A New Deal for Transport? The UK's Struggle with the Sustainable Transport Agenda (Repost)

Comprising contributions from a range of experts, this volume offers a critical commentary on the government's sustainable transport policy. A critical commentary on the Blair government's sustainable transport policy and its implementation. Firmly rooted in an appreciation of the politics of this controversial field. Experts contribute up-to-the-minute analyses of the key issues. Will inform debate over the future of transport policy. Includes a Foreword by David Begg, Chair of the Commission for Integrated Transport. Content: Chapter 1 Policy, Politics and Sustainable Transport: The Nature of Labour's Dilemma (pages 3–29): Iain DochertyChapter 2 Devolution and Sustainable Transport (pages 30–50): Austin SmythChapter 3 Local Transport Planning under Labour (pages 51–72): Geoff Vigar and Dominic SteadChapter 4 Roads and Traffic Congestion Policies: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (pages 75–107): William WaltonChapter 5 A Railway Renaissance? (pages 108–134): Jon Shaw and John FarringtonChapter 6 Light Rail and the London Underground (pages 135–157): Richard Knowles and Peter WhiteChapter 7 A ‘Thoroughbred’ in the Making? The Bus Industry under Labour (pages 158–177): John PrestonChapter 8 Ubiquitous, Everyday Walking and Cycling: The Acid Test of a Sustainable Transport Policy (pages 178–197): Rodney TolleyChapter 9 Air Transport Policy: Reconciling Growth and Sustainability? (pages 198–225): Brian GrahamChapter 10 Towards a Genuinely Sustainable Transport Agenda for the United Kingdom (pages 229–244): Phil Goodwin