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MONDAY. NOVEMBER 6. 1989

MORE DISCUSSIONS ON PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GREEN PAPER

THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TODAY

RELATING DISCUSS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS

то

(MONDAY) CONTINUED

ΤΟ

AND

TRANSPORT MANAGING

THE PROPOSED PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

STRATEGY OF EXPANDING AND IMPROVING | ROAD USE AS OUTLINED IN THE GREEN PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY.

THAT THE MASS MEMBERS NOTED THAT THERE WAS GENERAL AGREEMENT

THE BACKBONE OF THE CARRIERS. SUCH AS RAIL AND BUSES, SHOULD FORM

BE MADE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM. AND THAT MORE AND BETTER USE SHOULD OF THE OFF-STREET MODES TO ALLEVIATE PRESSURE ON THE ROAD NETWORK.

THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC THERE WAS ALSO A CLEAR CONSENSUS THAT

MEET RISING PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TO

THAT то EXPECTATIONS FOR BETTER COMFORT AND SPEED. A COMMON VIEW WAS

SHOULD ALLOW MORE ACHIEVE THIS. THE INTERMODAL CO-ORDINATION POLICY COMPETITION BETWEEN MODES, AND INNOVATIVE SERVICES BE ENCOURAGED.

FOR

ROAD USE WAS WELL MANAGING NEED TAC LEARNED THAT THE RECOGNISED. THERE WERE NO STRONG OBJECTIONS TO THE BROAD PRINCIPLES OF MAKING EFFECTIVE USE OF ROAD SPACE, GIVING PRIORITY TO MORE AND ESSENTIAL ROAD USERS. AND MANAGING TRAVEL DEMAND TO A WHICH THE ROAD SYSTEM CAN COPE.

AS REGARDS EFFECTIVE USE OF ROAD SPACE, THERE WAS

TRAFFIC SUPPORT FOR BETTER USE OF IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW. SEGREGATE PEDESTRIANS FROM VEHICULAR

EFFICIENT LEVEL WITH

CONSIDERABLE

MODERN

AND

IMPROVEMENTS

MANAGEMENT T.N CROSSING TRAFFIC.

THE

TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES PUBLIC

TO

TO

HAD

OF

EXPRESSED A STRONG DESIRE FOR BETTER CO-ORDINATION AND SUPERVISION ROAD WORKS TO MINIMISE TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS,

ANOTHER GENERAL CONSENSUS THE TAC

HAD NOTED WAS THAT BUSES

USE THE

OF ROAD

ΤΟ SPACE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE GIVEN PRIORITY IN

THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAXIMISE THEIR EFFICIENY. SOME HAD CAUTIONED ENSURE ADEQUATE USE OF THE BUS LANES TO AVOID UNDER-UTILISATION.

REGARDING

GOODS VEHICLES.

THERE WAS GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OF LIGHT GOODS VANS FOR PERSONAL MEASURES TO DISCOURAGE THE USE

MANAGE TRANSPORT WITH RESERVATIONS ON THE USE OF TAXATION MEASURES TO THE GROWTH AND USAGE OF LARGER GOODS VEHICLES.

A. COMMON VIEW THE TAC MEMBERS NOTED

CLOSELY

OF

WAS THAT THE GOVERNMENT

THE

SUCH

ON EFFECT

MEASURES

THE SHOULD EXAMINE MORE

OF RAIL AND ECONOMY, AND OTHER OPTIONS SUCH AS ENCOURAGING MORE USE SEA FREIGHT TRANSPORT, GOODS DELIVERY OUTSIDE THE PEAK HOURS OF

LARGER VEHICLES

EFFICIENCY.

WITHE

EFFICIENT

LOADING EQUIPMENT

TO

AND USE

IMPROVE

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