Operating Urban Transportation Engineering - Part 7
In
England, 33 new towns had been authorized by 1973. An example is Milton
Keynes, a community some 40 miles northwest of London. It is designed for an
ultimate population of 200,000 on 22,000 acres. Stations for a work force of
120,000 will be partially near the town center and partially on the perimeter;
90% of the families will own at least one car; total passenger journeys will be
80% by automobile and 20% by public carriers, but many short trips will be by
walking on fully separated pedestrian ways Provisions for transportation engineering will
use 11% of the total land area, as contrasted to 25 to 30% with the traditional
grid street pattern. Housing will be in clusters of row cottages, 10 to 15 per
acre, with common playgrounds; the areas between clusters will be open space.
To
plan new communities effectively, there should be a reasonable expectation
that the proposed plan will atuact residents of the intended income and racial
groups and mixes. To date, too little is known to predict such outcomes. And
predicting them from past experience in the United States or Europe is dangerous.
In the United States, it has already been demonstr£ted that some schemes for
the disadvantaged, whether in new towns or by redevelopment, were not
successful because they did not match the resident's expectations and modes of
living. Transportation Engineering successes that have been claimed, particularly those involving very
small living units, may reflect the critical need for living space; they may
become less acceptable as supply approaches demand.
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