CAR TRAFFIC AND SUBURBAN GROWTH

CIRCULATION AUTOMOBILE ET CROISSANCE PERI-URBAINE

Traffic congestion has long been considered a characteristic of town centres but in the U.S. virtually all commuters now suffer from it with varying degrees of severity. Commercial and business activities have spread rapidly. In 1970 about 25% of all office floor area was located outside town centres; in 1980 the figure was 43% and today nearly 60%. At rush hours there are on average twice as many journeys along the circumference as radial. Road networks and public transport systems, designed to deal with journeys to and from the centre, are unsuitable for coping with the change. This paper describes three types of measures: restrictions to reduce car movements; impact charges; and negotiations with developers; which are on trial to combat the situation. The article was originally published in French in Recherche Transports Securite, 1986-12, pp 41-42. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Dekkers, M-A
• Publication Date: 1987-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • TRRL TRANSLATION
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Planning; Regional transportation; Suburbs; Traffic congestion; Translations; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Work trips
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 621: Journey to work; 143: Planning; 359: Regional planning; 304: Suburbs; 755: Traffic; 8538: Translation; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480444
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: T 3367
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM