PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND URBAN AND INTER-URBAN TRANSPORT

The author summarizes three recently published papers which add support to the opinion that the solution to urban traffic congestion lies in improving public transport rather than in building more roads. The first paper also calls for the coordination of public expenditure on the different modes of interurban transport, including rail and water, as well as roads. The papers are: 1. "Public Expenditure on Transport", the first report of the Expenditure Committee, Environment Sub-committee, of the House of Commons for session 1974; 2. A summary report on the Stevenage Superbus Experiment; 3. A discussion paper by Tyson, WJ on the "Economic Implications for Transport Planning of the New Grant System and Transport Policies and Programmes". /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Housing and Town Planning Council

  34 Junction Road
  London N19,   England 
• Authors:
  • Jenkins, G C
• Publication Date: 1975-1-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 15
• Serial:
  • Housing and Planning Review
  • Volume: 31
  • Publisher: National Housing and Town Planning Council

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Buses; Costs; Expenditures; Financing; Government funding; Intercity transportation; Policy; Public transit; Subsidies; Traffic congestion; Transportation modes; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interurbans
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 224: Cost; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 244: Financing; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 1145: Transport mode
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00132885
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1981 12:00AM