POLICIES TO RECONCILE ECONOMIC ISSUES

In this paper the author considers the rise in motorisation, notes the impossibility of coping with it and puts forward an alternative scenario. Several items of conventional wisdom are turned on their head such as the inferiority of public transport which has been disproved in France and Switzerland. A need is identified for an integrated approach which would combine a) an improvement in the quality and scale of public transport provision, b) traffic calming, c) advanced traffic management systems, d) road pricing and e) a restricted amount of road building. It is suggested that although such a strategy would be based on arguments of economic efficiency, energy conservation targets would also be met. The importance of including an element of pricing is discussed. For the covering abstract see IRRD 862007.

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  INSTITUTE OF ENERGY

  18 DEVONSHIRE STREET
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• Authors:
  • Goodwin, P B
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 31-7
• Serial:
  • ENERGY, TRANSPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT. PAPERS AND SYNOPSES OF PRESENTATIONS GIVEN AT A SEMINAR HELD ON 25 NOVEMBER, 1992, LONDON
  • Publisher: INSTITUTE OF ENERGY

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Federal government; Planning; Policy; Public transit; Road pricing; Traffic control; Traffic restraint; Transportation
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 183: Government (national); 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 240: Road pricing; 654: Traffic control; 633: Traffic restraint; 1155: Transport
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00662210
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-902597-41-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 28 1994 12:00AM