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43 results found for '"Urban transport"' in Keywords.
London Transport cuts (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
The Greater London Council have asked London Transport to save £8 million, without disruption of services. Cuts are coming from staff and administration costs. Workers have reacted by threatening a...
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...
GLC road network plans (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker praises the Greater London Council’s plan to improve the road network in London, but claims that more needs to be done. He says that London is behind cities such as Paris and that...
Development of the M25 (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on the development of the M25 and its impact on London. He claims that money should be spent on public transport and on river transport, not on roads. Topics of pollution and trade...
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...
Hugh Rossi on abandoned Archway inquiry (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Hugh Rossi, Conservative MP for Hornsey, on the abandonment of the Archway bypass inquiry. Male interviewer not identified.
Jubilee Line extension plans (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with GLC planning Chair Shelagh Roberts, on plans for the financing for the extension of the London Underground Jubilee Line to link up Docklands to the centre of London. Male interviewer not...
LT buses unreliable service (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male GLC spokesman (not identified) about an investigation into the unreliable nature of bus services provided by London Transport and about the resulting abuse suffered by frontline staff....
GLC airships proposals (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews a male speaker (not identified) on the proposals of the GLC for the use of airships as a modern form of public transport.