OECD CONFERENCE ON BETTER TOWNS WITH LESS TRAFFIC, PARIS, 14-16 APRIL 1975. PROCEEDINGS

The aim of the conference was to evaluate the possibilities and effects of policies for limiting motor traffic in urban areas. The proceedings contain seven case studies discussed at the conference as follows: Uppsala (Sweden), Bosaeus, B; Bologna (Italy), Formaglini, M; Singapore, Geok, LL; Nagoya (Japan), Miyazaki, T; Munich (FEDERAL Republic of Germany), Meighoerner, G and Doleschal, H; Besancon (France), Regani, Nottingham (United Kingdom), Waller,EJ. The proceedings also contain summaries of the seven specialised sessions dealing with: parking; traffic limitation; cyclists and pedestrians; priorities for public transport; para-transit; planning, financing and implementing policies for urban transport; and the economic and energy implications of these policies. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  2, rue André Pascal
  Paris,   France  75775 Paris Cedex 16
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 275 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Bus priority; Car pooling (Railroads); Carpools; Case studies; Conferences; Cyclists; Economic impacts; Economics; Energy; Environment; Financing; Fuel consumption; Paratransit services; Parking; Pedestrians; Planning; Policy; Public transit; Ridesharing; Stimulants; Strategic planning; Taxi services; Taxicabs; Telephone; Traffic; Traffic control; Traffic restraint; Traffic signal preemption; Transportation; Ultimate load design; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shared taxi; Vehicle restrictions
• Geographic Terms: France; Germany; Italy; Japan; Singapore; Sweden; United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Limits
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 1742: Cyclist; 255: Economics; 2455: Environment; 244: Financing; 8036: France; 232: Fuel consumption; 8125: Germany; 8051: Italy; 8053: Japan; 1091: Marshalling yard; 1054: Network (traffic); 955: Parking; 1733: Pedestrian; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 648: Priority (traffic); 8101: Singapore; 8109: Sweden; 390: Telephone; 654: Traffic control; 633: Traffic restraint; 1034: Transnational network; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137473
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 6 1981 12:00AM