DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORT POLICY. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In this paper, further factual detail to the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) consultation document on transport policy entitled "Developing Integrated Transport Policy" published 21 August 1997 is presented. It covers: road transport growth in Great Britain; international comparisons of road transport growth; detail on passenger journeys in comparison with use of cars; infrastructure investment and congestion on the road network; transport and the environment; road accidents; transport and disability; waterborne and air transport.

• Corporate Authors:

  DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS

  GREAT MINSTER HOUSE, 76 MARSHAM STREET
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  SW1P 4DR
• Publication Date: 1997-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 28 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Buses; Crashes; Energy consumption; Federal government; Highways; Improvements; Motor vehicles; Networks; Ownership; Policy; Pollutants; Roads; Statistical trends; Statistics; Traffic; Traffic congestion; Transportation; Transportation modes; Travel time; Trip length; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks; Selection
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1272: Bus; 1243: Car; 632: Congestion (traffic); 2442: Emission; 213: Energy; 183: Government (national); 2755: Highway; 9108: Improvement; 697: Journey time; 1236: Lorry; 173: Policy; 1053: Road network; 9072: Selection; 6555: Statistics; 755: Traffic; 1155: Transport; 1145: Transport mode; 6515: Trend (stat); 8119: United Kingdom; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00746917
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 17 1998 12:00AM