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      <title>RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LAYOUT OF URBAN ROADS. SECTION: URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAST-E), 1971 EDITION</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1078781</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH ARE PART OF A LARGER SET OF SPECIFICATIONS INTENDED TO AID PLANNERS, DEAL MAINLY WITH TRAFFIC STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED WITH URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN NEW TOWNS. SERVICES ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. A NUMBER OF DESIGN EXAMPLES FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF ROAD, JUNCTIONS, TURNING POINTS, PARKING FACILITIES AND ROAD LIGHTING ARE INCLUDED.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PROMOTING URBAN TRANSPORT IN A NEW TOWN: THE SUPERBUS EXPERIMENT IN STEVENAGE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE NEW TOWN OF STEVENAGE ARE OPERATING SATISFACTORILY. HOWEVER AFTER 1975 TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROBLEMS WILL HAVE TO BE RESOLVED; TWO SOLUTIONS WERE EXAMINED: IMPROVEMENT OF THE BUS NETWORK OR ROAD IMPROVEMENT. A COST-BENEFIT STUDY LED TO THE DECISION OF IMPROVING THE BUS NETWORK. A SUPERBUS EXPERIMENT WAS SET UP, WHICH CONSISTED  IN A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OFFERED. RESULTS SHOWED THAT PATRONAGE INCREASED FROM 19000 TO 45000 PASSENGERS PER WEEK.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:43:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SEGREGATION OF VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IN VAUDREUIL</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[THE SEGREGATION OF PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WAS BASED ON TWO PRINCIPLES: (1) COMPLETE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE MAIN ROAD NETWORK (FAST TRAFFIC) AND PEDESTRIAN NETWORK, AND (2) A MIXED SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ROAD NETWORK. THE POSSIBILITY OF ALLOWING PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO BE TOGETHER IN SOME ZONES ALLOWS URBAN CHARACTERISTICS TO BE RETAINED. COVERED PARKING SPACES ARE LOCATED NEAR PEDESTRIAN AREAS.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:43:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN ITS EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WAY IN EVRY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ALL MAJOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTIVITIES IN THE NEW TOWN OF EVRY ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE TOWN CENTRE, THUS THE NEED FOR AN EFFICIENT INTERNAL PUBLIC  TRANSPORT SERVICE. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WAY AND SERVICES TOGETHER WITH THE FINANCIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS  WHICH AROSE DURING ITS SETTING UP.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:43:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>INFLUENCE OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURES ON TRANSPORT AND SELECTION OF TECHNIQUES FOR ENSURING INTRA AND INTER URBAN TRANSPORT</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1072862</link>
      <description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description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:39:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>TAKING ACCOUNT OF NOISE IN THE GENERAL PLANNING OF NEW TOWN DISTRICTS: THE EXAMPLE OF VAUDREUIL</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[THE TOWN PLANNING METHOD USED FOR THE NEW TOWN OF VAUDREUIL IS OUTLINED. THE METHOD ENSURES THE INSULATION OF BUILDINGS FROM TRAFFIC NOISE. COSTS ARE QUOTED.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:11:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SPECIAL NEW TRANSPORT MODES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[VARIOUS NEW FORMS OF TRANSPORT ARE DESCRIBED: (1) THE BUSWAY IN RUNCORN NEW TOWN; (2) THE C.V.S. (COMPUTER CONTROLLED VEHICLE SYSTEM; (3) JAPANESE PRT, (4) SYSTEM OF SMALL VEHICLES ENTIRELY AUTOMATED AND (5) DUAL-MODE SYSTEMS.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:04:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS IN RUNCORN NEW TOWN</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[THIS ARTICLE OUTLINES THE MASTER PLAN FOR RUNCORN NEW TOWN, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1964. THE ORIGINALITY OF THE PLAN RESIDES IN THE SOPHISTICATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, WHICH CONSISTS OF A BUSWAY IN ITS EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF  WAY, IN WHICH BUSES CAN TRAVEL AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 35 KM/H, THE BUSES  FOLLOWING EACH OTHER AT 5 MINUTE INTERVALS. THIS BUSWAY, WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO THE DOUBLE RING ROAD, REQUIRES ONLY VERY LOW INVESTMENT AND AFFORDS LITTLE NUISANCE. ALONG ITS ROUTE ARE LOCATED COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND PEDESTRIANIZED STREETS CONVERGE TOWARDS IT. IT WAS DESIGNED SO AS TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF JOURNEYS TO WORK ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO GIVE PRECEDENCE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES OVER OTHER MODES.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:04:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OPERATION OF URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES. THEME NO. 2: PRESENT AND FUTURE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. REPORT NO. 7: GENERAL CONCEPTS CONCERNING NEW TRANSPORT SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS.</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1069176</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THAT THE FACT THAT EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO DISCOVER NEW URBAN TRANSPORT MODES PRESUPPOSES: (1) THE EXISTENCE OF A "TRANSPORT PROBLEM" AND (2) THE INADEQUACY OF PRESENT TRANSPORT MODES TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.  A STUDY IS PRESENTED OF THE DIFFICULTIES ARISING IN URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND OF THE REMEDIAL METHODS TO SOLVE THEM, MAINLY THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS.  PRESENT AND FUTURE  TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ARE EXAMINED FROM A FINANCIAL ANGLE, AND FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF TIME AND COMFORT (POSSIBILITY OF FINDING A SEAT, NOT TOO CLOSE CONTACT WITH OTHER TRAVELLERS, PERSONAL SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AND AESTHETIC ASPECT OF THE LATTER).  A CASE IS PUT FORWARD FOR AN  INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM.  FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE, SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO. 103901.