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Contribution to objectives and problems

Objective

Portland

Singapore

Case study 3

Case study 4

Efficiency

0

0

 
 

Liveable streets

0

0

 
 

Protection of the environment

0

0

 
 

Equity and social inclusion

1

1

 
   

Safety

0

0

  
 

Economic growth

0

0

 
 

Finance

0

0

 
 


Contribution to alleviation of key problems

Problem

Portland

Singapore

Case study 3

Case study 4

Congestion-related delay

0

0

   

Congestion-related unreliability

0

0

   

Community severance

0

0

   

Visual intrusion

0

0

   

Lack of amenity

0

0

   

Global warming

0

0

   

Local air pollution

0

0

   

Noise

0

0

   

Reduction of green space

0

0

   

Damage to environmentally sensitive sites

0

0

   

Poor accessibility for those without a car and those with mobility impairments

1

1

   

Disproportionate disadvantaging of particular social or geographic groups

0

0

   

Number, severity and risk of accidents

0

0

   

Suppression of the potential for economic activity in the area

0

0

   

Appropriate contexts

Appropriate area-types

Area type

Suitability

City centre

2

Dense inner suburb

3

Medium density outer suburb

2

Less dense outer suburb

1

District centre

2

Corridor

3

Small town

2

Tourist town

2

Adverse side-effects

No particular negative side effects are noted, but the case studies above do not suggest particularly strong positive impacts. Thus, the costs involved in operating a car club (which can be substantial and require subsidy in the early years) may not represent value for money.

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Text edited at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT