THE BIG CHOKE. SHORT AND LONGER-TERM APPROACHES TO LONDON'S TRANSPORT PROBLEMS

The report claims that transport in London is overloaded because of car-based policies likely to ensure the continuance of a chaotic situation. It is considered that current advances in transport planning are not being included in technical studies, and also that much could be learnt from public transport policies in other European cities as briefly detailed. Many studies of london's chaotic transport system have advocated the idea of public transport capital and revenue funding under integrated public sector control. Short-term proposals include the establishment of a commission to consider the election of a body responsible for london's transport, to investigate car restraint, and to consider allocations of movement space. Other proposals cover company cars, buses, parking, pedestrian priority, and, public transport pricing control. (TRRL)