The urban transportation speed constitutes an effective regulatory instrument for public politics so that its integration into the urban planning procedure would contribute to the coherence between spatial development and transportation policies thus reinforce the role of urban planning in urban management.

This paper aims to  research the urban transportation speed that constitutes an effective regulatory instrument for public politics so that its integration into the urban planning procedure can contribute to the coherence between spatial development and transportation policies thus reinforcing the role of urban planning in urban management.

The comparative analyses between Shanghai and Paris confirm that speed can be a potential urban planning tool or more generally a public regulatory lever. Producing direct effects in all urban dimensions, the regulation of speed presents an efficient measure for achieving certain political targets. Analyzing its different consequences is helpful for identifying the defects of political orientations. Moreover, the speed constitutes a communication tool favourable for establishing the dialogue among different actors. Integrating the speed regulation into urban planning will contribute to the coherence between urban transport and land use both in every day management and in development projects.

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01/01/2004

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Urban Policy > Transport and infrastructure > Roads and road transport

Traffic management