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Air Pollution
The air quality management area covers all the parts of Bath where levels of NOX pollution exceed levels regarded as safe by both national and iternational agencies
Approximately 8,500 people live in these polluted areas
We are lobbying the council to:
- Create a low emission zone
- Creating a properly researched year-round coach management strategy
- The creation of an A36-A46 link and there seem to be some progress towards agreeing this at both national and regional level.
- Increasing the focus on and measurement of small particulate pollution
- Reducing the number of diesel cars which is likely to be achieve through the implementation of the clean air zone
Any strategy needs to be based on realistic assumptions and well researched forecasting rather than wishful thinking about technological progress and radical changes in peoples’ behaviour.
Goods vehicles should wherever possible be incentivised to use out of city freight consolidation hubs.
Low emissions zoning can play a role in increasing the rate of uptake of both out of town parking and less polluting technology.
While cycling and cycle routes have a role to play it also needs to be recognised that in the confined space of the city centre the needs pedestrians and cyclists are often not compatible
The provision of high speed broadband needs to be seen as part of any integrated transport solution as a mechanism for shortening and eliminating physical journeys.
Members of the CCAG with EU Environment Commissioner