The purpose of this handbook is to offer policy makers and traffic engineers at local, regional and national levels a starting point for structured cooperation aimed at sustainable traffic management at a regional level. This is a method in which different road authorities (and other stake-holders) cooperate on a basis of equality to develop integrated and sustainable solutions for traffic management. The aim is to achieve the common goal of all road authorities, which is to provide reliable service to their customers, the road users. The handbook describes a step-by-step method that enables a policy to be translated into concrete measures. Each of the nine steps that make up the Sustainable Traffic Management method is discussed in detail, with comments added. A recurring sample case is used to illustrate the process. In addition, real-world examples have been included for some important (intermediate) products. From start to finish, the handbook is both based on and aimed at actual practice. The joint recommendation by representatives of all local, regional, and national road authorities in the Netherlands provides a major incentive for a structured cooperation on the basis of equality as described in this handbook. (Author/publisher)
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