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19 results found for '"Traffic flow"' in Keywords.
William Rodgers on abandonment of Archway inquiry (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
William (Bill) Rodgers, Secretary of State for Transport, on his reasons for the abandonment of the Archway motorway inquiry due to the activities of pressure groups opposed to the new bypass. Male...
George Stern on Archway inquiry abandonment (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
George Stern, a barrister and member of the Archway Bypass protest campaign, on the abandonment of a public inquiry into a new Archway bypass. Includes his views on the Department for Transport, whether the...
Andrew Warren on delay in M1 expansion (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Andrew Warren, secretary of the Movement for London pressure group, criticises the Government’s decision to delay the widening of the two-lane stretch of the M1 between Watford and Hemel Hempstead. Male...
GLC plans for London transport (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the Greater London Council’s fifteen-year plan to improve the road network in London. Speaker claims the plan will not solve London’s congestion problems but will help ease...
John Sheldon on strike by traffic wardens (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Trade union leader John Sheldon on upcoming strike action by traffic wardens across London. Sheldon says that pay meters will not be checked and that people will be free to park anywhere in the capital....
Our kind of town (1980)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
This week’s edition of Our Kind of Town is presented by Keith Howell and looks at the bridges on the River Thames. Basil Cracknell, author of Portrait of London River, talks about Thames bridges through...
Reducing London’s traffic congestion (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified female speaker (poss. transport minister Lynda Chalker) on how to alleviate congestion in some areas of London. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Spencer or Peter Murphy).
Peter Bottomley on new Hammersmith road proposals (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Report on the Government’s promise that if residents in West London reject plans for a North-South relief road, it will not be built. Roads minister Peter Bottomley this morning unveiled the detailed...
London traffic problems (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Julie Benson reports on travel in London. With truck driver Billy Rapaccole(?) on the congestion; Steven Haker, chairman of the CBI taskforce set up to combat traffic problems, on how trains are too...
Pilot scheme for red routes in London (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Emma Howard reports on the introduction of a pilot scheme running in North London to reduce congestion but also feared to impact on local shops. Motorists that stop or park along the Red Routes through...