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:35:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OPERATION OF URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES. THEME NO. 2. PRESENT AND FUTURE SYSTEMS. REPORT NO. 6: SOCIAL TRENDS IN URBAN TRANSPORT</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1069175</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS USED TO SOLVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROBLEMS IN TOWNS.  FOUR MAIN GROUPS ARE STUDIED: (1) CONTINENTAL EUROPE (GERMANY, FRANCE AND ITALY); (2) THE BRITISH ISLES; (3) NON-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (MAINLY THE USA AND JAPAN).  (4) SOCIALIST COUNTRIES (MAINLY THE USSR).  A SURVEY IS PRESENTED OF STUDIES CONDUCTED IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND OF THE POLICIES ADOPTED TO REMEDY PRESENT DIFFICULTIES AND TO ANTICIPATE FUTURE PROBLEMS. FOR THE INVESTIGATION INTO URBAN TRAFFIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE AUTHOR USED THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY THE CROWTHER COMMITTEE AND THE BUCHANAN REPORT.  MENTION IS MADE OF THE FACT THAT URBAN TRANSPORT IN SOCIALIST COUNTRIES APPEARS TO BE OPERATED ON UNIFORM LINES.  FOR THE COVERING OF THE CONFERENCE,  SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO. 103901.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:35:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OPERATION OF URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES. THEME 2: PRESENT AND FUTURE URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. REPORT NO. 5. COMMENTS ON THE IMPROVEMENT TO PRESENT SYSTEMS AND FUTURE PLANNING</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1069174</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THE AUTHOR ANALYZES THE INTERRELATION OF TRANSPORT AND URBAN ACTIVITIES AND DRAWS THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS AS REGARDS FUTURE PLANNING WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING PRESENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS: (1) TRANSPORT AND TOWN PLANNING MUST BE CONSIDERED AS ONE ENTITY; (2) THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM MUST OFFER MAXIMUM URBAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PRODUCTIVITY. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FACT THAT EXTENSIVE USE OF CARS IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE PLAN OF EXISTING TOWNS.  AN EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND PRIVATE TRANSPORT IS RECOMMENDED.  FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE, SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO. 103901.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:35:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MINISTRY OF EQUIPMENT. ACTIVITY REPORT</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1068588</link>
      <description><![CDATA[THIS DOCUMENT GIVES A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF EQUIPMENT.  THE PRESENTATION ADOPTED FOLLOWS THE "STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES" OF THE MINISTERIAL BUDGET.  THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS PRESENTED: DIRECTORATE OF ROADS AND ROAD TRAFFIC;  DIRECTORATE OF SEAPORTS AND OF NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS;  DIRECTORATE OF URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING;  DIRECTORATE OF CONSTRUCTION.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:20:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ORGANIZATION OF TRANSPORT AND ROAD NETWORKS IN NEW TOWNS</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/1067750</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A METHODOLOGICAL STUDY OF TRANSPORT POLICIES AND ORGANIZATION FOR NEW TOWNS WILL BE USED TO DRAFT PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE INTEGRATED DESIGN OF NETWORKS (TRANSPORT AND ROAD NETWORKS) AND OVERALL PLANNING OF URBAN ZONES DUE FOR DEVELOPMENT.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:52:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>THE PLANNING OF PARKING PLACES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[THE CONTENT OF THE NEW "CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PLANNING OF PARKING PLACES" FOR THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC IS DESCRIBED.  THE WORK CONTAINS UNIFORM AND OBLIGATORY RULES FOR ESTIMATING PARKING REQUIREMENTS, FOR FULFILLING PARKING NEEDS, AND URBAN BUILDING REGULATIONS FOR PARKING INSTALLATIONS.  THE GIVEN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AREAS REQUIRED (TABLES) ARE BASED UPON THE FACT THAT MOTORISATION EQUIVALENT TO 3.5 PERSONS PER VEHICLE WILL BE REACHED IN THE YEAR 2010.  THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INSTALLATIONS CAN BE STAGED ASSUMING SUFFICIENT LAND IS MADE AVAILABLE.  FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT IT IS  RECOMMENDED THAT AS A BASIS ONE PARKING PLACE BE PROVIDED FOR EACH DWELLING.  THIS MEANS THAT FOR A RESIDENTIAL DENSITY OF 240 - 270 PERSONS/HECTARE AND 5 TO 7 STOREY CONSTRUCTION THE AREA REQUIRED FOR PARKING IS ABOUT 20%.  FOR PLANNING PURPOSES THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED: A DIMINUTION OF PARKING PLACES FOR LONG TERM PARKERS IN TOWN CENTRES; IN NEW  RESIDENTIAL AREAS 20% OF THE PLACES IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND 70% ON  THE EDGE OF THE ESTATE (MAXIMUM FOOTPATH DISTANCE 150 - 400 M WITH MAXIMUM DISTANCES BETWEEN 250 M AND 800 M); CAR PARKING PLACES AT SUFFICIENT DISTANCE FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF COMMUNITY BUILDINGS AND WORK PLACES.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:58:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FITTING ELEVATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS INTO URBAN DESIGN</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CRITERIA ARE TO BE DEVELOPED WHICH ENABLE THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ON URBAN DESIGN TO BE EVALUATED.  BOTH THE FITTING OF THE SYSTEMS INTO EXISTING BUILDING AND SETTLEMENT STRUCTURES AND INTO NEW URBAN STRUCTURES ARE TO BE EXAMINED, CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO AESTHETIC,  PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ANSWERS TO THE  FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: (1) - THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ELEVATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING SETTLEMENT STRUCTURES; (2)  - THE ASSOCIATED STRUCTURAL AND URBAN DESIGN MEASURES NEEDED FOR THIS; (3) - THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THE SYSTEMS. THE RESEARCH SHOULD RESULT IN  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF ELEVATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS  INTO URBAN DESIGN.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:55:12 GMT</pubDate>
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