TAKING SWANSEA INTO THE NEXT CENTURY

This article is a progress report on plans by Glamorgan County Council and Swansea City Council to improve rail and bus links in South Wales. This includes the Swan Line project which cost #5.7m and provides four new railway stations between Port Talbot and Swansea, and some rail/bus feeder services. Other initiatives are described, including a city centre strategy for Swansea to pedestrianise some areas, and restrict car access in others.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Hemming Group, Limited

  32 Vauxhall Bridge Road
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1V 2SS
• Authors:
  • Baker, B
• Publication Date: 1994-9-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-2
• Serial:
  • SURVEYOR
  • Volume: 181
  • Issue Number: 5307
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0039-6303

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Central business districts; Improvements; Parking; Pedestrian areas; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Traffic restraint; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 9108: Improvement; 955: Parking; 341: Pedestrian precinct; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 311: Town centre; 633: Traffic restraint; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00668783
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 16 1994 12:00AM