Traffic reduction versus development pressures: Sustainable transport in Liverpool, United Kingdom

This paper examines sustainable transport in Liverpool, in the context of broader changes in societal awareness and in Government policy. After a brief discussion of the concept of sustainable transport and the role of traffic reduction within this concept, the paper briefly evaluates changes in national transport policy. It then focuses on Liverpool, examining policies directed at sustainable transport and the barriers to achieving this goal. The paper concludes with a discussion of the importance of Government support and leadership on sustainable transport. (A)

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• Authors:
  • TRANTER, P
  • LONERGAN, P
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 5-14
• Serial:
  • World Transport Policy & Practice
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Eco-Logica Limited
  • ISSN: 1352-7614
  • Serial URL: https://www.worldtransportjournal.org/journal
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Policy; Sustainable development; Traffic; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 173: Policy; 2427: Sustainability; 755: Traffic; 1155: Transport; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01012048
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 20 2005 11:43AM