INNOVATIONS IN TRANSPORT/LAND USE URBAN STRUCTURES, THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BRITISH NEW TOWNS

The author uses the example of new towns in the United Kingdom (Milton Keynes, Runcorn, Redditch) to investigate a method of designing urban structures capable of resolving, or at least minimising, the operational conflict between private cars and public transport. The principles of the method are : (1) to determine the size of residential areas by the population needed to maintain a frequent public transport service; (2) to increase residential densities towards public transport routes; (3) to keep low density uses to the edge of catchment areas; (4) to arrange residential areas, employment centres, shopping and major travel generating land uses so as to provide "corridors" of public transport movement.

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    International Union of Local Authorities

    Wassenaarseweg 45
    The Hague,   Netherlands 
  • Authors:
    • Potter, S
  • Publication Date: 1983

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  • Features: Figures; References;
  • Pagination: p. 42-53
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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00389313
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
  • Files: ITRD, TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM