Enoch Zhang Ison LTPG WTPP 21 May 2007.pdf (118.3 kB)
Unlocking the potential of site based mobility management through Local Travel Plan Groups
journal contribution
posted on 2008-06-25, 16:25 authored by Marcus EnochMarcus Enoch, Lian Zhang, Stephen IsonTravel Plans are potentially an important means by which excessive car use can be
addressed. They involve traffic generators such as retail parks, hospitals and local authorities
and are seen as a relatively cheap and uncontroversial measure that can be introduced in a
targeted and site-specific manner. They are however predicated on these organisations being
motivated embrace travel plans in helping to address a problem, for example congestion,
which they may not see themselves as being the major cause of. One way of addressing the
resistance of organisations to meaningfully adopt travel plans is for local authorities to set up
some form of ‘Local Travel Plan Group’ (LTPG) or ‘Network’ offering organisations more
influence as to how local transport decisions are enacted.
The aim of this paper is to detail the reasons why the widespread adoption of travel plans has
failed to materialise and whether establishing LTPG’s is likely to aid the situation. The paper
classifies LTPG’s, explores how they might be implemented and what type is appropriate in
what circumstances. The paper is based on a review of existing LTPG’s and their potential for
effective policy transfer. The paper draws on research undertaken for the European
Commission North West Europe Interreg IIIB programme OPTIMUM2.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
ENOCH, M. P., ZHANG, L. and ISON S. G., 2007. Unlocking the potential of site based mobility management through Local Travel Plan Groups. World transport policy & practice, 13(2), pp. 23-39Publisher
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2007Notes
This is a journal article. It was published in the journal, World transport policy & practice [© Eco-Logica Ltd.] and is also available at: http://www.ecoplan.org/wtpp/wt_index.htmISSN
1352-7614Language
- en