Sixty Years After Buchanan: Still Stuck in Traffic

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  • Michael Brett-Crowther © Michael Brett-Crowther, 2025 Editor-in-Chief

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https://doi.org/10.63095/NBSEH.25.110910

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The editorial explores the persistent challenges of urban traffic, environmental policy, and sustainable mobility six decades after the Buchanan Report, highlighting the gap between technological progress and ecological responsibility.

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2025-12-09

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Brett-Crowther, M. (2025). Sixty Years After Buchanan: Still Stuck in Traffic. Natural Built Social Environment Health, 1(6), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.63095/NBSEH.25.110910

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