PEDESTRIAN TRANSPORTATION IN CITIES OF DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

The paper calls for an essential reevaluation of transport planning methodologies and techniques to introduce non-motorized transport as a major component of a three-mode transport system (private transport, public transport, non-motorized transport) and to be carried throughout the transport analysis sequence from data acquisition to transport strategic planning and finally to preparation of short-term traffic improvement schemes. It is suggested that the overall goal of non-motorized transport planning be the increase of the desirability of these forms of transport in order to reduce energy consumption and to improve environmental qualities. Specific planning objectives of non-motorized transport planning should be: increased safety, improvement of network continuity and connection with the public transport system, capacity upgrading, enhanced desirability through higher levels of service, and better urban design strategics promoting land use mixes around urban activity centers. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  International Federation of Pedestrian Association

  5 Buitenhof
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Bovy, P H
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 97-140
• Serial:
  • Publication of: International Federation of Pedestrian Association
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: International Federation of Pedestrian Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Cyclists; Data collection; Developing countries; Federal government; Land use; Level of service; Local government agencies; Pedestrians; Policy; Public transit; Safety; Transportation; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Walking
• Old TRIS Terms: Government (Nat)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147966
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1981 12:00AM