GUEST COMMENTARIES: THE SUBURBANIZATION OF THE PARIS REGION

This brief presents commentary by a French transport official on urban sprawl/suburbanization in the metropolitan Paris area. The focus is on the reasons why Paris does not expect a corresponding increase in traffic congestion even though the city's dependence by residents on automobile travel is also expected to increase.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Urban Mobility Corporation

  1634 I Street, NW, Suite 500
  Washington, DC  United States  20006-4003
• Authors:
  • Gerondeau, C
• Publication Date: 2001-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Innovation Briefs
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Urban Mobility Corporation
  • ISSN: 1071-393X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway transportation; Traffic congestion; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban growth; Urban highways; Urban sprawl
• Geographic Terms: Paris (France)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00816834
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 12 2001 12:00AM