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References and Additional Reading

A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone. The Governments White Paper on the Future of Transport. The Stationery Office. July 1998.ISBN 0-10-139502-7. £16.50.

Transport 2010: The 10 Year Plan. DETR. 2000.ISBN 1-851124-13-6 £15.

Guidance on Full Local Transport Plans. DETR. 2000A Good Practice Guide for the Development of Local Transport Plans. DETR. 2000.

Tomorrows roads: safer for everyone The Governments road safety strategy and casualty reduction targets for 2010. DETR. 2000.

New Directions in Speed Management - A Review of Policy. DETR. 2000.

Planning Policy Guidance Note 3 - Housing. DETR.2001. ISBN 0-11-753546-X £7.

Planning Policy Guidance Note 13 - Transport. DETR. 2001 ISBN 0-11-753558-3 £8.

Traffic Advisory Leaflet 7/01 - Walking bibliography. DTLR. 2001.

Traffic Advisory Leaflet 4/01 - Cycling Bibliography. DETR. 2001.

Traffic Advisory Leaflet 5/01 - Traffic calming bibliography. DETR. 2001.

Places, Streets and Movement. A companion guide to design bulletin 32. Residential roads and footpaths. DETR. 1998. ISBN 1-851-12113-7. £20.

By Design. Urban Design in the planning system: towards better practice. DETR. CABE. 2000.ISBN 0-7277-2937-3. £19.95

Better places to live. By Design. DETR. CABE. 2001.ISBN 0-7277-3037-1. £19.95.

Home Zones: A planning and design handbook. Mike Biddulph. Policy Press 2001. ISBN 1-86134-371-X.£13.95

Code of Practice for Delivering Best Value in Highway Maintenance. Institution of Highways and Transportation. 2001. £85.

Transport 2000 Resources

To order: sfp@transport2000.demon.co.uk

Streets for People network
A network for community groups to deal with traffic problems and create a safer and pleasant living environment. Membership includes briefing sheets, telephone advice, and conferences. Cost to join: £5

2000, Living Streets, a guide to cutting traffic and reclaiming street space
A guide for local campaigners, community action groups and local councillors. A vision of what our streets could be like with less traffic. Counters the common arguments against traffic reduction. Publication £10. Slide set also available.

2000, Restraining the traffic - how much does it cost?
Four page info sheet for home zone campaigners (and walking, cycling, traffic calming campaigners) with costs and pros and cons of using different road safety measures...crossings, gateways, humps. Free.

2000, Experts Directory - a resource for transport campaigners
Listing of campaigners and people who can help with design, legal advice and planning. Free.

Traffic Advisory Leaflets are issued free and are available from DTLR on 020 7944 2979.

Children's Play Council Resources

To order: homezones@ncb.org.uk

1997, Home Zones: reclaiming residential streets
A4 full-colour 12-page briefing making the case for child-friendly residential streets, published in 1997.Single copies free, 2-9 60p each, 10-99 50p each, 100+ 40p each.

1999, Home Zones: a new look for your street?
A5 full colour leaflet introducing the home zone concept, with space for overprinting local details.10p each (single copies free).

1999, Home Zones video: at home in my street
Video of a 1999 study tour of continental home zones, with notes on how to use it as part of a residents meeting. Produced with Transport 2000. £10 local groups and individuals, £20 corporate bodies.

Home zones news
Free full-colour newsletter, produced three times a year. Supported by DTLR.

www.homezonenews.org.uk Web site, updated monthly. Supported by DTLR.

For related documents, pages and internet links, see the column on the right.

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