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UK government web site of the Department
for Transport, Local |
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Government
and the Regions (DTLR) |
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This
web site has many interesting and related Home Zones items,
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from
policy planning to statistical research. Three documents of
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particular
interest are highlighted below |
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Personal
Security Issues in Pedestrian Journeys |
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Details
government initiatives to promote pedestrian journeys and |
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includes
a section on Home Zones |
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New
directions in speed management |
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Includes
details about the effects of speed on road safety and |
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offers
Home Zones, as well as several other schemes as |
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solutions. |
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National
Children's Bureau |
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The
National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a registered charity which |
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promotes
the interests and well-being of all children and young |
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people
across every aspect of their lives. |
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Children's
Play Council |
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The
CPC have worked with the NCB to offer there support to the |
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Home
Zones campaign and to produce a series of reports: |
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Home
Zones Campaign |
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Home
Zones: reclaiming residential streets |
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Sustainable
Transport for the UK (sustrans) |
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An
organisation working with the NCB and Transport2000 to |
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promote
Home Zones in the UK |
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Safe
Routes To Schools |
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Local
Agenda 21 |
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Transport
2000 is the independent national body concerned with |
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sustainable
transport. |
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Friends
Of the Earth www.foe.org and
www.foe.co.uk |
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The
Friends Of the Earth organisation offers it's support to the |
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Home
Zone concept. Much of the campaigning is done through |
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local
groups. |
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Click
here to find local UK Friends of the Earth groups |
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Environment
Transport Association |
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The
ETA aim to reduce dependence on cars and lorries by raising |
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public
awareness of sustainable transport issues, influencing |
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individuals,
companies and transport policy decision makers, and |
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working
jointly with a wide range of organisations to provide |
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educational
material. |
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Traffic:
The Good, The Bad, and ,The Ugly |
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Motoring
Organisation Welcomes Home Zones |
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Crow
www.crow.nl/ |
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The
Netherlands Cycle Campaign, woonerf and other |
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publications
for sale. |
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www.slower-speeds.org.uk |
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The
UK National campaign for lower speed limits. |
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Cambridge
Cycling Campaign |
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A
Cambridge based local group who actively |
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campaign
for Home Zones. |
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Home
Zones - reclaiming residential streets |
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Spokes
www.spokes.org.uk |
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Home
Zones for Scotland Conference |
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HomeZones
for Scotland |
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The
Walk to School Web Site |
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A
local Dorset group supporting National Walk To School Week. |
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The
Millennium Debate web site |
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Anger
as cars come first in "home Zones" |
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Civic
Trust |
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Offers
grants for community building activities and encourages |
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quality
urban design |
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DTLR
Regeneration web site |
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The
Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) |
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This
site gives details of what is happening in parliament relating
to |
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transport
policy. The site also has an archive of policies. |
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The
Canada Safety Council |
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The
CSC has produced a document entitled Traffic Calming Verses
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Safety,
which can be found in the traffic section of the web site. |
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velo-city
2001 |
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WSP
Development |
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A
development consultancy who published a paper on Home Zones
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which
was presented at The European Transport Conference in |
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Cambridge
1999 |
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Hertfordshire
County Council |
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Child
Accident Prevention Trust |
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www.tmsconsultancy.co.uk |
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walkingbus.org.uk |
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Part
of a project connected with Edinburgh's Festival of the |
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Environment.
Provides details of many walking bus campaigns |
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www.icenet.org.uk/streets |
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Consultation
report and questionnaire on "Designing Streets for |
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People"
published by the Urban Design Alliance. PDF file available |
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for
download |
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If
you have a related web site which you would like us to link |
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to
please e-mail the editor. |
