This paper focuses on the PDU (Plans de Déplacements Urbains) in France as precedent experiments of the urban transport planning system, which prioritizes public transports in urban areas with view to reducing car trips. It is often considered in Japan that the challenges to reduce car trips tend to be faced with conundrum in finding viable solutions, as each measure to be implemented is difficult to win consent even if the general idea is agreed upon. In this connection, this paper analyses how PDU has come to elaborate its well-deliberated system, overcoming many complications in the past. Also, the paper clarifies that PDU is an urban transport strategy oriented for the promotion of trips using public transport network, which is applicable for future urban transport planning system in Japan.

This paper estimated carbon dioxide emissions directly related to the operations of container terminals in Japanese leading ports, by calculating fuel and electric power consumptions caused by the activities of calling vessels, tug boats, cargo handling equipments and trucks in the port area concerned. The results obtained by disaggregated analysis by ports, by port activities and by reduction scenario will be informative and useful for formulating and evaluating port related emission control policies and their effectiveness. The paper also argues that some policies enhancing port operational efficiency would economize fuel consumptions at port and contribute to reduce carbon dioxide emissions as well.

This paper reports a recent transport policy in Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich is known as one of the best transit-oriented cities in the world where the various public transit priority programs have been introduced since 1970s. Though there were several political disputes and votes on the transport policy before the current transport policy was determined, the systematic and well-designed public transport system has been realized. We present major components in the programs including infrastructure investment, traffic control, public transit control system, coordination between transport planning and spatial planning and integrated transport system. Finally, we discuss lessons from the Zurich experiences to Japan.

The objective of this report is to study about future direction of management of third sector local railway. A questionnaire survey is conducted to extract problem issues, examine effects of service improvement and assess the possibility of cooperation from local residents to maintain railway operation. Based on these, the research attempts to suggest policy measures for sustainable operation local railways.