4.1.3
Original Document
Traffic flows into and out of the city centre have been falling gradually over the past decade, and the City Council wants to continue this trend. However, new development within the centre, as envisaged by the Big City Plan, will lead to the generation of new car trips and therefore current levels of congestion are expected to increase unless a range of appropriate action is taken. Highway capacity increases in key locations may be necessary as a result of the increase in the total number of trips related to new development. Such infrastructure changes should be designed to keep as much traffic as possible on the main roads and out of the most sensitive city centre environments.
Plain English Translation
Traffic into and out of the city centre has fallen gradually over the past decade, and the City Council wants this trend to continue. However new developments within the centre, as set out in the Big City Plan, will mean more car trips. Traffic will increase unless we act. This could mean widening roads in some places. Whatever we do should be designed to keep as much traffic as possible on the main roads and out of the smaller city centre streets.