TRAFFIC ENGINEERING IN THE SEVENTIES
FOUR PAPERS FROM A SYMPOSIUM AT LEEDS UNIVERSITY ON APRIL 21, 1970, ARE PRESENTED. IN "TRAFFIC ENGINEERING: SOME TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS" C.A.O'FLAHERTY SHOWS SOME MAJOR TRENDS WHICH WILL BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO TRAFFIC ENGINEERS. C.G.THIRLWALL'S PAPER "TRAFFIC IN TOWNS-THE PLANNING APPROACH" EXAMINES THE COMPONENTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE URBAN TRANSPORT PLAN WITHIN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR A CITY AND CONCLUDES THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR INTEGRATED POLICIES FOR HIGHWAYS, PARKING, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, TOWN PLANNING,AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. "TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS - TOWN AND COUNTRY" BY E. H. WALKER SHOWS HOW THE INCREASE IN ROAD TRAFFIC VOLUMES HAS BEEN MATCHED BY AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER AND TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY OF LIGHT- SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF TRAFFIC. IN "PEOPLE AND PRIORITIES" O. J. COX ADVOCATES THAT A BALANCE BE STRUCK BETWEEN ACCESSIBILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, AND COST FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE TOWN AS A CENTER. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 18, No 1, PP 13-31
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Corporate Authors:
ay Engineer
, - Publication Date: 1971-1
Media Info
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Serial:
- Institution of Highway Engineers, Journal of
- Publisher: Industrial Newspaper Limited
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Traffic engineering; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225994
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 2 1971 12:00AM