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HS2 is even worse than ‘predict and provide’ road planning

Stephen Plowden, London NW1
04 April 2014
 

The phrase “predict and provide” first appeared in my book Towns Against Traffic, published in 1972. I used it to draw attention to unsatisfactory features of road planning at the time. Although everyone now seems to agree that “predict and provide” is a discredited principle, in fact it is still deeply embedded in current practice. There have been some important reforms in the rules for the use of the roads, at least in towns, but more are required. Technological...

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