Transport & Air Quality
Paul Stevenson Traffic and Road Safety Manager Wakefield MDC
Transport & Air Quality
• 1. The Transport issues • 2. What is being done about it?
• 3. Local Transport role • 4.Targets and Monitoring
The Transport issues
• Car Ownership - is rising • Traffic congestion - is getting worse
• Climate change– CO2 levels increasing • Health – atmospheric pollution from exhaust fumes triggers respiratory illness
What is being done about it?
• Government - Taxes, levies and legislation
• Vehicle Manufacturers -Technology • Local Authority – Local transport role
Local Transport role (1)
• West Yorkshire Transport Plan • Wakefield District Transport Strategy
• Traffic Management Act
Local Transport role(2)
• Promotion of Behavioural change: • School Travel Plans, Work Place Travel Plans
• Encouragement of car share / WorkSmart
Local Transport role (3)
• The “green” transport agenda
• • • • Bus and cycle lanes, pedestrian only zones, Speed management Traffic Signal Control management Parking management and enforcement (Civil Parking Enforcement) • Use of recycled materials in highway construction • Adoption of Extra Low Voltage Traffic Signal technology
Targets and Monitoring
• Local Transport Plan (LTP) indicators • New National Indicators
• Further info – • Local Transport Today website www.lttonline.co.uk • Carbon footprints - www.nlgn.org.uk