LEEDS: A TRANSPORT BALANCE

THE BALANCE, WHICH LEEDS HAS FOUND BETWEEN MOTORWAY, BUSWAY AND FOOTWAY, IS DESCRIBED. TWO FEATURES IN THE LEEDS APPROACH TO PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION ARE THE CITY'S 'FASTAWAY' PEAK HOUR EXPRESS BUS SERVICES FOR COMMUTERS AND THE PAVED ZONE - 1.24 KM OF SHOPPING FORESTREETS CONNECTING WITH EXISTING SHOPPING ARCADES TO THE EAST AND WITH PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTATED SHOPPING FACILITIES TO THE WEST. THE 'FASTAWAY' BUS SERVICES HAVE PROVED VERY SUCCESSFUL AND HAVE WON THEIR PASSENGERS FROM CAR COMMUTERS. VEHICULAR ACCESS FOR COMMERCIAL AND OTHER ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS IS PERMITTED TO THE PAVED ZONE DURING EARLY MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON. INITIAL OPPOSITION TO THE PAVED ZONE BY TRADERS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY REQUESTS FOR ITS EXTENSION. LIMITED EXTENSIONS TO THE ROAD SYSTEM WOULD AID PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND A BALANCE BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRANSPORT COULD BE ACHIEVED.

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  Architectural Press Limited

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  London SW1,   England 
• Authors:
  • ALDOUS, T
• Publication Date: 1974-7-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 70-73
• Serial:
  • ARCHITECTS JOURNAL
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 160
  • Publisher: ARCHITECTURAL PRESS LTD
  • ISSN: 0003-8466

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Buses; Central business districts; City planning; Peak periods; Pedestrian areas; Planning; Public transit; Rapid transit; Shopping centers; Shopping facilities; Transportation; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1272: Bus; 1054: Network (traffic); 612: Peak hour; 341: Pedestrian precinct; 143: Planning; 320: Shopping centre; 354: Town planning; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083137
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1982 12:00AM