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Regulating Cars And Buses In Cities: The Case Of Pedestrianisation In Oxford

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Debates about whether traffic regulations that limit car use will enhance or hinder a particular urban economy are complex and often emotive. The present article considers evidence from the implementation of a radical traffic restraint and pedestrianisation scheme in Oxford in 1999. The most important achievement was a 17% reduction in car trips to the centre, which did not affect overall visitor numbers. The local economy did though experience a period of difficult trading around the time of implementation.

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  • Graham Parkhurst, 2003. "Regulating Cars And Buses In Cities: The Case Of Pedestrianisation In Oxford," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(2), pages 16-21, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecaffa:v:23:y:2003:i:2:p:16-21
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-0270.00410
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    2. Napp, T.A. & Few, S. & Sood, A. & Bernie, D. & Hawkes, A. & Gambhir, A., 2019. "The role of advanced demand-sector technologies and energy demand reduction in achieving ambitious carbon budgets," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 238(C), pages 351-367.
    3. UnHyo Kim & Jeongwoo Lee & Sylvia Y. He, 2021. "Pedestrianization Impacts on Air Quality Perceptions and Environment Satisfaction: The Case of Regenerated Streets in Downtown Seoul," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-16, September.
    4. Santos, Georgina & Behrendt, Hannah & Maconi, Laura & Shirvani, Tara & Teytelboym, Alexander, 2010. "Part I: Externalities and economic policies in road transport," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 2-45.

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