Calls for key workers to avoid £25 charge for going to and from work in London

MPs are calling for emergency service workers to be exempt from the expanded London Ultra Low Emissions Zone charge as it emerges some workers will be charged twice in a single shift. The Telegraph has pointed out that nurses and police officers working overnight shifts often have to drive to work because of antisocial hours […]

We can and should go further to reduce air pollution says Chief Medical Officer

The country can and should go further to reduce air pollution – and it is technically possible to do so, says England’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Professor Chris Whitty, in his annual report published today (Thursday 8 December 2022). Outdoor air pollution in England has reduced significantly since the 1980s – but it still poses […]

Havering Council expresses disappointment over ULEZ expansion

The Leader of Havering Council has expressed his disappointment over the expansion of the ULEZ across London, given the cost of living crisis. Councillor Ray Morgon, Leader of Havering Council, said: “We are very disappointed to hear the London Mayor’s decision to go ahead with the expansion of ULEZ into Havering. This will penalise the […]

Trams could be a part of Surrey’s public transport network in the future

Trams into Surrey have been raised as one “very possible solution” to improving public transport with the expansion of the capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) As reported by Highways News last week, the zone’s expansion was confirmed on Friday (November 25), and Elmbridge councillors had discussed the matter with a Transport for London (TfL) […]

London’s ULEZ to be expanded

Thousands more motorists will face a £12.50 daily charge to drive in London as the city’s Mayor expands the Ultra-low emission zone to the whole of the capital rather than the current zone within the North and South Circular Roads. The Telegraph says ULEZ will be expanded across all of Greater London from August 29, […]

Coventry on the road to becoming UK’s first all-electric bus city

A £150 million project to create the UK’s first all-electric bus city by 2025 has taken a major step forward with 50 new greener buses on the streets of Coventry Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has been working with Coventry City Council on the scheme and has secured £50 million Department for Transport funding to […]

Oxford traffic predicted to fall by one third, says council report

An official report for Oxford County Council estimates the university city’s congestion could drop by 35% with the introduction of ‘traffic filters.’ Although the overarching image of Oxford may be of undergraduate students on bicycles, residents in the city have long complained about its levels of congestion. ‘Traffic filters’ have been proposed as a means […]

New map of Westminster shows environmental impacts hitting poorest

A new mapping tool developed by Westminster City Council shows that families living in some of the more deprived communities in the city face the largest number of environmental risks. The council is the first local authority to produce an interactive Environmental Justice Measure of this kind, mapping the city’s environmental conditions and deprivation together. […]

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