Aburanokoji Street has been designated a "high congestion area" (Urban Development Project), and there is a plan to have the Karasuma Line diverge from the Kintetsu-Kyoto Line and extend 4.4km from Takeda Station to near Yokooji.
油小路通は高度集積地区に指定されており、活性化を期待して、竹田駅から近鉄京都線と分岐し横大路付近までの4.4kmを延伸する計画がある。