The railways should invigorate the re-shaping of Britain's towns and cities

This article makes the comment that the Rail White Paper actually delivers on the orderly planning process for the railways put in place by the 2005 Railways Act, UK. Following a tumultuous period for the railways since the Hatfield tragedy in 2000 and the demise of Railtrack in 2001, this timethe process has worked and has delivered a plan for the 2009-2014 ControlPeriod. The point is made that railways should help to lead development (as has historically happened) and promote the use of more carbon friendly transport, whereas The White Paper argues for flexibility in rail planningto respond to differential economic growth. It is pointed out that it is also weak on the longer term strategy, it was supposed to cover a thirty year period, however, it shies away from revealing any substantive planningor policy direction beyond 2014. The author believes the DfT must now take the multi modal approach on board and begin to develop strategic linkages with both land use planning and economic development.

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  • Accession Number: 01081897
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 29 2007 2:24PM