Urban Planning of Kitakyushu CityUrban Planning of Kitakyushu City

City of KitakyushuMarch 2015

City of KitakyushuMarch 2015

Table of Contents

1. Overview of Kitakyushu City

2. Urban Planning of Kitakyushu Citya. Trends of urban structure/environment

b. Urban master plan of Kitakyushu City

c. Town development utilizing characteristics of the city

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KitakyushuKitakyushu

Tokyo

Shanghai

City Profile

Kitakyushu Airport

Population: 1 million Area: 488 km2

Status: Designated City (as same as Prefecture Government )

Location: between Tokyo, Japan and Shanghai, China

City of Kitakyushu 3

Kitakyushu City merged from 5 Cities in 1963for strengthening governance capability

・Efficient governance in wide point of view・Integration of each characteristics and resources・Transportation system connecting each compact district・Strengthening environmental control authority

50th anniversary in 2013

City Profile

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1920 TOTO1901 Yawata Steel Works 1925 Yasukawa

Industries born in Kitakyushu

1935 Moji PortInternational Trade

Tachinoura Container Terminal

History and City Growth

City Profile

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Sone Tidal Flat Hiraodai Karst Plateau

City Profile

Rich Nature with Biodiversity

Larus saundersi（Migratory: China～Japan）

LimulinaLargest number in Japan Biodiversity

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Industrialization that Supported Modernization

Governmental Yawata Steel Works (1901)

Kitakyushu industrial zone in the 1950s

City Profile

“Dokai Bay, Sea of Death”Recovered Blue Skies and Sea, people enjoying the clean environment

Severe Air Pollution Residents enjoying blue sky

Swimming at Dokai Bay

In 1950s & 1960s Present

Overcoming Severe Environmental Pollution

Corroded boat propeller and E. coli bacteria died.

Kitakyushu’s Environmental Assets for Sustainable Development

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～Green Frontier～ City of Kitakyushu’s Environmental Policy Government-run Yawata Steel Works

Industrial Wastewater Exhaust EmissionWe have developed as an Industrial City

Aggravation of Pollution Problems

Women's Movement against Environmental Pollution

Establishment of “KITA” (1980)

City GovernmentOrganizational Arrangement, Ordinance, andPollution Control Agreement with Companies

Private EnterpriseCleaner ProductionImprovement of Production ProcessTreatment of Pollutant, Tree Planting

Kitakyushu Eco-Town(1998 )Environmental Preservation and Industrial Promotion

Environmental InternationalCooperation (1988～)

Grand design on World Capital of Sustainable Development (2004)

Agenda 21 Kitakyushu (1996)

1901

1950

1960's

Reduction of Domestic Waste by IntroducingNew System and Citizen Participation(First one at Designated Cities)

Overcoming Environmental Pollution

Decision of EstablishingPCB Treatment Facility (2001) Johannesburg Summit (2002) identified

Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment

1980's

Implementation and Evaluationof Practical Activities

Pollution ControlPolicy

Local DiplomacyPolicy

Resource-CirculatingSociety Policy

Sustainable SocietyPolicy

Low Carbon SocietyPolicy

Eco-Model City(2008), Future City(2011), “Green Asian” International Strategic Integrated Zone (2011) of Japan, and Model City of OECD’s Green Cities Programme (2011)

Creation of Local and Global Sustainable Society

KITA: Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association

2002

2008

Kitakyushu’s Environmental Assets for Sustainable Development

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2. Urban Planning of Kitakyushu Citya. Trends of urban structure/environment

(1) Expansion of urban areas

Reduction in population density

(2) Decline in population and aging of population in old urban areas

Decrease in public service efficiency

(3) Hollowing out of industries

Decline in vitality and vigorousness in the central urban areas

(4) Delay in renewal of urban areas

Renewal is difficult due to the existence of residential areas on slope ground and road conditions

(5) Rarely used or unused industrial areas

Found in coastal areas due to downsizing or withdrawal of companies

Respect for “intown area”: Expansion of town areas by suburb development ⇒ Regeneration of the intown areas

Utilization of “stock”: Promotion of new developments ⇒ placing importance on efficiency by

utilizing the stockRespect for “quality”: Placing importance on size and

quantity ⇒ respect on high quality

Respect for “collaboration”: Leadership by administration ⇒ collaboration among various players

An environment developing city that brings up and reproduces new life, industry, and nature of the next century.

[Basic Philosophy of City Planning ]

[Basic posture of town development]

2. Urban Planning of Kitakyushu Cityb. Urban master plan of Kitakyushu City

Suonada Sea

ShimonosekiGenkainada Sea

City of Kitakyushu

Honshu

Hiraodai

Mt. Hohashira

Mt. Fukuchi (900.8 m above sea level)

Kitakyushu Public Transportation Network

33.8 km

33.5 km

JR

Monorail

Chikuho Railway

City center

Urban Area

Town development Kitakyushu City intends to promote: direction of urban formation

Bas

e ar

eas

City center or sub-center

Area baseNext-generation industry baseMaterial flow base

Recreation base

R&D base

New urban development baseWide-area sightseeing base

International exchange base

Exchange axis

[City area zone]

Water-front city area

In-town areas

[Peripheral urban area]

[Natural or rural zone]

2. Urban Planning of Kitakyushu City（c） Town development utilizing

characteristics of the city

Kokura city center areaKokura as a characteristic city center

Higashida areaHigashida area new town development

Hibikinada areaKitakyushu Eco-Town project aiming to

be an ecological metropolis

(1) Kokura city center areaKokura as a characteristic city center

Kokura is creating the town as a characteristic center of the two-million city, by developing the JR Kokura Station area and river as well as roads, bridges, parks, and city area zones in an integrated manner. City’s comprehensive projects include “my-town and my-river development project” for creating safe and comfortable town.

