ster formation in knowledge-based industries;
. Where people choose to live, and what choices they then have of where to work, shop, enjoy their leisure and access services like health and education;
. The social make-up of neighbourhoods and the ease and quality of social interactions (locally and over longer distances);
. Health and quality of life (directly through noise, danger, pollution, severance and visual intrusion of traffic, and indirectly by inhibiting exercise and global warming);
. The rate of depletion of critical natural resources (and our dependence on oil imports).
In identifying the rationale for a road network development system, Knox and Marston (508) commented that over time, road networks have become more expansive and more complex and are increasingly based upon what are known as intelligent transportation systems (ITS). An ITS is a combination of so-called smart highways and smart cars. The basic ITS target concept is an interactive link of vehicle electronic systems with roadside sens
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