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Criteria for a Review of GLC Highway Schemes
Following the cancellation of the London Ringway proposals in the mid 1970s, a good many road "improvement" schemes remained on the books of the Greater London Council (GLC). The London Amenity and Transport Association, which had campaigned hard and successfully against the Ringways, was invited in 1981 by the incoming Labour administration at County Hall to suggest how these legacy road proposals should be reviewed. Tim Pharoah produced a short report with suggested criteria for deciding which schemes should be abandoned, which should be modified in order to be acceptable, and which should remain in the programme.
It is probably fair to say that all major roadbuilding schemes in London that attracted fierce local opposition, such as the widening of Archway Road, were subsequently cancelled by the Labour GLC in the early 1980s.
The report and the GLC's response (reformatted from the original typescript) can be found to the right.
For the full story, follow the link to "Changing roads policy in London, 1981".
| Report Title | Criteria for a Review of GLC Highway Schemes |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Tim Pharoah |
| Company | London Amenity and Transport Association |
| Client | Greater London Council |
| Date | 1981 |
| ISBN | n/a |
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Road building criteria, road schemes, London, GLC roads policy, LATA, London Amenity and Transport Association
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- Report by Tim Pharoah (on behalf of LATA) to the GLC 1981
- Report on roadbuilding criteria including modifications by GLC 1981