Urban land use and transport are closely inter-linked. The separation of homes, shops and places of work creates the need to move goods and people. Conversely, the development of the transport system influences the location decisions of investors and households. Over recent years we have seen urban developments becoming more dispersed (partly due to better road links), locking a higher level of car dependency into the system. Evidence suggests that only a combination of co-ordinated land-use and transport policies will reverse this trend.