Abstract
Conversion of streets from the human oriented perspective has become an important issue for new urban policies. This paper reports the approach and the contents of pilot projects, the methods of qualitative research, and analysis for the purpose of creating a lively place suitable for the region based on Pilot Project of Utilization Public Space at Mitaka Station North Exit conducted in September 2019. Musashino City carried out the process of investigating what may be considered a lively appearance suitable for the region together with citizens and local companies/organizations. The characteristics of this research are: analysis of an activity survey to grasp ways to use space and user density efficiently, even in a space with many users; confirmation of the effectiveness of expressing the quality of a lively place; and conducting a text mining analysis of a questionnaire survey for deep qualitative of user evaluation and objective description. Each method can be implemented relatively easily and has high versatility, and are expected to be utilized in regions without research by universities.
