URBAN TRAFFIC IN GREAT BRITAIN

EL TRAFFICO EN AREAS URBANAS EN INGLATERRA

The author recalls that urban traffic presents many problems of accidents, pollution, noise, time loss, etc, and comments on the evolution in traffic during the last sixty years in Great Britain, and the problems encountered in towns built for past traffic conditions. Details are given of the planning of new towns (Basingstoke, Crawley, Stevenage) and the results obtained. Mention is made of the attempt by professor buchanan to establish environmental standards. The covering abstract of the conference is IRRD abstract no.100998. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Springer Verlag

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  New York, NY  United States  10010
• Authors:
  • Lawson
• Publication Date: 1970-11

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 107-121
• Serial:
  • Jornada Nacional de Trafico y Urbanismo
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Environment; New towns; Planning; Specifications; Standards; Traffic flow; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Spain; United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 329: New town; 143: Planning; 187: Specification (standard); 755: Traffic; 8119: United kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097008
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation & Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Spain
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 5 1975 12:00AM