"RIDE AND WALK". IMPROVEMENT OF PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES FOR COMMUTERS IN CENTRAL LONDON

Walking is a major form of travel in central London. This paper describes the wide range of studies and projects that have been undertaken in the past decade to improve pedestrian movement in the heart of the capital. The relationship between pedestrian movement patterns and land use is discussed, with reference to specific travel surveys, including those for the shell centre. Special reference is made to a new GLC study which proposes that a network of pedestrian routes should link together transport interchanges, work places and pedestrian enclaves. Results of London based research into walking speeds, distances and detour factors is reviewed. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Traffic Operation and Management. Proceedings of Seminar K held at the PTRC Summer Annual Meeting University of Sussex, England, 4-17 July 1983.
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• Authors:
  • PARKER, J
• Conference:
  • Planning & Transport Res & Comp, Sum Ann Mtg, Proc
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-15

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Conferences; Land use; Length; Networks; Pedestrians; Roads; Speed; Traffic flow; Traffic surveys; Travel; Walking; Walking distance; Walkways; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: London (England); United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 2720: Footway; 698: Journey; 621: Journey to work; 356: Land use; 6488: Length; 1733: Pedestrian; 1053: Road network; 5408: Speed; 311: Town centre; 671: Traffic flow; 676: Traffic survey; 8119: United Kingdom; 758: Walking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382685
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-112-4
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume P240
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM