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Reference and Other Official Information

Department of Transport (DfT)	DfT - Science and Research	National cycling strategy	Highway Code	DfT - Traffic advisory leaflets
DofT - The Traffic Management Bill:	Transport 2000 Government studies opt for massive trunk road building	Noise pollution - Transport 2000	Road Building - Transport 2000	What role for the trunk roads in England
Road to ruins report	Joint Position Statement	Green Party Transport Policy	Park and Ride Site with useful links to research	THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ROLES OF PARK AND RIDE - Dr Graham P Parkhurst
Centre for Transport Studies - University College London	A Guide to the Assessment of Development Proposals and How Transport Issues are Subject to Legal Regulation from Planning Through to Implementation	PPGs and Transport Planning - Do they come together	Office of National Statistics - Transport Index	Nottingham University Sustainable Transport Bibliography
A52 Clifton Bridge to Bingham Multi-Modal Study website	DfT - Publications	Highways Agency Design Manual for Roads and Bridges	The Idiots' Guide to Highways Maintenance	Ramblers Association List of Highways Authorities
Environmental Justice - Mapping transport and social exclusion in Bradford	Road transport, air pollution and health	Integrated Transport Consultation Response	US Department of Transport - National Transport Library - Report	US Department of Transport - National Transport Library - Reference Shelf
Directory of Transportation Studies (US but has many useful links and reports)	Fiinish National Road Library	University of Texas Centre for Transportation

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Local Transport Plans

Government Local Transport Forum	Hampshire Local Transport Plan	Cheshire Local Transport Plan	Worcestershire Local transport Plan	Leicestershire Local Transport Plan
Oxfordshire Local Transport Plan	Gloucestershire Local Transport Plan	Essex Local Transport Plan	Dorset Local Transport Plan	Swindon Local Transport Plan
Southampton Local Transport Plan	Nottinghamshire Local Transport Plan	Derby Local Transport Plan	Rutland Local Transport Plan	Staffordshire Local Transport Plan
Derbyshire Local Transport Plan	West Berkshire Local Transport Plan	Kent Local Transport Plan	Salford Local Transport Plan	Birmingham Local Transport Plan
Isle of Wight Local Transport Plan	Plymouth Local Transport Plan	York Local Transport Plan	Hertfordshire Local Transport Plan
Lincolnshire Local Transport Plan	Cornwall Local Transport Plan	Warwickshire Local Transport Plan	Somerset Local Transport Plan	Wokingham Local Transport Plan
Eastbourne Local Transport Plan	Sefton Local Transport Plan	Bath and North East Somerset Local Transport Plan	North East Lincolnshire Local Transport Plan	North Yorks Local Transport Plan
Torbay Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan
Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan
Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan	Local Transport Plan	Government Office East Midlands Local Transport Plan Guidance
Government Office North East Local Transport Plan Guidance
Countryside Agency - Local Transport Plans Good Practice Guide

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Legislation

Highways (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations SI 1002/1994	Highways (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations SI 369/1999	The Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000 - SI 2190	Highways (Road Humps) Regulations SI 1025/1999
Highways (Traffic Calming) Regulations SI 1026/1999	Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules SI 2902/1992	Transport and Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations SI 1541/1995	Transport and Works (Descriptions of Works Interfering with Navigation) Order SI 3230/1992
Transport and Works (Descriptions of Works Interfering with Navigation) (Amendment) Order SI2906/1997	Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) (Amendment) Order SI 1951/1997	Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) Order SI 3231/1992	Transport and Works (Inquiries Procedure) Rules SI 2817/1992
Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations and General Directions SI 2400/1997 (This SI has been amended by SI 1998/901	The Control of Development on Trunk Roads Circular 4/1988	New Roads and Street Works Act 1991	Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996
Countryside And Rights Of Way Act 2000	The Highways Noise Payments (Movable Homes) (Wales) Regulations 2001 - Welsh Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 604	The Highways (Road Humps) Regulations 1990 - Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 703	The Highways (Traffic Calming) Regulations 1999 - Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 1026
British Railways Act 1994	The Highways (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1994	Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 1511 The Highways (Traffic Calming) (Amendment) Regulations 2000	Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 1002 The Highways (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1994
Rights of Way Act 1990 (c.-24)	Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 369 The Highways (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999	Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 11 The Public Path Orders Regulations 1993	The Highways Noise Payments and Movable Homes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001:
The Highways Noise Payments and Movable Homes (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 SI 3086	The Highways Noise Payments and Movable Homes (England) Regulations 2000 SI 2887	The Railways and Other Transport Systems (Approval of Works, Plant and Equipment) Regulations 1994	Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997
Road Traffic Reduction (National Targets) Act 1998	Transport Act 2000	Transport and Works Act 1992	PPG13 (Planning Policy Guidance Note 13)

