MLIT compiles a casebook on securing motorcycle parking under provision requirementsA casebook for increasing motorcycle parking
On October 28 the City Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that it had compiled a casebook on securing parking through building-attached provision requirements and similar measures, in order to promote parking space for motorcycles in built-up areas. It gathers measures that local governments are actually using. It is not a change to the rules but a reference document of examples under the existing provision requirement scheme, and it is ready to use as of the announcement.
- 1. CheckCheck the provision requirement set by the local government where the building stands
- 2. ReferLook at the measures and ideas of other local governments in the casebook
- 3. ConsiderApply them when planning a building or reviewing a car park you own
Key points
- What was announced: the City Bureau of MLIT has compiled a casebook to encourage the provision of parking space for motorcycles in built-up areas
- The casebook gathers examples of measures by which local governments secure parking through attached-provision requirements and similar means
- It is not an amendment of the rules but a collection of good practice under the existing provision requirement scheme, and it can be used from the time of the announcement
- Building owners and developers are expected to use the ideas and measures from each area as a reference when providing parking under a provision requirement
What to do in practice
- If you are planning new construction or an extension, check how motorcycle parking is treated under the rules of the local government where the building stands
- Use the measures from other areas in the casebook as a reference when reviewing the parking at buildings you own
In town centres there are car parks, but often few places to leave a motorcycle. On October 28 the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that it had put together a casebook of the ideas being used by cities and prefectures around the country to increase motorcycle parking. No new obligation has been created; it is a document meant as a reference.
Points
- There is a rule that a large building must also provide parking, and the casebook gathers ideas for adding motorcycle spaces within that rule
- It was compiled by the ministry and collects examples that cities and prefectures are actually carrying out
- Because it is not a new rule, nothing becomes compulsory just because of this
What the words mean
- Casebook
- A reference document collecting examples that worked well elsewhere
- Motorcycle
- A two-wheeled vehicle with an engine
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT): MLIT, Promoting parking space for motorcycles in built-up areas (a casebook on securing motorcycle parking has been compiled)
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