| 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. |
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| Fields of Activity | ・ Transport planning ・ National land planning ・ Environment conservation ・ Legal system investigation ・ Social statistic analysis ・ Freight vehicle transport ・ Road safety ・ ITS |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Overseas Office | Paris |
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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 |