THE GARDINER'S CREEK ROUTE: A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ROAD DECISIONS

The paper reviews the history of proposals related to a roadway in the Gardiner's Creek Valley (Melbourne) over nearly sixty years. It focuses on the decision-making process, and the political and planning contexts within which road planning decisions have been made. The interaction between political decisions and professional responsibility and judgement is stressed. (Author/TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was prepared for a seminar on Social Policy and Management, held at Monash University in May 1985, by the Monash University Centre for Continuing Education.
• Corporate Authors:

  Monash University

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Clayton, Victoria  Australia  3800
• Authors:
  • Ogden, K W
• Publication Date: 1985-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Decision making; Environment; Evaluation and assessment; Freeways; Highway planning; Highways; History; Networks; Planning; Politics; Professional personnel; Public participation; Roads; Transportation corridors; Urban areas; Urban highways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 1116: Corridor (transp); 2248: Decision process; 2455: Environment; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2755: Highway; 9096: History; 2752: Motorway; 143: Planning; 142: Public participation; 1053: Road network; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; History; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452327
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Report/Paper Numbers: 85/4
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM