MANAGING TRANSPORT DEMAND IN SCOTLAND THROUGH THE LAND-USE PLANNING SYSTEM

This paper reports findings from a recent survey, which emphasises the attitudes of Scottish planning professionals to managing transport demand through land-use planning. It outlines the trade-off often met in practice between competing policy objectives. The research considered: (1) how far Scottish local authority policy already emphasises the need to reduce travel through the planning system; (2) what emphasis is given to travel reduction compared to other planning system objectives; and (3) the impacts of these relative priorities on planning decisions in practice. If land-use planning is to realise fully its potential for reducing travel demand, it must have a higher priority in planning policy than has so far happened. The paper first discusses the Scottish planning system, the July 1998 Transport White Paper for Scotland, and the 1996 and 1998 drafts of the Scottish National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG) on land use and transport. The survey of Scottish local planning authorities identified areas where there are current gaps or weaknesses in policy provision at the local level, associated with the management of transport demand. Two questionnaire surveys were conducted in May 1997 and December 1997; the paper presents their methodology and the implications of their results for policy and planning practice.

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• Authors:
  • Hine, J
  • Rye, T
  • HULSE, M
• Publication Date: 1999-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 329-34
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Demand; Expert evidence; Federal government; Interviewing; Land use; Local government agencies; Methodology; Planning; Policy; Strategic planning; Transportation; Travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 9009: Decrease; 285: Demand (econ); 1528: Expert opinion; 183: Government (national); 9147: Interview; 698: Journey; 356: Land use; 192: Local authority; 9102: Method; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 141: Priority (gen); 1155: Transport; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769886
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 7 1999 12:00AM