Author: THOMSON J. Michael
Title: Motorways in London: Report of a Working Party led by...
Description: London, Duckworth for The London Amenity And Transport Association, 1969. Fp map, xvi, 194pp, 16 b/w photos & inc 4 figs, 14 tables, bibliog. 22x14, cloth, illustrated dw. Very good copy, owner's name on ffep, in very good clipped dw. Detailed analysis of the problem of London's traffic, and the current proposal for a large network of motorways in the city. The conclusion was that the GLC's plans were too fixated on trying to solve the problem of traffic by building more roads, without taking into account the impact on communities, or considering alternatives like improving bus, rail and underground services. While the outer motorway - what was to become the M25 - was probably justified, the inner city ones were not.

Keywords: CITY PLANNING London. Transport traffic


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