Reducing traffic accidents in towns is part of improving the environment. In the post war period towns were overcrowded with cars. In the years 1960-1980 it became clear that with traffic regulations and parking facilities the cities could not be equipped to handle the ultimate car ownership and car traffic. The number of cars in the street stopped growing in many cities, whereas outside the cities traffic volumes increased even more. A counter movement started. Through traffic of cars should be eliminated in town centres. In 1977 the sector plan was introduced in the city of Groningen. This sector plan is presented as a possible example for an area wide evaluation process of measures reducing accidents in an inner city area. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD abstract no. 264967. (Author/publisher)
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