-designed walkable cities where they can gather
There, they can easily reach cultural institutions and events via public transportation
Access to culture improves the happiness of urban populations and contributes to their health2. New urban development and mobility in the post-COVID-19 era

Background of promoting road space reallocation in France
System Urban policy led by local governments and politicians Transfer of authority to local governments and 60% independent
financing Road administration, traffic administration, and urban space under thejurisdiction of local governments
 Cooperative system between parliament and administration/sufficientadministrative staffing
 No development without a binding master plan/planning Broadly formulated urban planning consistent with mobility policies
 Master urbanist facilitating consistent development
 Enactment of a basic law on mobility, emphasizing a nationaldirection and environmental conservation
 High public awareness of environmental conservation
 Top priority pedestrian and road traffic safety
 Citizen–inclusive process in formulating urban planning protected by law

 Social solidarity (consent to public funding for urban policy)

"GIFTS-IATSS 2022
Traffic Culture Creates Value"
ー Mobility and urban space reorganizationー

Thank you for your attention
VINCENT FUJII Yumi
www.fujii.fr
1965 Angers city center square© Angers Loire Métropole

Words alone cannot capture the scene of a city center with few cars 20
Here, citizens are shown the embodiment of a “sustainable development city”