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Japan-EU environmentally friendly urban transport work group


The working group was agreed to be established by the Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan and the European Commission Director-General for Energy and Transportation. The objective is to enhance the exchange of information on "Environmentally-Friendly Urban Travel"; promotion of the utilization of public transport, automobile development, TDM etc.

The first meeting (February 28, 2002) (Tokyo)


Participants

Japan: <Policy Bureau> Director of Transport Planning Division, Director of International Affairs Division
<Railway Bureau> Director for Policy Planning and Coordination of the General Affairs Division
<Road Transport Bureau> Director for Policy Planning of General Affairs, Director of the Environment Division, etc

EU: Mr. Gunther Hanreich, European Commission Director for New Sources of Energy, Demand Management and Sustainable Development, etc

Agenda

  • Relationship between the quality of urban public transport and the public transport market
  • Assistance for local measures and policies, urban railroad and LRT projects, clean cars and alternative fuel

The second meeting (March 24, 2004) (Brussels)


Participants:

Japan: <Policy Bureau> Director of the Transport Planning Division, etc
EU: Mr. Gunther Hanreich, European Commission Director for New Sources of Energy, Demand Management and Sustainable Development, etc

Agenda

  • Improvement measures for Japanese public transport convenience, restrictive measures on automobile transport
  • EU comprehensive urban transport measures(CIVITAS : CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability)
  • EU alternative fuels, mobility management and road pricing

The third meeting (September 13, 2005) (Tokyo)


Participants

Japan: <Policy Bureau> Director (International Affairs), Director of the Transport Planning Division, etc
<City and Regional Development Bureau> Director of the Street Division
<Railway Bureau> Director for Financial Affairs, etc./td>
EU: Mr. Alfonso Gonzalez Finat, European Commission Director for New Sources of Energy, Demand Management and Sustainable Development, etc

Agenda

  • Mobility management
  • EU comprehensive urban transport measures(CIVITAS : CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability)
  • Promotion of seamless public transport
  • The present conditions of LRT and support systems in Japan

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