2022 Volume 21 Issue 1 Pages 43-46
There is growing momentum for locally led maintenance and utilization of streets. There are advanced cases in the U.S. that support local organizations and promote utilization in accordance with government policies. In this study, we organize the advanced cases in terms of the local participation process and clarify the feasibility of introducing a street management program in which local organizations participate proactively. As a result, the advanced cases had five local-oriented processes: application process, local consensus building, exchange of opinions with citizens, participation in design, and maintenance and operation. And the possibility of introducing the program in the Kannai area included the possibility of incorporating the review process into the application. On the other hand, the challenges were: difficulty in building consensus with other applicants, street management units, and roadside stakeholders during the screening process; support for building an operational structure; and a non-negative check by the government on the operation.
