THE Bicycle and City Traffic - Hardcover

McClintock, Hugh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852931981 ISBN 13: 9781852931988

Publisher: Titles Supplied by John Wiley & Sons Australia, 1992

Synopsis

Cycling is a cheap, environmentally friendly, healthy and efficient means of moving people in cities. Unfortunately, without adequate planning and provision, it can also be dangerous, slow, congesting and accident prone. As urban planners increasingly seek to minimize the malign impact of private motor cars on city traffic, there is increasing interest in developing cycle facilities in western towns and cities. This book answers the need for an authoritative primer on planning for cycling as a "green mode". It adopts a "principles and practice" approach; in the first five chapters, the theoretical issues are developed, covering the factors that encourage or inhibit urban cycling, the history of special provision, the role of highway planning, and environmental, engineering, social and legal aspects. The remaining seven chapters each present a detailed case study of cycle planning, contributed by a planning professional already involved in its schemes. This is a practical book of contemporary relevance to students and teachers of urban and transport planning and professionals in practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Titles Supplied by John Wiley & Sons Australia
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852931981
• ISBN 13: 9781852931988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224