Chapter 1: the working context

The form of urban areas

We have shown that not only does the motor vehicle appear to have a long term future in its own right, but there is also a very large potential demand for its services. This means that unless something is done the conflict between towns as at present arranged and motor vehicles as a present used is bound to get progressively worse. It can be said categorically that the potential numbers of vehicles in towns are beyond anything that could be dealt with by one-way streets, waiting prohibitions, or other manipulative measures. This assumes, of course, that we do desire both to exploit the door-to-door usefulness of the vehicle and to accommodate it decently.