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Links and Contacks

Enquiry E-mail Addresses	Enquiry E-mail Addresses	Department of Transport (DfT)	Highways Agency	Transport Planning Society
Sch News Transport Links and Contacts

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Campaign Groups - Links and Contacks

FoE Transport Campaign	Airport Watch	CPRE	Stop Stansted Expansion	Woodland Trust
NSCA	BANG	RSPB	Transport 2000	Sch News
Road Alert	Road Rage	Road Rage Resources	Green Net	Reclaim the Street
Waltham Forest's Green Future	Ramblers Association Transport Forum	Green Skies	Slower Speeds Initiative	Sustrans

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Court and Public Inquiry Decisions

• Hammerton, R (on the application of) v London Underground Ltd. [2002] EWHC 2307 (Admin) (08 November 2002)
• QUEEN ON APPLICATION OF HOLDING AND BARNES PLC v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONS QUEEN ON APPLICATION OF PREMIER LEISURE UK LIMITED v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONS QUEEN ON APPLICATION OF ALCONBURY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONS v. LEGAL AND GENERAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED [2000] EWHC Admin 432 (13th December, 2000)
• ROCHDALE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL EX PARTE ANDREW TEW ;; GEORGE DANIEL MILNE ; and STEVEN GARNER, R v. [1999] EWHC Admin 409 (7th May, 1999)
• QUEEN and Northampton Borough Council ex parte Northampton Rapid Transit System [2000] EWHC Admin 367 (10th July, 2000)
• ELMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL and RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS' GROUP (ELMBRIDGE) v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONS SWAYFIELDS LIMITED [1999] EWHC Admin 824 (22nd October, 1999)
• R (ON THE APPLICATION OF KIDES) v. SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL [2001] EWHC Admin 839 (30th October, 2001)
• Hammerton, R (on the application of) v London Underground Ltd. [2002] EWHC 2307 (Admin) (08 November 2002)
• Bown v Secretary of State for Transport [2003] EWCA Civ 1170 (31 July 2003)
• Bown, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Transport [2003] EWHC 819 (Admin) (26 March 2003)
• HERBERT AND OTHERS v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES and NEWPORT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL [1997] EWHC Admin 767 (5th August, 1997)
• QUEEN and Northampton Borough Council ex parte Northampton Rapid Transit System [2000] EWHC Admin 367 (10th July, 2000)
• MACGAY LIMITED v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND REGIONS v.; HARROGATE BOROUGH COUNCIL v.; HEATHER I'VE ASSOCIATES v.; JJ HARRISON (PROPERTIES) LIMITED v. and SWAYFIELDS LIMITED [2000] EWHC Admin 330 (14th April, 2000)

