Economic Impact of Traffic Signals
John Siraut and Keith Firth spoke at this seminar investigating the economic impact of traffic signals in London.
Traffic signals are ubiquitous in our road system yet remarkably little is known about their costs and benefits beyond the traffic and safety measures. As more and more traffic signals appear on our streets concerns about how we evaluate this have become more widespread. This seminar addresses these issues and launches a report on the economic impact of traffic signals in London.
The GLA had participants who spoke about the policy issues, how to research these issues, international comparisons and new modelling methods.
Speakers
Bridget Rosewell, Chief Economic Adviser, GLA, Chair
Theresa Villiers, Conservative MP for Chipping Barnet and Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Kulveer Ranger, Mayor’s Director of Transport, GLA, Overview of Mayor’s traffic policies and TfL’s initiatives
Cynthia Grant, Transport Adviser, London First, Business concerns about congestion in London
John Siraut, Associate Director – Colin Buchanan, Economic impact of traffic lights in London
Keith Firth, Director of Traffic Engineering – Colin Buchanan, What happens when you switch traffic lights off?
Professor Dirk Helbing, Professor of Sociology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Self organised traffic light control – the Dresden Experience
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