TRANSPORT AS AN INDUCER OF URBAN CHANGE

Four factors are discussed as having led to an increase of traffic in cities. They are: 1) the increased number of people in cities, 2) the changing distribution of population within cities, itself influenced by developments in transport, 3) the growth in car ownership, 4) cars are used in the peak period rather than public transport. Town size is shown to be related to mode of travel to the central areas of cities during the morning peak. It is concluded that there is a strong interaction between urban development and transport. The last part of the paper briefly discusses intercity and leisure travel. The number of the covering abstract of the textbook is IRRD Abstract No. 212297. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  David and Charles (Holdings) Limited

  South Devon House
  Newton Abott, Devon,   England 
• Authors:
  • Mitchell, CGB
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 49-61
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees
  • Publisher: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Central business districts; Economic growth; Intercity travel; Modal split; Mode choice; Motor vehicles; Ownership; Peak periods; Population; Population movements; Public transit; Size; Traffic flow; Transportation; Urban areas; Urban development; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Growth rate
• Old TRIS Terms: Modal selection
• ITRD Terms: 1243: Car; 9014: Dimension; 265: Growth rate; 621: Journey to work; 675: Modal split; 1054: Network (traffic); 612: Peak hour; 335: Population; 311: Town centre; 671: Traffic flow; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125595
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0715363581
• Report/Paper Numbers: Textbook
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1981 12:00AM