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Uk-ireland planning research conFerence Oxford Brookes University September 2014. ‘Larger, denser 21 st century cities : Planning for Sustainable Travel in a New Era’ Peter Headicar pgheadicar@brookes.ac.uk. ‘traffic in towns’ : the view in 1963. Counter-urbanisation.
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Uk-ireland planning research conFerenceOxford Brookes University September 2014 ‘Larger, denser 21st century cities : Planning for Sustainable Travel in a New Era’ Peter Headicar pgheadicar@brookes.ac.uk
The ‘new’ era [from about 1995!] • Higher rate of increase in national population • End of overall counter-urban shift in spatial distribution • ‘Peak car’ - end of growth in per capita car mileage ....which coincided with and are now furthered by.... • Widespread adoption of urban transport management packages incl promotion of sustainable modes • Planning policies of urban renaissance: economic regeneration, use of brownfield land, higher dev’t densities
CHANGE 2001-2011 IN CAR OWNERSHIP AND COMMUTING BY LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA-TYPE
Driving licence-holding amongstyounger adults By AGE & Gender 1995-2013
Reasons offered by younger adults for lower take-up of driving (ITC 2014)
Projected increase in population 2012-2037 for largest city authorities