Promotion measures for use of public transport in Osaka City
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Osaka is the core city of the second largest Keihanshin metropolitan area following Tokyo metropolitan area, with approximately 220 km2 in size and a population of 2.6 million at night and 3.6 million during the day. It is highly concentrated with urban functions in a small urban area compared to other large cities worldwide. Thus, the City has great responsibility, having diverse people, firms, technologies, and information. To support them, it is critical to establish a transport system for smoothing complex movement of people and goods.
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Information sheet
- Date: 2012
- Author(s): ARAKI Satoshi
- Domain(s): Road Policies / Environment / Urban Mobility
- Type: Routes/Roads 354 - Article -
- PIARC Ref.: RR354-050
- Number of pages: 10
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This article has been published in the Routes/Roads magazine