Author: KENNEDY JONES William (Chairman)
Title: Report from the Select Committee on Transport (Metropolitan area), together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendices (HC 147)
Description: London, HMSO 1919 xxxii, 446pp 34x21, blue paper wraps Wraps worn, with spine cracked and splitting and considerable areas of loss, corners a bit bumped and rubbed, generally fair to good copy of fragile item Extensive report into the state of transport in London immediately after the war. The major problem identified was congestion, and it was clear to the Committee that this was likely to get worse rather than improve as working conditions improved, and more of the city's population moved out to new more modern housing in suburban areas. The overriding and urgent need was for a new body with executive powers to co-ordinate transport across a Greater London area. William Kennedy Jones had a distinguished career as a journalist and newspaperman, and as business manager for Alfred Harmsworth was a key figure in the huge initial success of the Daily Mail. During his short parliamentary career in later life he took a strong interest in London's transport issues as MP for Hornsey.

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