TRB Pubsindex
Text Size:
x

« Prev Next »

Return to Results | New Search

Bookmark and Share

Title:

Urban Regeneration in Historic Downtown Areas: An Ex Ante Evaluation of Traffic Impacts in Athens, Greece

Accession Number:

01371507

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Urban transportation networks play an important role in the quality and living conditions of cities. Air pollution and negative aesthetics are adverse impacts often attributed to the structure and operations of a city's transportation system. Modern transportation projects in urban areas focus on achieving sustainability and on enhancing the urban environment. In this paper the authors present and discuss expected impacts of a major city transportation project, the pedestrianization of a major five-lane central arterial, in the Athens, Greece downtown area, through an ex-ante traffic and environmental evaluation of the project on a city wide level. The project is presented in detail and ex-ante evaluation results are discussed. Analysis outcomes indicate that while, in the short-run, traffic conditions will worsen, a potential traffic dissipation (evaporation) resulting from the project may significantly improve traffic and environmental conditions in the Athens downtown area.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADA20 Metropolitan Policy, Planning, and Processes

Monograph Accession #:

01362476

Report/Paper Numbers:

12-2149

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Kepaptsoglou, Konstantinos
Karlaftis, Matthew G
Gkotsis, Ilias
Vlahogianni, Eleni I
Stathopoulos, Antony

Pagination:

20p

Publication Date:

2012

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Athens (Greece)

Subject Areas:

Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-2149

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2012 5:08PM