Transportation Planning

Hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games always presents a challenge for urban planning and operation. Transportation is an indispensable factor on the successful hosting of the Games, as a number of people from all over the world including athletes, Games personnel, spectators, tourists and media representatives are expected to visit Tokyo during the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Fortunately, Tokyo has one of the world’s leading railway networks, which transports around 25.7 million people every day. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government believes that the infrastructure will enable Tokyo to deliver a successful operation of the Games.

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• Games personnel (athletes, etc.)
  The Olympic Route Network will be established to transport between the Olympic Village/Paralympic Village and each venue by bus or passenger cars.
• Spectators and venue staff
  Transport with public transport (including train and bus) and shuttle bus

[For reference: The Olympic dedicated lane at the London 2012 Games]

There will be two transportation routes: Transportation routes for Games personnel (athletes etc.), and transportation routes for spectators (venue staff etc.) Transportation routes for Games personnel will be known as the Olympic Route Network, and will link the Olympic Village/Paralympic Village with venues.
The transportation routes for spectators will be between venues and the stations that spectators and Games staff are expected to use during the Games.

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It is expected that traffic congestion will occur on roads, rail service and other public transportation due to athletes and Games personnel traveling by bus or passenger cars as well as spectators traveling on trains.
It is therefore necessary to implement the TDM Promotion Project to control, disperse, and regulate traffic demand to achieve a balance between a smooth and safe transportation and maintain economic activities towards the success for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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