Books and Publications

• Transport and Works Act 1992 - 'A Guide to Procedures for Obtaining Orders Relating to Transport Systems, Inland Waterways and Works Interfering with Rights of Navigation' - LIST PRICE: £7.55 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 88) ISBN: 0-11-551159-8 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: Dec 1992
  Summary: The Transport and Works Act 1992 introduces a ministerial order-making system in England and Wales for authorizing the construction or operation of railways, tramways, trolley vehicle systems, other guided transport systems, inland waterways and structures interfering with rights of navigation. This booklet is a guide primarily for applicants for orders under the Act and for those affected by the proposals in applications. It seeks to explain the new system from before the making of an application to after the order is made, and should be read in conjunction with the Act itself.
• Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works: Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Highway Works, 2 - LIST PRICE: £30.00 - FORMAT: Looseleaf in binder (pp: 202) ISBN: 0-11-551031-1 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 09 Jun 1992
  Summary: Volume 2 of this complete update is divided into Series corresponding to those in the "Specification for Highway Works" and aims to provide detailed guidance on the specification requirements for use in public purchasing contracts.
• Code of Practice for the Co-ordination of Street Works and Works for Road Purposes and Related Matters - LIST PRICE: £14.00 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 190) ISBN: 0-11-552310-3 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 02 Apr 2001
• Best Practice in Street Works and Highway Works - LIST PRICE: £8.00 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 27) ISBN: 0-11-552309-X - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 19 Jun 2002
  Summary: Streetworks in congested cities are a major issue, with a number of coexisting rights that need to be balanced. This guidance provides examples of best practice in street and highway works and shows how utility companies, highway authorities and other organizations can minimize disruption.
• Highways Law - AUTHOR:  Stephen Sauvain - LIST PRICE: £84.00 - FORMAT: Hardback (pp: 350) ISBN: 0-421-56230-7 - PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell   PUB. DATE: 28 Aug 1997
  Summary: This second edition of a popular practitioner book on the major rules and laws governing the highways provides a comprehensive overview of the subject in a well laid-out, readable style. Its highly practical approach to the law includes coverage of the Road and Street Works Act 1991 and over 100 recent cases, including significant developments in the case law surrounding footpaths and compensation. * The only practitioner book in this area * Clear narrative treatment ensures it is ideal for quick reference * Covers key case law and legislation
• Traffic and Transportation Studies - 'Proceedings of ICTTS'98, July 27-29, 1998, Beijing, People's Republic of Chin Sponsored by Northern Jiaotong University, Co-sponsored by American Society Civil Engineers ... [et Al.]' - AUTHOR:  Zhaoxia Yang ,  Kelvin C. P Wang,  Baohua Mao - EDITED BY:  A. Yang ,  K.C.P. Wang,  B. Mao - LIST PRICE: £86.00 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 997) ISBN: 0-7844-0352-X - PUBLISHER: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)   PUB. DATE:
  Summary: In 103 papers, transportation professionals explore key issues and innovation technologies, and exchange ideas on current projects and future prospects for traffic and transportation studies. The general themes are policy and management, planning and optimization, design and appraisal, and application
• Longman Practitioner S. - Boynton's Guide to Compulsory Purchase and Compensation - AUTHOR:  Sir John Boynton - LIST PRICE: £95.00 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 372) ISBN: 0-7520-0061-6 - PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell   PUB. DATE: Nov 1994
  Summary: Provides practical guidance to the law and practice of compulsory purchase and compensation; Contains full explanation of the rules of compensation; Aimed at those advising the acquiring authorities and the landowners; Takes account of recent legislative changes; Contains a useful appendix of tables and checklists; Written by experienced, high-profile authors with backgrounds in both private and public sectors.
  Step-by-step guidance through the various stages of compulsory purchase is provided in this work. Dealing fully with the rules for compensation and completely up-to-date with the law and practice, this edition takes full account of recent developments: legislative changes brought in by the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 and the Transport and Works Act 1992; the large amount of recent case law the Urban Regeneration Agency set up pursuant to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993; the Channel Tunnel high speed rail link; Housing Action Trust Areas set up by Housing Act 1988.
• Air Pollution: Supplement to Air Pollutants, Their Transformation,Transport and Effects, Vol 6 - AUTHOR:  Arthur C. Stern - LIST PRICE: £185.00 - FORMAT: Hardback (pp: 483) ISBN: 0-12-666606-7 - PUBLISHER: Academic Press   PUB. DATE: Aug 1986
• Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works: Specification for Highway Works: Amendment August 2003, Vol 1 - London Orbital by Iain Sinclair - LIST PRICE: £9.50 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: ) ISBN: 0-11-552470-3 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 15 Aug 2003
• New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 - 'A Code of Practice for Inspections' - LIST PRICE: £8.00 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 51) ISBN: 0-11-552541-6 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 30 Sep 2002
  Summary: Under the New Road and Street Works Act 1991, the Street Authority is empowered to investigate whether roadwork contractors have reinstated the street in line with their duties. This non-statutory Code gives practical guidance for contractors and local authorities on procedures for inspections, performance, improvement plans, fee arrangements, reports and disputes.
• Minutes of Proceedings on the Transport and Works Bill: [Tuesday 10th December 1991 - Thursday 23rd January 1992]: [Hc]: [1991-92]: House of Commons Papers: [1991-92] - AUTHOR:  Michael Latham ,  James Lamond - LIST PRICE: £5.80 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 20) ISBN: 0-10-220492-6 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 31 Dec 1992
• Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works: Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Highway Works Amendment May 2003, Vol 2 - LIST PRICE: £11.99 - FORMAT: Looseleaf / ring bound (pp: 120) ISBN: 0-11-552506-8 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 16 May 2003
• Code of Practice for the Co-ordination of Street Works and Works for Road Purposes and Related Matters - LIST PRICE: £14.00 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 190) ISBN: 0-11-552310-3 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 02 Apr 2001
• Street Works Advisory Committee: Final Report Presented to the Secretary of State for Transport - LIST PRICE: £6.55 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 35) ISBN: 0-11-551832-0 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: Jul 1996
• Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works - LIST PRICE: £50.00 - FORMAT: Looseleaf / ring bound (pp: ) ISBN: 0-11-551980-7 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Agencies   PUB. DATE: 1998

