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Policy contribution

Contribution to objectives and alleviation of problems

Objective

Travel Blending�

Travel Smart�

Indimark

Efficiency

1

2

2

Liveable streets

2

1

1

Protection of the environment

1

1

1

Equity and social inclusion

-

1

1

Safety

1

1

1

Economic growth

1

1

1

Finance

-3

-3

-3

1= Weakest possible positive contribution,5= strongest possible positive contribution
-1= Weakest possible negative contribution-5= strongest possible negative contribution
0= No contribution

Contribution to alleviation of key problems

Problem

Travel Blending�

Travel Smart�

Indimark

Congestion-related delay

1

1

1

Congestion-related unreliability

1

1

1

Community severance

2

2

2

Visual intrusion

-

-

-

Lack of amenity

-

-

-

Global warming

1

1

1

Local air pollution

2

2

2

Noise

1

1

1

Reduction of green space

-

-

-

Damage to environmentally sensitive sites

1

1

1

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

-

1

1

Disproportionate disadvantaging of particular social or geographic groups

-

1

1

Number, severity and risk of accidents

1

1

1

Suppression of the potential for economic activity in the area

1

1

1

1= Weakest possible positive contribution,5= strongest possible positive contribution
-1= Weakest possible negative contribution-5= strongest possible negative contribution
0= No contribution

Appropriate contexts

Appropriate area-types

Area type

Suitability

City centre

1

Dense inner suburb

3

Medium density outer suburb

2

Less dense outer suburb

1

District centre

2

Corridor

3

Small town

2

Toursit town

2

1= Least suitable area type5= Most suitable area type

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