Urban Transport Without the Hot Air Volume 1: Sustainable Solutions for UK Cities

by Melia, Steve

• ISBN13: 9781906860264
• ISBN10: 1906860262
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-06-04
• Publisher: UIT Cambridge Ltd.

Summary

The UK population will reach 70 million by 2027. How will all these people get around? Is building more, wider roads really the solution? In this book, Steve Melia:

•     dispels long-standing transport myths;
•     looks at the successes of London and other UK and continental cities in providing 21st century transport;
•     and suggests solutions for a sustainable future.

By drawing on the experience of London, Bristol, Cambridge and other European towns, we can have cleaner and more pleasant places to live, and a more sustainable economy. The book is accessibly written, and is a must-read for the interested lay person as well as those involved in transport and urban planning.
In Volume 2, (forthcoming) Alan Cunningham considers the situation and solutions for the USA. Each volume can be read alone, or they can be read together to look at the wider global context.

Author Biography

Dr Steve Melia lectures in transport and planning at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He has advised two government departments on how to achieve more sustainable transport and helped with the transport planning of the London Olympic Park.  The ideas in this book began while cycling 5,000 miles across three summers and seven European countries, studying cities making progress on transport problems and improving the urban environment.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Myths and Problems
1 The Problem
2 The War on the Motorist
3 Roads and Airports Benefit the Economy
4 All We Need is Better Public Transport
5 Car Ownership Isn’t a Problem – Only Car Use
6 You’ll Never Get People Cycling Like the Dutch Over Here
7 The Car as ‘Guest in Our Streets’
8 We Are Building Too Many Flats
9 Summary: Myths, Values and Challenges
 
Part 2: Sustainable Solutions
10 Four Options for Traffic in Towns
11 European Cities: Inspiration and Similarities
12 Carfree Developments
13 London: the Politics of Bucking the Trend
14 Progress in Other British Cities
15 Restraint and Unintended Consequences
16 What can I do?