Title: CITY CENTRE ACCESS: THE PUBLIC'S VIEWS. POLLS SHOW SUPPORT FOR BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Abstract: This article reviews a survey of public opinion across the European Community (EC) about access to city centres, conducted in Spring 1991 by the European Commission and the International Union of Public Transport (UITP). 1000 respondents in each country were asked their opinions about public transport, the severity of traffic problems, and possible solutions for traffic congestion; they were also questioned about their modes of transport. There are considerable variations in opinions in different EC countries, due to different national cultures, socio-cultural patterns, transport infrastructures, degrees of urbanisation, and proportions of car ownership. 60% of EC citizens consider that the consequences of urban traffic are 'unbearable' or 'hardly bearable'. In the event of a traffic planning conflict between public transport and cars, 84% of them prefer a solution favouring public transport. 50% of them think that politicians overestimate people's support for cars. The sample was questioned about bus use, rail use, and car use, and buses were found to be the most widely used means of public transport in Europe. Public transport is used more where it is perceived to be comfortable and practical. The most unpopular transport measures would be increased petrol prices and tolls on urban motoring.
Publication Year: 1919
Publication Date: 1919-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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