Highways & Traffic Management

Traffic congestion is a major source of cost and frustration to all road users and is predicted to get considerable worse in years to come.  What can be done to reduce the problems in the short and long-term?  This session will look at innovative ways of managing traffic as developed both here and abroad including examples from Holland & Germany where the ratio of car ownership is higher but congestion is less.

• Policy issues

  • BD32 vs. Places, Streets & Movement

  • Access and permeability

  • Green travel plans

• What is taken into account?

  • Traffic movement & junctions

  • Mixed modes of transport

• Traditional thinking vs. recent developments

• Traffic calming measures such as:

  • Changing driver perceptions to change driver behaviour

  • Giving priority to pedestrians & cyclists to reduce car dependence

• Examples in practice