European Union Evidence Project Measure No. 4: Access Restrictions

This article presents a summary of European Union EVIDENCE Project Measure Number 4 , Access Restrictions. The EVIDENCE project identified and assessed existing evidence for economic benefits arising from sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMP), focusing on project appraisal methods. In addition to economic benefits, the measures will often also have benefits in social or environmental domains. This measure covers pedestrianization; limited traffic zones; restrictions on through traffic, e.g. zonal access schemes; and bus gates. Key messages include: pedestrianization and access restrictions can bring considerable benefits to towns and cities, although the range of quantitative evidence is limited; making shopping streets pedestrians-only tends to increase retail revenues and the value of property on those streets; road closures do not cause ‘traffic chaos’ as critics often fear, rather drivers adapt their behavior in ways that are not yet fully understood, but which avoid the worst consequences of congestion; benefits include: improvements to the urban environment, reduced traffic in central areas, reduced air and noise pollution and modal shift towards sustainable mobility; and there will normally be some increased traffic on surrounding streets.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.worldtransportjournal.org/journal
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• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/13527614
• Publication Date: 2016-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 39-46
• Serial:
  • World Transport Policy & Practice
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 1/2
  • Publisher: Eco-Logica Limited
  • ISSN: 1352-7614
  • Serial URL: https://www.worldtransportjournal.org/journal
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Behavior; Benefit cost analysis; Bus lanes; Economic development; Expressways; Pedestrian areas; Retail trade; Sustainable development; Walkability
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01618097
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 29 2016 5:05PM