Public Planning & Policy Studies, Inc.
Profile Public Planning & Policy Studies, Inc. was founded in 1990. Taking into account the diversification and intensification of public needs and the increasing complexity of the society, Public Planning & Policy Studies Inc. is committed to conduct intensive researches and investigations involving basic policies regarding public facilities in order to contribute to the building of an affluent and pleasant society.

The fundamental philosophy
1. Contribution for society
 We are directly making contribution by investigating fundamental agenda
2. Extensive, high-quality service
 We respond to clients’needs with extensive, high-quality service.
3. The realistic deliberation
 We suggest feasible solutions not from a collection of critical reviews
 but we construct practical and logical perspectives based on extensive
 information inventory and deliberation of core components.
Fields of Activity ・ Transport planning
・ National land planning
・ Environment conservation
・ Legal system investigation
・ Social statistic analysis
・ Freight vehicle transport
・ Road safety
・ ITS
Scope of Services Investigation and proposals involving basic policies and planning for public projects.
Investigation and production of technology principles and manuals related to public projects.
Collection and provision of data related to basic policies for public projects in foreign countries.
Head Office 3-11-2 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002, Japan
Telephone: 03-3407-2055
Fascimile: 03-3407-2015
E-Mail: gen@ppps.co.jp
Home Page: http://www.ppps.co.jp/en/index.html

Overseas Office Paris



Major Projects

Field Country Project
Transportation Planning Japan Investigation on development effect of Gaikan Expressway (Outer Ring Road)
UK, US, Germany, France, China, Italy Comparative research on procedures for determining the standard of transport service reflecting road function and road classification, and road structure
Germany, France, China, Italy, UK, EU Cooperative research on road developmental measures for networking extensive regions
US, UK, Germany, France, China, Iraly Comparative investigation on expressway improvement
Japan Assessment accessibility to public facilities using GIS
Investigation on area rehabilitation benefiting from expressways
Research on public transport development and vehicle use
Research on the use of express coach lines
Research on communication technology and road transport
Investigation on holiday transport
Japan and
other countries
Investigation about Transport Demand Management measures
Korea Research on the current state of investment on maintenance and pavement system of roads, and bridge management system
Japan Specification on cycle friendly infrastructure and its condition
Research for toll setting of expressways and their traffic volume
Investigation on GIS-facilitated assessment methods on effect from local road improvement
Legal systems UK, France, Germany, US Comparative study of measures for infrastructure improvement
US, UK, France Comparative study of organizations responsible for road maintenance and management strategies
UK, France, US Comparative study of programs for three-dimensional functions of roads and buildings
Germany Investigation of integration of land use and transport planning
Japan, US Comparative investigation of financial resources for road development
Freight Transport Japan, US, France Cross-national comparison of road transportation of hazardous materials
Japan Investigation on economical effects from road development for freight vehicle transport
UK, US, Germany, France, China, Italy Comparative research on freight vehicle management
Environment Conservation Japan Assessment of effects of measures and forecast of noise and air at road side
Comparative study of dissemination, statutory framework, and forecast method of strategic assessment on road service
Investigation on measures to reduce environmental load of urban transport
Development of system for assessment of effects of measures with forecast of CO2 emission from road transport
France, Germany, US Comparative investigation of legal system for natural conservation
Road Safety UK, US Comparative research on methods to determine the level of social loss from traffic accidents
Japan Investigation on human errors in driving
Traffic accident analysis for the assessment of driving support system
Accident analysis for pedestrians and cyclists
Social Statistics Analysis Japan Analysis of statistical data of traffic volume of freight vehicles
Analysis of consequence between traffic volume of freight vehicles and economic indicators
ITS Japan Development of vehicle allocation system with ITS