• Government Circular - Transport and Works Act 1992: Bridge and Tunnel Orders Under Section 48 - AUTHOR:  Great Britain - LIST PRICE: £1.75 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 6) ISBN: 0-11-551212-8 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 19 Apr 1994
• Statutory Instruments: 1992: 2817 - The Transport and Works (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 1992 - 'Tribunals and Inquiries' - LIST PRICE: £2.70 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 12) ISBN: 0-11-025904-1 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 31 Dec 1992
• Statutory Instruments: 1993: 1119 - The Transport and Works Applications (Inland Waterways Procedure) Regulations 1993 - LIST PRICE: £1.55 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 6) ISBN: 0-11-035795-7 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 31 Dec 1993
• Parliamentary Debates: [1997-98 - Draft Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) (Amendment) Order 1997: Wednesday 23 July 1997 - AUTHOR:  Jimmy Hood - LIST PRICE: £2.50 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: ) ISBN: 0-10-991798-7 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 09 Oct 1997
• Statutory Instruments: 1992: 3138 -The Transport and Works Applications (Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Ancient Monuments Procedure) Regulations 1992 - LIST PRICE: £1.50 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 6) ISBN: 0-11-025105-9 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 31 Dec 1993
• Statutory Instruments: 1992: 2902 - The Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 1992 - LIST PRICE: £6.10 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 36) ISBN: 0-11-025862-2 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 31 Dec 1992
• Statutory Instruments: 1994: 157 - The Railways and Other Transport Systems (Approval of Works, Plant and Equipment) Regulations 1994 - LIST PRICE: £2.80 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 12) ISBN: 0-11-043157-X - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 31 Dec 1994
• Statutory Instruments: 1992: 3231 - The Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) Order 1992 - LIST PRICE: £1.05 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 4) ISBN: 0-11-025126-1 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Books   PUB. DATE: 31 Dec 1993
• Statutory Instruments: 1997: 1951 - The Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) (Amendment) Order 1997 - LIST PRICE: £0.65 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 2) ISBN: 0-11-064792-0 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Agencies   PUB. DATE: 199
• Statutory Instruments: 1998: 2226 - The Transport and Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1998 - LIST PRICE: £1.10 - FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 4) ISBN: 0-11-079541-5 - PUBLISHER: The Stationery Office Agencies   PUB. DATE: 1998

Letters

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