ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME FOR THE TOWN CENTRE OF GRONINGEN

MILIEUHYGIEENISCHE ASPECTEN VAN HET VERKEERSCIRCULATIEPLAN VOOR DE BINNENSTAD VAN GRONINGEN

The environmental aspects of the introduction of the traffic management scheme for the town centre of Groningen are discussed. It is concluded that: (1) the noise level in the town centre has decreased considerably, (2) the hindrance of traffic noise has decreased for the residents of the town centre as well as for the visitors to the town centre, (3) the buses are now the most important transport mode causing noise, (4) nasty smell caused by traffic is not sufficiently prevented, and (5) there is progress in decreasing adverse environmental effects. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Symposium on Traffic Studies, held in Groningen, June 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Study Center for Traffic Management

  P.O. Box 163
  Driebergen-Rijsenbrg,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Schoonderbeek, W
• Conference:
  • Symposium on Traffic Studies, held in Groningen, June 1981.
• Publication Date: 1981-9

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 71-83

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Buses; Central business districts; Conferences; Environment; Environmental impacts; Highway traffic control; Impact studies; Improvements; Residents; Sound; Sound level; Traffic engineering; Traffic restraint
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 1394: Catalytic converter; 8525: Conference; 2455: Environment; 9108: Improvement; 8078: Netherlands; 6748: Sound; 6747: Sound level; 311: Town centre; 655: Traffic engineering; 633: Traffic restraint
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00367126
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1982 12:00AM