Chapter 3 – Part four: A central metropolitan block

General conclusion of the four studies

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It may be thought that the first two of the studies described in this section, including the elaborate network upon which they are based, are so far beyond the bounds of practical possibility as to have been not worth undertaking. To this we would reply that our primary concern has been to demonstrate the facts, and to show how much traffic can be accommodated for various degrees of reconstruction and elaboration of network. If it is held that the examples go beyond practical possibilities, then, if less elaborate schemes are desired, it follows inevitably that means must be found to restrict even further the usage of vehicles. However, although the opportunities for radical reconstruction seem to have been lost in the area under discussion for a generation at least, there are plenty of other areas where there is still great scope. In such areas, looking ahead and having regard to the rate of technological advance and the rising standard of living, we think schemes on the lines we have explored are far from being unrealistic.