Kokura city center

Public Infrastructure Development (Extension of monorail)

▲Kokura Station

Redevelopment of Kokura City Center AreaComprehensive Redevelopment of Murasakigawa River Area

Before

After

Before

After

▲Riverwalk Kitakyushu

・Urban Redevelopment Project

Redevelopment of Kokura City Center Area

Public Infrastructure Development (Improvement of bicycle lanes)

▲Model District: Kokura City Center

Before

After

Community Bike Program

▲In front of Kitakyushu City Hall

Introduction of Eco Vehicles and Driving with Low Emission

Kitakyushu ECO DRIVE projectECO DRIVE

soft accelerationidling stop, etc.

EffectIncreasing of fuel efficiency

reduction of cost and pollutants）reduction of traffic accidents

IT technology development on EV drivingFeasibility Study:

Supplying EV charger information by car navigation system, etc.

Institutes: Yaskawa Information CO.,Nissan CO., Zenrin CO.

Cooperation：City of Kitakyushu, FAIS

Kokurakita-Ward OfficeEvery day and 24 hoursFree of Charge

Charger Network for EV

TOYOTA’s Fuel Cell Vehicle

Electric Vehicle and Quick Charger

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PhotovoltaicGeneration

PV Roof

PV at Promenade

PV Arcade in noon

LED Arcade in night

LED Green Roof

Electric Vehicle

Wind Power

City Bicycle with

Electric Assistance

Source: Environment Bureau, City of Kitakyushu

Low Carbon Urban Structure and Citizens' Recognition“Murasakigawa River with Renewable Energy Project”

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Flower plantation by citizens

Independent Citizen Society & New Public Commons

Kitakyushu Eco Life Stage

The citizens create the sustainable society by himself/herself (society, environment, economy)

Governance and Collaboration among Stakeholders

23Joint Declaration by local multi-stakeholders

In the Higashida area, a “land readjustment project” is implemented utilizing large idle sites owned by enterprises, aiming to promote functional integration of commercial, office and residential quarters to ensure new town development. A “Yawata Higashida green village project” is promoted through cooperation among the industrial, public and academic sectors to develop an environment-conscious town, as a model of world’s ecological metropolis that Kitakyushu City aims to be.

(2) Higashida areaHigashida area new town development

Higashida area

Development Projects (Higashida area)

Before

After

JR Space World Station (new station)

・Land Readjustment Project

・Smart Community Creation Project

and other projects

CO2 Reduction:20%

Environmentally Friendly Housing

Information Industry Area

Factory Area

Residence

Space World

Water Front Area

Community Centre

Education Area

→Thermal Supply for Factories

→Electric Supplyfor Town

Higashida Co-Generation System with high efficiency

Photovoltaic generation

Micro grid

Train Station

Integrated Local Energy System with 30%Reduction of CO2

Higashida Green Village Area 27

Term: 2010 to 2014 Investment: $ 190 millionCO2 Reduction: 50% Renewable Energy: 10%

Realization of optimized energy use per region, through coordination between new and mainstay energy sources and introduction of a control system for both energy supply and demand.

Smart HousesPhotovoltaic Generation Smart Data Center

Smart School

Rent-a-cycle Station

Large Scale Battery

Smart Building

Hydrogen Supply Station

副生水素

Natural GasCo-Generation System

Power grid

IT grid

スマートコミュニティセンター

Hydrogen(by-product)

Wind Power 15,000 kw(Virtual)

Hydrogen Network Smart

CommunityCenter

Fuel cells

Industrialization of Green Policy: Local Energy GenerationKitakyushu Smart Community

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Since July 1997, the city has been promoting the Kitakyushu Eco-Town Project, aiming to take a leadership role toward the realization of a sustainable and evolvable society on an axis of the promotion of the environment/recycling industry. The project is based on the alliance among citizens, enterprises, and government that has been developed in the process of overcoming environmental pollution. The project is also based on the technologies, human resources, and industrial infrastructure the city has cultivated as “the town of manufacture” as well as the systematic international environmental cooperation structure having experience for more than 20 years.

Hibikinada area

(3) Hibikinada areaKitakyushu Eco-Town project aiming to be an ecological metropolis

Comprehensive Eco-Industrial Complex, Hibiki Recycling AreaIndustrial Plants: 29

Practical Research AreaPractical Research Facilities : 16 Practical Research Projects：56

Facilitating Resource Circulation and Eco-Industries

Outcome of Projects

Environment: Reduction of Environmental Impact／0.38 million ton CO2,Saving Resources and Energy

Economy: Investment: 66 billion yen Private sector: 71.7%, National Government: 18.2%, Local Government:10.1%）

Employees: 1,340 people Visitors: 1million people (as of October 2011)

Source: Environment Bureau, City of Kitakyushu 30

Development Projects around JR Stations

JR Moji Station JR Jinnoharu Station

JR Moji Station

Development Projects around JR Stations (JR Moji Station)

Before

After

・Land Readjustment Project

・Residential Area Development Project

Development Projects around JR Stations (JR Jinnoharu Station)

JR Jinnoharu Station (new station)

・Land Readjustment Project