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| Omnibus Town
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| Profile of Omnibus Town Designated
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Comprehensive
omnibus town policies project |
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Omnibus
towns are a scheme created in May, 1997 with the cooperation of three
government agencies (the old Ministry of Transport, the old Ministry
of Construction, and the National Police Agency) for the purpose of
realizing safer regions that offer more rewarding living through the
creation of towns that take advantage of bus transportation to resolve
the various problems faced by cities such as traffic congestion, air
pollution, and increases in automobile accidents.
So far, 12 cities - Hamamatsu, Kanazawa, Matsue, Morioka,
Kamakura, Kumamoto, Nara, Shizuoka, Sendai, Gifu, Okayama, and Matsuyama
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- What does Omnibus Town mean? -
A town that seeks to achieve comfortable transportation
and living by highlighting the multifaceted (omni) social significance
of having bus service (more friendly than cars to the people, the
town, and the environment). |
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 What
does "Omnibus" mean?
Even the etymology of "omnibus" means "to
be useful, no matter what you're your business is." This is what
was written on the signboards of the general stores, which were the
terminals for France's omnibuses at the time when they originated.
Nowadays, "omnibus" incorporates the meaning of "being
useful in resolving a wide range of social issues" such as providing
local transportation, creating towns, and resolving environmental
problems. |
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