THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY ENGINEER

The author sees the contribution of the local authority engineer as being his systematic approach to and application of public transport co-ordination, but prefers to consider the overall role of the local authority in transport co-ordination. A progression from the structure plan to A transport policy and programme (tpp) for day to day use is described. The tpp would provide a statement of policies and short-term programmes broken up into urban and rural needs and reviewed annually. It is suggested that within a county all the various operators should combine to schedule public transport services. The duties of the transport co-ordination team are listed in an appendix. The discussion which follows covers aspects including the transportation input into structure plans, industrial relations in co-ordination schemes, lack of forward planning in public transport and the need for increased marketing of public transport. /TRRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the symposium of co-ordinating Public Transport.
• Corporate Authors:

  New Castle-Upon-Tyne University

  New Castle-Upon-Tyne,   England 

  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne University, England

  Claremont Tower, NE1 7RU
  Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland,   England 
• Authors:
  • MADELIN, K B
  • Ennor, P I
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 13-23
• Serial:
  • Publication of: New Castle-Upon-Tyne University
  • Publisher: New Castle-Upon-Tyne University

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Districts and authorities; Engineers; Intermodal terminals; Labor relations; Local government agencies; Marketing; Operations research; Planning; Policy; Public transit; Rural areas; Scheduling; Timetables; Transfer points; Transportation planning; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Authority
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 192: Local authority; 9055: Operational research; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 328: Rural area; 1186: Timetable; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137960
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1982 12:00AM