is virtually unused because no agency is responsible 

 for analyzing the experiments and distributing the 

 kinds of information that would be relevant and useful. 

 A beginning has recently been made, through the U.S. 

 Department of Transportation and the World Bank, to 

 finance such a service. But a much larger effort, 

 backed by appropriate research and analysis, is needed 

 to help cities make transport decisions. 



We recommend , therefore, a concerted international 

 effort to provide a continuing, effective, and timely 

 source of information exchange, to be fostered by the 

 agencies recommended in the previous section: the U.S. 

 Transportation System Center, the World Bank, and the 

 U.N. Habitat Center. Such a network would explore low- 

 cost solutions designed to strike a balance between 

 public transit and the automobile, and between 

 transportation supply and the traffic implications of 

 urban land uses. Measures that would be of maximum 

 help to low-income people should also be stressed. 

 Resource-conserving solutions that might be advanced 

 and monitored include: 



— Charges for auto use in central cities, including 

 peak and off-peak pricing to pay for urban streets. 

 The automobile has been heavily subsidized in all 

 cities when the appropriate policy should be to 

 limit its use to assure the effective operation of 

 buses. 



Enforcing traffic laws and discipline. 



— Spreading peak-hour traffic over longer tiire 

 intervals by staggering beginning and closing hours 

 of work. 



— Relocating major traffic generators away from the 

 city's congested areas, and creating housing near 

 places of work to reduce long cross-town commuter 

 journeys. 



Designating all-bus or all-bicycle lanes or 

 streets. 



— Creating pedestrian ways and vehicle- free zones. 



— Using traffic signal systems geared to traffic 

 demands . 



Prohibiting parking on major thoroughfares. 



— Removing rail and truck terminals from congested 

 areas. 



— Restricting heavy truck deliveries to nighttime 

 hours. 



These and many other measures for making better use 

 of existing facilities are beginning to be applied 

 throughout Europe and to a lesser extent in Asia and 

 Latin America. 



The magnitude of urban transportation needs and the 

 high costs and negative environmental impacts of 



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