Chapter III – part three: A historic town

The basis for planning

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We could seek to do no more in this study than to consider the broad principles upon which the traffic and planning problems of a historic area might be tackled. The main principle is abundantly clear–if the environment is sacrosanct, and if no major reconstruction can be undertaken, then accessibility must be limited. There can be no question about this. Once this simple truth is recognised for areas of this kind, and futile attempts to cater for the whole future demands of traffic are put aside, then planning can be started on a realistic basis. It becomes a matter of deciding what level of accessibility can be provided and how it can be arranged, and then it is a question of public relations to ensure that the position is clearly understood.