Transport planning - It’s not rocket science

Williams, David

Abstract

When new transport infrastructure is designed and modelled we look at how it is used collectively, rather than at the individual level. However when we try change the behavior to alternative modes of transport we look at changing the individuals’ behavior. This paper provides a summary of the three tools available to governments to create change to how people travel: regulation/restriction, providing new infrastructure and Voluntary Travel Behavior Change. The paper explores each option and provides an explanation of how social practice theory can pro-vide a new way of understanding the meanings associated with how we travel that ‘lock-in’ travel by car. It is possible to see that a wider interpretation of transport solutions and understanding of the concept of induced demand it is possible to deliver transport solutions that change the norm towards more sustainable modes of travel, reducing the burden on the individual to change in a system that is designed for travel by car.

Citation

Williams, D. (2017). Transport planning - It’s not rocket science. In G. Sierpiński, & E. Macioszek (Eds.), Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering for Transport Networks and Systems (119-128). Cham, Switzerland: Springer

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 4, 2017
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Pages: 119-128
• Series Title: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
• Book Title: Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering for Transport Networks and Systems
• ISBN: 9783319640846
• Keywords: social practice theory, behavior change, behavioral economics, voluntary travel behavior change
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/904029
• Publisher URL: http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319640839