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31.03.05:
Nottingham Praised in CfIT World Cities Report
A new study of transport in chosen cities across the World has praised Nottingham for the way it has managed to constrain traffic growth.
After decades of relentless traffic growth, Nottingham has managed to keep traffic volumes at a standstill for the past six years, bucking national trends, says the new report from the Commission for Integrated Transport.
Meanwhile, bus use in the city has been growing at 8% for the past three years and 60% of residents give a high priority to cutting city traffic.
Professor David Begg, the Commission’s Chair, says: “Encouraging reduced use of the car is a major challenge and I am very pleased with the determination that Nottingham has shown.
"It has achieved this through good integration of the tram system, park and ride, pedestrianisation schemes and planning policies to limit urban sprawl. But, crucially, it has also put in place car restraint measures that really encourage motorists to make use of the better networks local authorities have provided.
“Even many of the world’s finest cities cannot boast Nottingham’s success in holding back traffic growth.
“What is more, Nottingham has clearly carried the public with it as its opinion poll findings show. That is indeed success.
Notes to editors:
The report examined transport in major world cities such as Paris, London, Moscow, New York, Singapore, Dublin, Zurich and Nottingham to identify what influenced travel patterns and the measures that were the most effective.
It also looked at a range of smaller cities which CfIT felt had a contribution to make. Nottingham was included on this list.
In Nottingham the report highlighted co-ordination, integration, planning, tram, park and ride, realistic parking charges, enforcement, pedestrianisation, an extensive cycle network and travel demand management as the keys to success.
CfIT’s report can be found on our website at www.cfit.gov.uk after midday on 31st March 2005
For further information please contact: cfit@dft.gsi.gov.uk
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