Blueprint for cutting traffic
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Transport 2000 says the first step is to develop policies for cutting road traffic, by discouraging car use and planning new developments so that people can get to them without a car.
In the short term, lower speed limits with tough enforcement, traffic calming and lorry bans are all needed, it says. Roads must no longer be planned in isolation, or in a piecemeal fashion.
Improving or installing other transport options such as railways should always be considered at the same time, it argues
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