THE ACCESSIBLE CITY

LA CITTA ACCESSIBILE

This article emphasises the lack of personal mobility in towns with specific reference to the old, the disabled and the very young. Some Italian legislation from 1968-89 is briefly reviewed and judged to have been ineffectual due to lack of enforcement. Some designs are illustrated for wheelchair ramps at kerbs, pedestrian crossings, and for car access. Poor parking policy and the slow construction of metropolitan road networks are blamed for the progressive paralysis of urban mobility.

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  Casa Editrice la fiaccola

  Via Carlo Ravizza 62
  Milano,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Ornati, A
• Publication Date: 1990-10

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Media Info

• Pagination: p. 113-6
• Serial:
  • Strade
  • Volume: 92
  • Issue Number: 1270
  • Publisher: Casa Editrice la fiaccola
  • ISSN: 0373-2916

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Children; Legislation; Mobility; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Persons with disabilities; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Italy
• Old TRIS Terms: Pedestrian protection
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 255: Economics; 2455: Environment; 9108: Improvement; 1733: Pedestrian; 341: Pedestrian precinct; 744: Public transport; 8526: Textbook; 311: Town centre; 354: Town planning; 671: Traffic flow; 633: Traffic restraint; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00623904
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1992 12:00AM