ENVIRONMENTAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - THE END OF THE ROAD?

This paper questions some aspects of the technical soundness and public acceptability of environmental traffic management scheme of the kind advocated in the buchanan report, "traffic in towns". Practical studies have shown that in inner city areas in particular, and perhaps older built-up areas in general, the concept cannot be adequately defended against a wealth of variety of criticism from those whom it most directly affects, i.e. The public. Participation exercises have revealed public fears that the road closures associated with schemes will ruin the viability of local shops, worsen the environmental conditions along local roads chosen as distributors, cause even greater congestion on the main road network due to displaced traffic, and impede the accessibility of local people to their homes. In the light of these, it is suggested a flexible policy be adopted incorporating changes to the forms of vehicles and the manner in which they are used as well as changes to the physical form of the road network. /Author/TRRL/

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• Authors:
  • McKee, W A
  • Mattingly, M J
• Publication Date: 1977-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 365-377
• Serial:
  • Transportation (Netherlands)
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
  • ISSN: 0049-4488

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environment; Environmental impacts; Highway traffic control; Lane closure; Policy; Public opinion; Public participation; Public relations; Residential areas; Shopping centers; Street closure; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Public support
• Old TRIS Terms: Road closings
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 2455: Environment; 142: Public participation; 307: Residential area; 637: Road closure; 320: Shopping centre; 654: Traffic control; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Public Transportation; Society; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00184332
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 13 1981 12:00AM