GREEN COMMUTER PLANS

During recent years, traffic reduction policies in the UK have begun to focus on traffic generators, principally employers and schools; this has led to the rise of 'green commuter plans'. An important condition for the successful implementation of these plans is partnership between local authorities, employers, employees, and usually also public transport operators. Partnership implies that each partner must perceive the plan as being in its own interests. This paper mostly discusses policies and initiatives for reduced road traffic, while maintaining or improving access to work. Four basic solutions to the present commuter traffic problem are to reduce the amount of commuter travel, change this travel to more sustainable modes, use cars more intensively, and spread the times of commuter travel to reduce peaking. Topics discussed by the paper include: (1) targeting traffic generators; (2) policies and projects for road traffic reduction; (3) parking; (4) park and ride; (5) using cars more intensively; (6) the potential of bus travel as a substitute for the car; and (7) preparing and implementing a green commuter plan. In implementing such a plan, accessibility should be increased or maintained with less travel, to avoid the risk of increasing mobility too much.

• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • SIMPSON, B
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS: MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
• Publication Date: 1999-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 25-36
• Serial:
  • Volume: 133
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Automobiles; Environmental protection; Local government agencies; Organizations; Park and ride; Parking; Peak periods; Planning; Policy; Public transit; Traffic; Walking; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1243: Car; 9009: Decrease; 2444: Environment protection; 621: Journey to work; 192: Local authority; 9057: Organization (association); 958: Park and ride; 955: Parking; 612: Peak hour; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 755: Traffic; 8119: United Kingdom; 758: Walking
• Subject Areas: Environment; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769930
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 7 1999 12:00AM