Making Minami a “fun place to walk and visit”. Developing projects in the city center through collaboration among local shopping districts, businesses, universities, and area management organizations.

● Bringing people-centered road space to the world
By the time the Expo begins, the road space realignment project will be completed up to the Midosuji Shinbashi intersection, and together with the Namba Plaza to be completed in 2023, the road space in the center of people will be maximized to create an attractive street that people from all over the world will want to walk and visit.

● Bringing Smart Minami and Midosuji to the World
They will utilize Midosuji as a demonstration field for cutting-edge technology, aiming to create a new street that will drive the realization of a future society through smart technology.

● Bringing Minami to the world as an enjoyable place to walk around with a circulation strategy
Minami is the most walkable city in the world. At the time of the Expo, we aim to make the entire Minami area a place where the entire town can be enjoyed, with Midosuji and Namba Plaza at its core.

Project Inauguration

The Midosuji road space realignment project began and a model section was completed in 2016. 2017 marked the 80th anniversary of Midosuji, and in order to consider the future of Midosuji and link it to ongoing and developmental efforts, a social experiment was conducted to verify the possibility of utilizing the model maintenance section that was realigned as part of the anniversary project as a more attractive place to stay. The social experiment to verify the possibility of using the restructured model improvement section as a more attractive space to stay was the catalyst for this project.

Project Activities

Since the “Midosuji Challenge” in 2017, they have repeated social experiments every year to visualize the future image, safety for pedestrians, and effects on the region, while also utilizing various systems under the revised national Highway Law. the project to create a smart, rounded circulation to the Minami area has been launched. The project aims to create a state-of-the-art street, and is being carried out in collaboration with the local community and the public and private sectors.

Future Prospects for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai

The Expo is an opportunity for the world to see the future society they hope for, and the streets of the future. It is also an opportunity for us to work hand in hand with the local community and the shopping district to make Minami a pleasant place to walk and an attractive place to live. Beyond that, we would like to make these trials a sustainable legacy after the Expo and an engine for the development of Minami, Osaka, and the Kansai region.