‘Greener and healthier’ approach to transport agreed by Oldham Council
Oldham Council’s cabinet has agreed a new approach that looks to get more residents walking, cycling and using public transport. Streets For All is a new Greater Manchester-wide strategy which highlights how all our streets, roads and highways can be made more accessible and cleaner. As part of the plan the council would look to […]
Children from Brighton & Hove design their dream streets for Car Free Day
Children from Brighton & Hove have been designing their ‘dream streets’ to celebrate this year’s Car Free Day, which takes place today. Young people from Carlton Hill, Elm Grove and St Luke’s primary schools were asked to draw what their perfect street would look like and have them displayed as part of an exhibition at Jubilee […]
Arcadis commits to net zero across its operations by 2035
Arcadis the leading global design and consultancy organisation for natural and built assets, has announced the commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions (Net Zero) by 2035 within its global operations. The step is part of the ambition the company set out last year in its three-year strategy to build on Arcadis’ pioneering heritage and […]
Kier Highways puts a stop to ‘idling’ following successful trial
Kier Highways has implemented a ‘no idling’ policy across it depots to help lower emissions. The company has also introduced a new, economical and environmentally sustainable ‘Engine Idling Policy’ which comes into full effect today to mark Zero Emissions Day. The policy states that vehicles should not be left idling for longer than 60 seconds. Before introducing […]
Seven LTN’s in London to be scrapped after ‘no material change in air quality’
Seven of London‘s Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) London are to be scrapped after it was found they caused “no material change in air quality“. Ealing Council studied nine LTNs following protests from residents, who gathered in their hundreds outside the town hall in April to demand they be axed, the Telegraph reported. The LTNs were brought in during lockdown last […]
Government commissions action to improve rail air quality
A review has been launched to ensure air quality standards and regulations are ‘fit for purpose’ following findings in a report that some diesel trains is poorer than desired. Research funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) and conducted by RSSB, on 6 types of train, has found that air quality levels on some trains, while operating […]
AECOM wins Greater Manchester air quality monitoring contract
Consultants AECOM has won an eight-year contract to measure air quality across 450 locations across Greater Manchester. The company will collect pollution samples from each monitoring site every month. They will then analyse this data in order to assess the effectiveness of Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Plan. Tom Stenhouse, technical director at AECOM, said: “Air quality […]
Government announces next round of funding for air quality projects
Local projects to improve air quality across England will get a £7 million funding boost this year, the government has confirmed, as applications opened for this year’s scheme. At least £1 million of the £9 million available this year will be dedicated to projects to improve public awareness in local communities about the risks of […]
London borough reports continued fall in harmful pollution
Lambeth Council has unveiled its Air Quality Annual Status Report highlighting a significant reduction in toxic air levels in the borough, thanks to a fall in vehicle emissions. The report has been published showing the continued fall in the levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and other harmful particles linked to vehicles, saying that between 2014 […]
Air quality improving in Bath since introduction of CAZ
New data shows air quality is improving both in Bath city centre and outside the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) following the introduction of the scheme. A report to be considered by Bath and North East Somerset Council’s cabinet on Thursday 9 September reveals that nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels have dropped by more than 12% compared with the same […]