Host: The City Planning Institute of Japan
By the revision of the City Planning Law of Japan in 2006, the location of retails which exceed 10000m2 is strictly controlled compare with the previous planning laws. However, smaller sized retails, such as retails along the trunk road, have negative impact to the town centre revitalization. The purpose of this study is to clarify the situation of retail locations along the trunk road, and how they effect to the town centre retails. The study firstly reviews the number and kinds of road-side uses along the Route 16, followed by the analysis of retail structure on the Route 16 in Kisarazu City. From the analysis, sales of retails along the Route 16 are high, and negative impact can be seen to the town centre retails. Accordingly, development control of retail development on the trunk road is also essential for town centre revitalization.
