| Policy target |
Policy |
UHI-related policy |
Supplementary effects |
Effect target |
Effect variables (road traffic status data/degree of variability in traffic status) |
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| Road length |
Number of vehicles |
Running speed |
Road width |
Number of traffic signals |
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| A. |
Transport framework/fuel |
No. 1 |
Spread of low-emission vehicles (hybrid) |
Improvements in fuel consumption |
Moving targets |
○ |
Diffusion rate |
○ |
× |
× |
| No. 2 |
Suppression of waste heat through choice of fuel burned (bioethanol) |
Improvements in fuel consumption |
○ |
Diffusion rate |
○ |
× |
× |
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| B. |
Road/road surface construction |
No. 3 |
Improvement of traffic flow by securing space for cyclists and pedestrians |
Improvements in running speed |
○ |
○ |
Progress rate |
× |
× |
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| No. 4 |
Development of bypasses |
Improvements in running speed |
○ |
○ |
Progress rate |
× |
× |
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| No. 5 |
Improvement of access roads to airports and ports |
Improvements in running speed |
○ |
○ |
Progress rate |
× |
× |
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| No. 6 |
Special road surfaces (water-holding surfaces) |
Reduction in heat storage volume |
Stationary targets |
○ |
× |
× |
○ |
× |
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| C. |
Road equipment |
No. 7 |
Increase in efficiency of energy consumption equipment (changing signal lights to LED) |
Increase in efficiency of equipment |
× |
× |
× |
× |
Diffusion rate |
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| No. 8 |
Upgrading signal control |
Improvements in running speed |
Moving targets |
○ |
○ |
Progress rate |
× |
× |
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| No. 9 |
Diffusion of ETC |
Improvements in running speed |
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Diffusion rate |
Progress rate |
× |
× |
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