ABSTRACT
Land-use—transport planning studies are designed to help governments to plan transport investment in urban areas more effectively. The goals and objectives, data collection procedures, travel demand modelling, land-use and traffic forecasting, transport network planning and evaluation procedures adopted in planning for land-use and transport in Canberra are described. Transport planning was one of the important components in the preparation of a Development Plan. Traffic forecasts were made by substituting the zonal 'land-use' projections into the calibrated models of traffic generation, traffic distribution and traffic assignment, given assumptions about modal split. The recommended transport plan was based on the suitability of the facilities to accommodate future traffic and the costs of providing these facilities. The travel demand model comprised of category analysis for traffic production, trip rates by land-use classification for traffic attraction, a combined traffic distribution—modal-split model, and a capacity restraint traffic assignment model.
