TRAFFIC REDUCTION. IN: HANDBOOK OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL

Car ownership and use in the 20th century grew from virtually nothing to become the dominant form of personal transportation, and similar developments occurred for freight transport. These trends in turn led to changes in the structure and functioning of cities and to major commitments of public funds as networks of roads were constructed to deal with the extra traffic. As these trends proceeded, however, more weight was given to an alternative view that emphasized the negative consequences of these trends. Four factors underpinned this change of view: (1) the growth in traffic always seemed to outpace the provision of road capacity; (2) the transport sector became identified as one of the major causes of environmental damage; (3) traffic accidents were ranked higher and higher in lists of sources of violent deaths and disablements; (4) there was a shift in the public mood. Major developments relevant to achieving reductions in traffic are highlighted, including town center pedestrianization; residential area traffic calming; national parks and tourist attractions; transport pricing (parking, fuel taxes and road user charges); and improvements in automobile alternatives. Policy instruments designed to reduce traffic level are now an important part of transport planning, but the degree of success is limited by the strength of the trends leading to increased traffic as well as present inexperience and lack of tools.

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• Authors:
  • Goodwin, P B
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 21-32
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company
  • Publisher: Elsevier

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Automobile travel; Central business districts; Cities; Crash rates; Environmental impacts; Freight transportation; Fuel taxes; Government funding; Highway capacity; National parks; Parking; Pedestrians; Pricing; Public opinion; Public transit; Residential areas; Roads; Tourism; Traffic calming; Traffic mitigation; Transportation policy; Travel demand management; User charges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic reduction
• Subject Areas: Environment; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00920126
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080435955
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 4 2002 12:00AM