DEVELOPMENTS IN TRANSPORT POLICY. THE UK TRANSPORT POLICY WHITE PAPER

The article discusses the UK Government's White Paper on the future of transport, published in July 1998. The main problems are seen as the congestion and environmental externalities associated with road traffic and the absence of a real choice in many cases for the traveller. Use of the car is perceived as a problem with the difficulty of setting real road traffic targets at national level as well as environmental costs. The White Paper is considered a useful statement on which to build although difficult political decisions will be required to put the policy into practice.

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  LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND UNIVERSITY OF BATH

  UNIVERSITY OF BATH, CLAVERTON DOWN
  BATH,   United Kingdom  BA2 7AY
• Authors:
  • MACKIE, P
• Publication Date: 1998-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 399-403
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Economics and Policy
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: University of Bath
  • ISSN: 0022-5258
  • Serial URL: http://www.jtep.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Environmental protection; Federal government; Policy; Traffic congestion; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 224: Cost; 2444: Environment protection; 183: Government (national); 173: Policy; 1155: Transport; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765723
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 1 1999 12:00AM