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An overall review of the international evidence from EVIDENCE, an EU-funded project, on:
- access restrictions
- inclusive urban design
Sinnett, D., Williams, K., Chatterjee, K. and Cavill, N., (2011) Making the Case for Investment in the Walking Environment: A Review of the Evidence. Living Streets, London.
Barrett, B., Smith, J. and Stewart, G. (2013) The Air Quality Impact of the Regents Street Traffic Free Day. Kings College London and University of Cambridge for the Crown Estate.
Adred, R. and Verlinghieri, E., (2020) LTNs for all - Mapping the Extent of London’s New Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. University of Westminster, Active Travel Unit.

Cairns, S., Atkins, S. and Goodwin, P. (2002) Disappearing traffic? The story so far. Municipal Engineer [online]. 151 (1), pp.13-22.
Melia, S. and Calvert, T. (2021) Road closures and disappearing traffic. UTSG Conference, Loughborough
FLOW (2017) Walking, Cycling and Congestion: 15 Quick Facts for Cities, FLOW Project (a Horizon 2020 Project).
Sharples, R. (2013) Route finding as a consequence of a reduction in road capacity. In: (2013) Australasian Transport Research Forum 2013 Conference Proceedings. Brisbane, October 2 - 4. Australasian Transport Research Forum.

Melia, S., Parkhurst, G. and Barton, H. (2011) The paradox of intensification. Transport Policy, 18 (1). pp. 46-52.

Boarnet, M. G., Burinskiy, E., Deadrick, L., Gullen, D., & Ryu, N. (2017). The economic benefits of vehicle miles traveled (VMT)-reducing placemaking: Synthesizing a new view National Centre for Sustainable Transportation.
Sustrans (2003) Traffic restraint and retail vitality.
Sandahl, J. and Lindh, C. (1995) Impact of improving the attractiveness of town centres. Transport Policy. 2 (1), pp.51-56. Abstract (full text available through payment or library subscription)
Whitehead, T., Simmonds, D. and Preston, J. (2006) The effect of urban quality improvements on economic activity. Journal of Environmental Management. 80 (1), pp.1-12. Abstract (full text available through payment or library subscription).
Hass-Klau, C. (1993) Impact of pedestrianization and traffic calming on retailing: A review of the evidence from Germany and the UK. Transport Policy. 1 (1), pp. 21-31. Abstract (full text available through payment or library subscription

Aldred, R. and Goodman, A. (2020) Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, Car Use, and Active Travel: evidence from the People and Places survey of Outer London active travel interventions. Transport Findings. September.
Melia, Steve and Shergold, Ian (2015) Pedestrianisation and politics: Evidence gaps and a case study of Brighton’s Old Town. In: 47th Annual UTSG Conference, London, UK, 5-7 January 2015.
Sustrans (2009) Leicester Pedestrian Zone Report
The Pedestrianisation of Trafalgar Square: How Do We Deliver a Sustainable Scheme At a World Heritage Site?
Outterside, W.E. (1995) Integrated traffic management in historic towns: the City of York. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer. 109 (4), pp. 271-277. Abstract (full text available through payment or library subscription)
Parkhurst, G. (2003) Regulating Cars and Buses In Cities: The Case Of Pedestrianisation in Oxford. Economic Affairs. 23 (2), pp. 16-21. Abstract (full text available through payment or library subscription)

Moody, S. and Melia, S. (2014) Shared space: Research, policy and problems.Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport, 167 (6). pp. 384-392.
Video of debate between Steve Melia and Ben Hamilton-Baillie about shared space.