In the [[United Kingdom]] Stein's theories were adapted to pre-existing urban neighbourhoods by the [[Metropolitan Police]] Assistant Commissioner Sir Alker Tripp (1883-1954), who in 1942 advocated the development of a heirarchy of roads and the creation of traffic precincts - city zones where through traffic would be discouraged by the selective blocking of streets. | In the [[United Kingdom]] Stein's theories were adapted to pre-existing urban neighbourhoods by the [[Metropolitan Police]] Assistant Commissioner Sir Alker Tripp (1883-1954), who in 1942 advocated the development of a heirarchy of roads and the creation of traffic precincts - city zones where through traffic would be discouraged by the selective blocking of streets. |