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Alternative implementation strategies for radical transport schemes
Many transport systems worldwide are struggling to cope with current traffic levels. But, while many
solutions have been mooted, none has really succeeded in addressing this ‘transport crisis’ on a
regional or national scale. One major barrier preventing schemes being introduced is at the
implementation stage, due to politicians being unwilling to antagonise ‘the car loving electorate’.
Accordingly, this chapter will look at several existing radical transport schemes from across the world
to determine how they overcame adverse public reaction. For example, it will note how the ‘Ring of
Steel’ in London was introduced as a security measure, at how Electronic Road Pricing was sold to the
public in Singapore, and at how motorists happily pay to enter Manhattan, New York because they are
using bridges and tunnels. It will then suggest how these experiences could be shaped to form
‘alternative’ implementation strategies that frustrated transport policy makers might try in the future.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
ENOCH, M.P., 2003. Alternative implementation strategies for radical transport schemes. IN: Rietveld, P. and Stough, R.R. (eds.). Barriers to sustainable transport: Institutions, regulation and sustainability. London : Spon Press, pp. 94-101Publisher
© Spon PressPublication date
2003Notes
This book chapter is Restricted Access.ISBN
9780415323628Book series
Transport, development and sustainability seriesLanguage
- en