THIS STUDY AIMS TO FIND EFFECTIVE JOINT DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE AREAS AROUND TRANSIT STATIONS. THE STUDY IS COMPOSED OF THREE PARTS. 1) THE IDEA AND THE DEFINITION OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT IS EXAMINED. BESIDES, THE CHANGE OF SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE OF JAPANESE JOINT DEVELOPMENT IS DISCUSSED. 2) MANY KINDS OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES HAVE ALREADY EXECUTED IN AMERICAN CITIES. QUESTIONARY SURVEY TO EACH TRANSIT AGENCIES SHOWS CHARACTER OF EACH TECHNIQUS AND HINTS FOR BETTER TECHNIQUES. 3) EFFECTIVE JOINT DEVELOPMENT ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO COMFORTABLE STAYING AROUND THE STAION. TO EVALUATE EFFECTS OF JOINT DEVELOPMENT, THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE DURATION OF STAY AT AREAS IS PROPOSED AND EXAMINED．
