Both on a national and provincial level in The Netherlands the policy aimed at the restriction of car usage and the promotion of public and slow transport has been increasingly prominent in the past few years. A lot of attention has been focused on the contribution that physical planning could make. On a national level this contribution has been put down mainly in the national physical plan, the regional plan for traffic and transport (part 2) and the working document entitled: "Directing Mobility". In the province of Noord-Brabant the outlines of the National Plan are described in the provincial Regional Plan and the policy document "Crossroads". When developing new sites for housing, industry, and leisure facilities, public transport accessibility is an important factor. For activities with a potentially high use of slow traffic, attention should be paid to the accessibility for slow traffic, as well as the accessibility for public transport. Activities concerning a lot of freight transport should preferably be located within the central urban area near a transport network (rail, water, road) and the choice of transport should be determined by the kind of freight and the intensity of transport. Activities which have their eyes on a location which is essentially more suitable for other activities, will be opposed.
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