AUTO-FREE ZONES: GIVING CITIES BACK TO PEOPLE

It is argued that pedestrian zones can significantly reduce noise and pollution levels, improve the appearance of city centers and increase retail sales. Modern pedestrian zones are part of policies to counteract the motor car and to be successful must be part of a broader strategy for city center transportation. One such strategy is the 'intercept strategy' of the center city transportation project, the components of which are described: a pedestrian network, people moving technology, rapid transit, a street network, car access and parking terminals. /TRRL/

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  Athens Center for Ekistics

  P.O. Box 471
  Athens 13L,   Greece 
• Authors:
  • KLEIN, N
  • Avensberg, W
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 122-125
• Serial:
  • Ekistics
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 219
  • Publisher: Athens Technological Organization
  • ISSN: 0013-2942

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absorption; Central business districts; Design; Drivers; Energy; Injuries; Parking; Pedestrian areas; Pedestrian malls; People movers; Rapid transit; Research projects; Shock (Mechanics); Steering columns; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1394: Catalytic converter; 955: Parking; 341: Pedestrian precinct; 6748: Sound; 311: Town centre; 330: Trade; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00262942
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 20 1974 12:00AM