John Roberts was founder of TEST Transport & Environment Studies consultancy, London

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. Roberts was one of the pioneers of sustainable transport planning in the UK. He was one of the first to introduce the idea of traffic calming from continental Europe. Roberts founded TEST in 1972 and led over 150 projects resulting in reports, books, and papers. He advised both Prince Charles and John Prescott amongst others. Prior to founding TEST, Roberts worked as an architect for the Greater London Council, Oxford Polytechnic and Llewelyn-Davies Weeks.

Publications

• Travel Sickness: The need for a sustainable Transport Policy for Britain, 1992, John Roberts, Johanna Cleary, Kerry Hamilton and Judith Hannah, Lawrence & Wishart, London ISBN 0 85315748 0
• TEST paper: A comment on transport policy In Britain, John Roberts, Transport and Environment Studies (TEST), DOI: 10.1080/02697459208722845, Planning Practice and Research, Volume 7, Issue 2 Summer 1992, pages 29 – 32
• The economic case for green modes, Roberts, J, In: The greening of urban transport: planning for walking and cycling in Western cities, Tolley, R (ed). Chapter 2. London: Belhaven Press
• User friendly Cities What Britain can learn from Mainland Europe UK, John Roberts, TEST (Transport and Environment Studies), 1989
• Trouble in Store? Retail location policy in Britain and Germany, TEST, 1989 ISBN 0905545230
• Quality Streets: How traditional urban centres benefit from traffic calming. TEST, 1988 ISBN 0905545192
• DIY outlets: in or out of town?, John Roberts, Sarah Wenden, International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 1984, Volume: 12, Issue: 6, Page: 47 - 52, DOI: 10.1108/eb018255, Publisher: MCB UP Ltd
• Pedestrian Precincts in Britain, John Roberts, Transport and Environment Studies (1981)
• Buses and pedestrian areas: a report for London Transport, by John Roberts of Transport & Environment Studies, Publisher: London : London Transport, 1981., ISBN 0853291101
• Europe 1990: Patterns of Environmental Protection and Planning, John Elkington and John Roberts, for Hudson Research Europe, Paris, 1978
• The Impact of Traffic Policies in Singapore: The Impact of Traffic Policies on Pedestrians, McGlynn, R.F. and John Roberts. 1977, Traffic Engineering and Control 18: 299-302.
• The Impact of Traffic Policies in Singapore: Attitudes to Traffic Policies in Singapore, McGlynn, R.F. and John Roberts. 1977. Traffic Engineering and Control 18: 357-361.
• The Pedestrian: Planning and Research, John Elkington, Roger McGlynn and John Roberts, Transport and Environment Studies (TEST), London., 1976, ISBN 090554501X

External links

• DESIGN NOTEBOOK; Rebellion Spreads for Walkable Cities
• Walking - The Bottom Line
• Notes on Roberts, Quality Streets: How traditional urban centres benefit from traffic calming, david pritchard. bibliography
• Obituary, Independent