Discussion: Potential for carfree development in the UK

On reading the interesting article ‘Potential for carfree development in the UK’ by Melia et al. (2013), the contributors were struck by the notion that nowhere in the extant literature is there a comprehensive taxonomy of what might be termed ‘carfree communities’ in the most general sense. As a tentative first step in this direction, 10 possible criteria to consider are proposed.

The first relates to the degree or level of ‘carfreeness’ in a community and whether the emphasis is on either ownership or use, or both (Melia, 2010). For instance, in some cases, car ownership...