DEVELOPING A PEDESTRIAN STRATEGY FOR LONDON

This paper is based on a study carried out by the Metropolitan Transport Research Unit (MTRU) on behalf of the London Planning Advisory Committee (LPAC), to present a case study of how to develop a pedestrian strategy for a metropolitan area with the overall aim of encouraging walking as a mode of transport. As the study was not finalised at the time of writing, some aspects may differ from the published report. This first section describes the role of LPAC and explains the rationale behind a study into developing a pedestrian strategy for London. Section 2 explains the strategic importance of walking in London, whilst Section 3 proceeds to highlight examples of best practice in terms of pedestrian policy within London and beyond, including the result of an analysis of London Boroughs' Unitary Development Plans (UDPs) and Transport Policies and Programmes (TPPs). Ways in which the strategy for walking should be developed are set out in Section 4, with implementation issues explored in Section 5. The final section then sets out the next steps in developing a pedestrian strategy for London and the key conclusions arising from the study. For the covering abstract, see IRRD 889150.

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• Authors:
  • Gardner, K
  • Johnson, T
  • BUCHAN, K
  • PHARAOH, T
• Conference:
  • TRANSPORT POLICY AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR B HELD AT THE 24TH EUROPEAN TRANSPORT FORUM, BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND 2-6 SEPTEMBER 1996. VOLUME P402
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Pedestrians; Planning; Policy; Research projects; Urban areas; Walking
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9013: Development; 1733: Pedestrian; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 8557: Research project; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 758: Walking
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00737426
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-292-9
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 27 1997 12:00AM