Corporate Name Public Planning & Policy Studies, Inc. Head Office Nakoji Bldg. Shinkan 6th fl., 5-16, Kanda-Nishikicho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054, Japan Tel. +81-(0)3-5259-2323 Fax. +81-(0)3-5259-2324 E-mail:kokyo#keikaku=ppps.co.jp Please change"#"to"-"(hyphen)and "="to"@"when you send us an email. Europe Office 8,rue de Tunis, 75011 Paris France Tel. +33(0)1 71 39 35 30 Germany Branch Office Käthe-Larsch-Straße 1, 45127 Essen, Germany TEL:+49(0)201-612327-0 FAX:+49(0)201-612327-1 Washington, DC Office 1050 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036,USA TEL:+1-202-525-8017 Capital Fifty million yen Employees 13 Permanent Employees (12 researchers, 1 administrative staffs) Composition of researchers  · Academic Degrees: 3 with Doctorates, 7 Master’s degrees and 2 Bachelor’s  · Studies in universities abroad: 3 finished graduate schools, 2 earned undergraduate degrees and 2 experienced visiting researchers  · Certified members: 3 Registered Professional Engineers (certified by Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan), Recent Commissioned Projects  · Basic survey for smoothing road traffic  · Consideration on the social needs required to national lands and traffic and road measures  · Examination of measures (road pricing, etc.) for Transportation Demand Management (TDM)  · Research on the history of road development  · Examination of measures for road congestion mitigation in Tokyo area  · Research on the relativity of road traffic volume and economic indicators  · Examination of efficiency improvement of logistical transportation and multimodal policies  · Examination of urban traffic policies and its reduction effect on the environmental load  · Examination on the concept of environmental standard for road traffic noise  · Estimation of CO2 emission of transportation sector and consideration of measures to prevent global warming  · Examination of the concept of road maintenance for the future  · Implementation plan on the development of environment for bicycle users  · Examination of measures for invigoration of central city  · Research on transport/road development planning in Western countries Company History 12 December 1990 Foundation of Public Planning & Policy Studies, Inc. 17 March 1992 Registration as construction consultant firm (No.14-4852) May 1992 Approved as the designated bidding company of the Ministry of Construction April 1993 Approved as the designated bidding company of Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited July 1993 Approved as the designated bidding company of Japan Highway Public Corporation October 2000 Opening of the Paris Office July 2008 Opening of the Beijing Office March 2014 Opening of the Germany Branch Office May 2014 Closing of the Beijing Office July 2014 The Paris Office was renamed the Europe Office March 2017 Opening of the Washington, DC Office