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SCPF Newsletter 2026-06 Public Call Review — Small Concession Trends in the Last 3 Months
… the absence of a "June 2026 issue", a chronological read of the cases moving in the last three months (April through early June 2026) carries more practical value for private operators and …
Information Asymmetry in Japan's Traditional Townhouse Market — Connecting Individual Purchase to Public Asset Activation
… from specialists with locally specific hydrological knowledge. Seismic and Insulation Assessment A private-sector certification that conducts a 519-item survey of wooden houses over 50 year…
Designated Manager System: 4 Structural Issues and the Park-PFI Alternative
…rs, I will not recover my investment" — this logic systematically discourages capital commitment. The result is that facilities receive only minimal maintenance during designation periods, a…
Beyond PFS/SIB — Where Do Proven Programs Go Next?
…hort was implemented under a Fee For Service model rather than the SIB structure. The lesson: pilot SIBs are vulnerable to policy priority changes and can terminate unexpectedly. Aspire SIB …
Public-Private Partnerships in the Kansai Region — Latest PPP/PFI Trends in Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo
… to continue at scale. The GRAND GREEN OSAKA model demonstrates a design philosophy of "positioning parks within overall area value enhancement" rather than "commercializing parks as standal…
Parks × Outdoor Fitness — Designing Health-Focused Park-PFI Programs and Their Revenue Models
… greenery, wind, and sunlight provides psychological relaxation benefits Open-air experience Exercising without a ceiling offers an experience unavailable indoors Community The public park s…
Closed Schools × IT & Coworking: Ten Cases from the MEXT Casebook, Zoning and Urbanization Control Areas, Trial Satellite Offices and Grants
…nd and third floors remain the town's archaeological centre and local history museum A private company (free lease) 20 Iizuna, Nagano Two former elementary schools EAST and WEST facilities w…
Yokohama City's Park-PFI — The Frontline of Large-City Park Activation
…san Urban renewal Planning stage Yokohama Zoological Forest Park Forest Adventure Outdoor leisure September 2019 Yokohama has established the Park Public-Private Partnership Promotion Commit…
Small Concession Latest Trends [2026 Edition] — One Year of the Platform: Achievements and Challenges
…lds only one to three respondents 3. Revenue model design : Experts are working alongside municipalities to design models combining accommodation, dining, and experiential programs to achiev…
After-School Day Services × Closed Schools: Fee Units, Facility and Staffing Standards, Designation Requirements and Building Checks [2026 Edition]
… Abandoned School × Welfare Facility Revenue Model. Facility Standards and Renovation Points Facilities A designated after-school day service facility must have a development support room an…
Park-PFI in Kanagawa Prefecture — Cases from Yokohama, Yokosuka, and Manazuru [2026 Edition]
…ito Park) and Yokohama at three (Yokohama Zoological Gardens Park, Yamashita Park, and Odori Park); Sagamihara does not appear in the list. By count, Kawasaki has the most in the prefecture.…
Park-PFI vs. the Designated Manager System: Which Should You Choose? [2026 Edition]
… park improvements — this is the core design logic of Park-PFI. Designated Manager System: Typically 3–5 Years There is no statutory upper limit on the designation period under the designate…
READING GUIDE
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Follow a short route through the basics, examples and practical steps. Community groups, researchers and students are welcome.
ROUTE 01
For municipal planning
Start with the basics, then move through cases, process and dialogue design.
- What Is Public Facility Management? Challenges, Concepts, and Next Steps
- Sapporo Yurigahara Park Park-PFI LiLiLi — Sapporo's First Case, Community-Led SPV Park Operation
- The Complete Park-PFI Process — A Four-Year Roadmap from Concept to Opening [2026 Edition]
- Market Sounding for PPP: 8-Item Question Template and Step-by-Step Guide
ROUTE 02
For prospective operators
Understand the system, test viability and prepare a proposal.
- What Is a Small Concession? A Complete Guide for Local Government Officials [2026 Edition]
- Higashi Yuenchi URBAN PICNIC — Kobe Sannomiya Redevelopment and Park-PFI After 8 Years of Citizen-Led Social Experiments
- How to Build a Park-PFI Revenue Plan — With Simulation Template [2026 Edition]
- How to Write a Park-PFI Proposal — Working Backward from the Scoring Criteria [2026 Edition]
ROUTE 03
Learn from setbacks
See how projects stall and which conditions to avoid.
- Abandoned School Reuse Failures — Why Repurposed Schools Become Idle Again: Structural Causes of Withdrawal and Business Collapse
- 5 Patterns of Park-PFI Project Failure — Structural Analysis of Contract Termination, Financial Deterioration, and Resident Opposition
- The Zero-Response Sounding Problem — 5 Reasons Private Operators Don't Participate and How to Fix It