CONSERVATION IN TRANSPORT

This study looks at the problems in developing a large city like Sydney and especially the concerns in planning its transport system. The multi-nodal city with a number of major regional commercial centres rather than the single CBD of Sydney is seen as the city form to minimise transport demand. At the same time this form of city is shown as largely meeting the needs and desires of the city dwellers. It also appears to provide a better balance between land use development and transport between centre growth and suburban living and between usage of public and private transport. The study presents largely the results of an exhaustive literature survey to identify the problems in developing a large city, to place these problems in perspective and to indicate possible answers and techniques in order to develop a preferred city form for Sydney. The usage of road transport as an incentive to development of the desired city form is examined in detail - both the usage of major capital works and low cost traffic management techniques - and is shown to have a highly significant effect. Techniques are developed to optimise the use of existing transport resources for this purpose and to analyse the effect of transport proposals. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Macquarie University, Australia

  School of Economic and Financial Studies, Balaclava Road
  North Ryde, New South Wales,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Dobinson, K W
• Publication Date: 1979-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 225 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Business districts; City planning; Energy conservation; Highway traffic control; Land use; Networks; Optimization; Public transit; Roads; Shape; Suburbs; Theses; Traffic control; Transportation; Transportation modes; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks; Transportation networks
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 302: Business district; 1243: Car; 212: Energy conservation; 356: Land use; 1054: Network (traffic); 744: Public transport; 9073: Shape; 8597: Thesis; 354: Town planning; 654: Traffic control; 1155: Transport; 1145: Transport mode; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development
• Subject Areas: Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348822
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 28 1982 12:00AM