Just having more electric vehicles will not deal with non-exhaust emissions which include particulates from brake pads, clutches, tyres and from road abrasion too. These particulates are toxic; reducing public exposure would require less traffic, not even more and far larger pedestrianised areas in our settlements. See article about this at:
Non-exhaust emissions and the case for expanding pedestrianisation
Railway expansion and renovations are vital to reducing traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. See this review of Gareth Dennis’s new book:
Book review: Gareth Dennis – How Railways Will Fix the Future
The Government is running a consultation on Land Use until 25th April 2025. This raises a wide variety of questions as the Government is undermining what little planning controls exist for development. As the most nature-depleted country, and one which badly needs to grow more of its own food, building more on the landscape is a peculiar choice when our settlements need attention: the empty built environment should be used for providing more housing; spaces above the surface level of the vast brownfield reserve of surface car parks should be used for apartments. See our response to the Government consulation in OTHER RELEVANT SUBMISSIONS on this website, and make your own submission by 25/4. Submission Land Use Consultation 2 2025
A new report indicates that features of new developments often tend to encourage car dependency, adding to existing traffic problems. This is clearly an issue here in Oxford. See this review of the Report, and do take a look at the full Report if you have time:
Review: Trapped Behind the Wheel: how England’s new builds lock us into car dependency
The Government is consulting on an Integrated Transport Policy until 30 1 2025. Here is an article questioning what this may mean:
See this Review of a new report THE PEDESTRIAN POUND and learn how pedestrians (like cyclists) are much better for shopping and therefore for local businesses than those who travel by car. Review:
Perhaps we should start again. The existing planning system does not serve sustainable transport, Climate, environment and certainly not people. Trying to expedite planning decisions won’t deliver a much larger construction workforce either. See: https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/do-we-need-a-national-planning-policy-framework/
Mobility is an over-rated idea which needs questioning. Our health requires walking along with other forms of exercise, not sitting in car when 40% of car journeys in Oxford are under 2 miles and rush hour-school runs are seriously congested throughout the City. See my article on this subject:
The Tyndale School needs a school street in view of its very restricted immediate road space. This should really have been done as the school was built. We have made suggestions to make sure that this is done in an optimum rather than minimal way; too many bits of the infrastructure we need are either done poorly, or not done at all. See:
Hollow Way is an extremely badly-congested roads during rush hour-school run times. So, it not surprising that the County Council has been consulting about reducing car parking spaces on the road. However, if done in the way the County has suggested, this removes business parking and is likely to increase speeds on the road considerably, especially in the southern section which is quite narrow. We have made a variety of suggestions to modify their proposals to deal with the problems it would create. SEE: