YORK: TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE CITY

On 1 April 1996, the English city of York was given its own unitary authority, following local government reorganisation; it was previously partly under the jurisdiction of North Yorkshire County Council. After that, the first step was for York to commit itself to promoting sustainable development and encouraging environment-friendly transport. This was to be achieved through a combination of projects, all sharing the same objectives and purpose: (1) a thoroughly revised Transport Strategy, which sets out York's transport aims; (2) the City of York Local Plan, which shows how development can link with and influence these aims; and (3) the York Transport Package, the main part of a Transport Policies and Programme submission to the Department of Transport (DoT), to demonstrate what can be done on the ground. The Transport Strategy aims to minimise traffic generation and the environmental impact of local transport in several ways. This paper states the order of priority for local transport modes, outlines some local transport policies, and discusses the York Package, whose measures include park and ride, public transport improvements, better facilities for cyclists and pedestrians, safe routes to school, three major road safety and accident reduction initiatives, and car demand restraint. For the covering abstract, see IRRD 889150.

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• Authors:
  • WHITE, J J
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  • TRANSPORT POLICY AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR B HELD AT THE 24TH EUROPEAN TRANSPORT FORUM, BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND 2-6 SEPTEMBER 1996. VOLUME P402
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 13 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cyclists; Environmental protection; Improvements; Local government agencies; Park and ride; Pedestrians; Planning; Policy; Prevention; Public transit; Safety; Transportation; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1742: Cyclist; 2444: Environment protection; 9108: Improvement; 192: Local authority; 958: Park and ride; 1733: Pedestrian; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 1665: Safety; 1155: Transport; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00737421
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-292-9
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 27 1997 12:00AM