GLOUCESTER'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT PLAN - FAIR TREATMENT FOR THE PEDESTRIAN?

GLOUCESTER IS A CITY OF 91,000 ON THE SEVERN RIVER NEAR THE BORDER OF ENGLAND AND WALES. IT RECENTLY SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ITS TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT PLAN, THE PEDESTRIAN FEATURES OF WHICH ARE DISCUSSED HERE IN LIGHT OF THE STUDY THAT PRECEDED IT TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND VEHICLES. METHODS EMPLOYED IN THE PLAN TO IMPROVE AND FACILITATE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT ARE DESCRIBED, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO A SINGLE, HEAVILY CONGESTED SQUARE. COMPARISON IS MADE WITH CONTINENTAL PLANS.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00410683
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 12, No 9, PP 456-459, 5 FIG, 3 PHOT, 5 REF
• Authors:
  • King, R H
  • Eagland, R M
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pedestrian malls; Pedestrians; Traffic flow; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223507
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 29 1971 12:00AM