Sutton Council responds to Mayor of London’s latest ULEZ announcement as Merton Council announces scrappage scheme
The ‘last minute’ changes to ULEZ plans are unhelpful, according to the Leader of Sutton Council, who has been responding to the Mayor of London’s latest announcement about the scheme. Commenting on the Mayor of London’s decision to increase the funding available for the ULEZ scrappage scheme, Councillor Ruth Dombey, Leader of Sutton Council, said:“We […]
Sutton Council launches petition on ULEZ expansion
The Leader of Sutton Council, Councillor Ruth Dombey, has announced the council has launched a petition at a special meeting of all councillors on Monday 24 April to discuss the impact of ULEZ on the borough’s residents, businesses, suppliers and visitors. The council has been calling on the Mayor of London to halt his plans […]
Sutton to fight ULEZ plan
Sutton Council has said it will continue to fight against what it describes as Mayor Sadiq Khan’s ‘unfair’ ULEZ expansion, by refusing to give TfL access to roll out the scheme in the borough. Sutton does not have the public transport links other boroughs rely on, like tube and overground services. Instead, people here need […]
Sutton Council to use innovative sensor technology to monitor air quality in the borough
Sutton Council has become one of the first London Boroughs to join the ‘Breathe London’ trial which gives it access to a network of air quality sensors and pollution data. This will help significantly reduce the costs of sourcing accurate air pollution data for local projects and schemes, said the council. As part of the InnOvaTe […]
Sutton and Kingston Councils partner with Vivacity Labs to improve active travel and create safer areas
Sutton and Kingston Councils will be working with UK-based transport AI company Vivacity Labs to help improve active travel insight and the safety of high footfall areas. The councils, as part of the InnOvaTe project, will utilise Vivacity’s AI and Internet of Things (IoT) technology to provide data on different transport modes and movement patterns. The project […]
