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Professor Sir Peter Hall was one of the most influential planners in modern Britain and highly respected worldwide. With his foresight and long-term vision - a holistic approach towards urban planning and development - transport was always an inseparably structural part of spatial planning strategies in his analysis of cities and regions. He often alluded to great transport heroes who transformed the world in different epochs. For example, the great Victorian engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the creator of the new London Underground, Frank Pick (with Albert Stanley and Lord Ashfield), and the father of the British motorway system, Sir James Drake. Furthermore, Peter Hall regularly referred to the renowned British economist Colin Clark’s celebrated aphorism (1958) “Transport: Maker and Breaker of Cities” that traced the role of transport from early urban civilisation to the end of the 1950s to highlight the importance of transport for territorial development.
Chia-Lin Chen, Dr., Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design; chia-lin.chen@xjtlu.edu.cn
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Notes
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For Hall’s contribution to transport and planning, Banister (2014) gives a concise review and summary.
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Source BBC Documentary: “The Secret Life of The Motorway” Part 3, 14 min:28 s–15 min:05 s.
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SINTROPHER (Sustainable Integrated Tram-Based Transport Options for Peripheral European Regions) and SYNAPTIC (Synergy of New Advanced Public Transport Solutions Improving Connectivity in North–West Europe).
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The author would like to express sincere gratitude to Professor Carmen Hass-Klau, Professor Michael Hebbert and Dr Nick Falk who generously spoke to me about their understanding and observation of Peter Hall on the topic of this subject. Special thanks for valuable comments on my draft from Professor Hass-Klau, Professor Hebbert, and the editor of this book, Professor Knowles. Also, thank you to Peter Hall’s prolificacy throughout 55 years of an excellent academic career. It is through his writing and my immense personal privilege working closely with him on my Ph.D. and later the EU INTERREG IV project that was led by him until his death in July 2014, that it is possible for me to understand better his ideas and passion on this subject and his passion for change.
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Chen, CL. (2016). Transport and Place-Making: A Long View. In: Knowles, R., Rozenblat, C. (eds) Sir Peter Hall: Pioneer in Regional Planning, Transport and Urban Geography. SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice, vol 52. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28056-1_4
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