URBAN LAND USE AND TRANSPORT POLICIES

Cities are adaptive, and all cities work. An opportunity was recently available to examine the adaptation of various cities in both Britain and the United States, to different land use and transport policies, given differences in: (A) the access of the population to private motor vehicles, (B) the ability of the population to make residential location choice, and (C) the strength of controls on land use development. Three factors that (apart from fund shortages) seem to be encouraging similar transport policies in both countries are: (a) energy consumed in the transport task, (b) environment--pollutants generated in the transport task, and (C) equity--the relative opportunities available to different segments of the population. Because of the adaptability of the city, we are caught in something of a democratic dilemma, where the aggregations of our individual optimum actions cause a departure from our corporate optimum. Some implications of these factors for urban transport planning are examined. /Author/TRRL/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 8th Conference of the Australian Road Research Board.
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  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • RAHMANN, W M
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 12-21
• Serial:
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Air pollution; Choice models; Conferences; Equity; Fuel consumption; Land use; Land use planning; Location; Networks; Private transportation; Residential areas; Residential location; Roads; Traffic congestion; Traffic restraint; Transportation modes; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban transportation; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Land use controls; Road networks
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom; United States
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 621: Journey to work; 356: Land use; 633: Traffic restraint; 1145: Transport mode; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164192
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 27 1981 12:00AM