THE INITIAL IMPACT OF METRO ON ACTIVITIES WITHIN CENTRAL NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

The opening and operation of the Tyne and Wear Metro system is likely to produce substantial changes in travel behaviour and activity levels within the conurbation. The central area of Newcastle - the focus of the system - may be expected to experience the impact of these changes as much as any other part of the county. This report describes shopping behaviour and retail trade in the city centre before metro opened and provides a preliminary analysis of the impact on these that metro has already made, and an assessment of the future course and direction of this impact. The research is based on a series of observational and questionnaire surveys of pedestrian flows, commercial land use, retail trade levels, and shopping and travel behaviour. Because of the complexity of the subject, conclusions are drawn from a synthesis of the findings of these different data collection exercises rather than from the results of any single one. (A)

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  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • BENNISON, D J
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 28 p.
• Serial:
  • Vehicle System Dynamics
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0042-3114
  • EISSN: 1744-5159
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/nvsd20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Behavior; Central business districts; Impact studies; Land use; Light rail transit; Pedestrians; Plan implementation; Questionnaires; Rapid transit; Shopping; Shopping centers; Socioeconomic factors; Subways; Surveys; Trade; Travel; Travel demand; Travel patterns
• Identifier Terms: Tyne and Wear Metro
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9148: Before and after study; 9001: Behaviour; 9112: Impact study; 9147: Interview; 698: Journey; 356: Land use; 1104: Opening (road, transp line); 1733: Pedestrian; 1181: Rapid transit system; 320: Shopping centre; 311: Town centre; 330: Trade; 1191: Underground railway; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Economics; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00369000
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: SR 745 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM