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Economic impact of traffic signals

City Hall, London SE1 2AA
Wednesday 18 November 2009
9.00am-12.30pm

Seminar summary

Please note an important change to our programme. GLA Economics are very pleased to announce that Theresa Villiers, MP, will be opening our seminar on the economic impact of traffic lights.

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.

We have lined up speakers who can talk 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
Cynthia Grant, Transport Adviser, London First, Business concerns about congestion in London
Congestion and Roadworks in London: A business viewpoint PDF
Congestion and Roadworks in London: A business viewpoint RTF
John Siraut, Associate Director – Colin Buchanan and Partners
Economic impact of traffic lights in London
Economic impact of traffic lights PDF
Economic impact of traffic lights RTF
Keith Firth, Director of Traffic Engineering – Colin Buchanan and Partners
What happens when you switch traffic lights off?
The effect of removing traffic control regulations at road junctions in the UK PDF
The effect of removing traffic control regulations at road junctions in the UK RTF
Professor Dirk Helbing, Professor of Sociology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Self organised traffic light control – the Dresden Experience PDF
Kulveer Ranger, Mayor’s Director of Transport, GLA
Overview of Mayor’s traffic policies and Transport for London’s initiatives