ROAD TRAFFIC POLICY IN AN URBAN AREA: ITS DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION: THE LONDON EXAMPLE

The paper describes the current traffic functions and responsibilities of central, metropolitan and local government and their broad policy areas. It shows how these responsibilities relate to responsibilities for other transport modes and for responsibility in other policy areas (housing, employment and land use and planning). The procedures adopted in the development of roads and traffic policies by the different authorities are discussed, together with the inputs and constraints and relationship to other policy areas. The present policy attitudes of the different levels of government are examined, and it is shown how these attitudes lead to inconsistencies and conflict, and where attitudes can complement policy development processes. Comments are made on the more immediate short term traffic management, road policy issues and the longer term effects in terms of city structure and form. The final part of the paper considers means of improving the current policy development processes. For example by relating roads, traffic, public transport, land use and economic development more closely, better assessment of priorities, trading off of local against strategic issues and opening up the policy development procedures to greater accountability and public scrutiny can be made. For the covering abstract of the seminar see TRIS 451249. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Lester, N
  • Prestwood SMITH, P
• Conference:
  • Planning & Transport Res & Comp, Sum Ann Mtg, Proc
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1-15

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Case studies; City planning; Conferences; Conflict (Psychology); Development; Economic development; Economics; Federal government; Foreign; Governments; Highways; Land use; Local government; Local government agencies; Metropolitan government; Pavement grooving; Planning; Policy; Public transit; Strategic planning; Traffic; Traffic control; Transportation policy; Urban areas; Urban development
• Uncontrolled Terms: Jurisdiction
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8525: Conference; 9013: Development; 255: Economics; 183: Government (national); 2755: Highway; 356: Land use; 192: Local authority; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 141: Priority (gen); 744: Public transport; 354: Town planning; 755: Traffic; 654: Traffic control; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451250
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 086050-137-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM