problems, must be tackled at both local and national level throughout Europe (European
Commission, 2001). As far as cities are concerned, a second common issue is the need to
co-ordinate traffic planning with urban planning, since the city needs to be seen as a
complex and interrelated entity (Fleury, 1998; Busi and Pezzagno, 2000, Tira and Ventura,
2000). In this frame, safety is (or rather should be) at the top of the political agenda. More …