You may find some useful references in the "Car-Free Planning" chapter of
the Online TDM Encyclopedia (http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm6.htm), which
includes various references. See in particular:
Jan Scheurer, "Car-free Housing in European Cities; A New Approach to
Sustainable Residential Development," World Transport Policy and Practice
Vol. 4, No 3, (wwwistp.murdoch.edu.au/research/carfree.html), 1998.
Carfree Cities website (www.carfree.com).
Carfree City USA (www.carfreecity.us) provides information on carfree
promotion programs in the U.S.
Carfree Housing Website (ftp://wwwistp.murdoch.edu.au/carfree).
Best wishes,
-Todd Litman
At 02:59 PM 10/13/2004 +0100, Dave Morris wrote:
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>I am undertaking research at Loughborough University, on Low-Car and
>Car-Free housing.
>
>I am interested in the progression of the 'Car-Free' concept into mainstream
>transport and planning policies around the world, particularly:
>
>1. The different origins and motivating actors involved in car-free
>projects, whether these are commercial property developers or local/
>national policy initiatives.
>
>2. Ways in which the transport policy and land-use planning framework in
>different countries can assist or obstruct proposals for car-free areas,
>including: Policies related to parking standards, and; Possible incentives
>to car-free households, such as: Car-club membership or reduced rent/ larger
>garden area instead of a parking space etc.
>
>I am looking for examples from the U.K. and elsewhere, of:
>1. Existing Low-Car/ Car-Free areas.
>2. Existing policy documents related to car-free housing or reduced parking
>standards.
>
>3. Places where the car-free concept has recently been recognised by
>policy-makers, and where policies are now being developed to support future
>car-free projects.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Dave Morris
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>PhD Researcher
>Dept. of Civil & Building Engineering
>Loughborough University
>Loughborough
>LE11 3TU
>United Kingdom
>
>--
Sincerely,
Todd Litman, Director
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
"Efficiency - Equity - Clarity"
1250 Rudlin Street
Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada
Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.vtpi.org
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