Abstract
This paper reports on developing transport visions towards Low Carbon Society in Japan. A vision was developed to reduce transport CO2 emissions by 70% in 2050 with the combination of various types of countermeasures such as promoting higher land-use densities and higher efficient vehicles suitable to each region (metro-urban, metro-suburban, non-metro-urban and non-metro-suburban). It was pointed that travel demand change as well as technological innovations are required to reduce transport CO2 emissions considerably. Climate change itself still involves uncertainties. However, it is important to draw integrated plans of land-use and transport in view of 40-50 years later to help stakeholders to prepare toward Low Carbon Society.
