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coming back to the selected areas of Tokyo including central Tokyo. At the same time, although Tokyo
left the phase of rapid growth, transportation infrastructures, both roads and railways, are
continuously developed. Nonetheless, despite the continuous expansion of transport networks, road
infrastructure around many of the suburban stations is not well provided, resulting in narrow
sidewalks unfriendly to baby strollers and wheelchairs, and small rotaries difficult to access by buses,
taxis and private automobiles. In addition, lack of reasonable bicycle parking facilities often leads to
illegal bicycle parking on narrow sidewalks. While the governments try to promote functional TOD
with large scale redevelopment and modern infrastructure, many people including local people and
urban professionals emphasize the importance of vernacular urban form and pedestrian oriented
environment (Okata and Murayama, 2011).