By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.
Accept
routeonerouteonerouteone
  • News
    • Show all
    • Awards & Events
    • Deliveries
    • Environment
    • Exhibitor News
    • Euro Bus Expo 2024
    • Features
    • Legal
    • Minibus and minicoach
    • Operators
    • Opinion
    • People
    • Suppliers
    • Vehicles
  • Vehicles
    • Find a Vehicle
    • ZEV Comparison Tool
    • Sell a Vehicle
    • Vehicle Seller Dashboard
  • Insights
  • Careers
  • Events
    • British Tourism & Travel Show
    • Euro Bus Expo
    • Innovation Challenge
    • Livery Competition
    • routeone Awards
  • Advertise
  • Contact
    • Share your news
    • Subscribe
    • Update Subscription Details
  • Latest Issue
  • SIGN UP
Search
© 2024 routeone News. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Bristol ‘contingency’ Traffic Clean Air Zone consultation opens
Share
Font ResizerAa
routeonerouteone
Font ResizerAa
Search
  • News
    • Show all
    • Awards & Events
    • Deliveries
    • Environment
    • Exhibitor News
    • Euro Bus Expo 2024
    • Features
    • Legal
    • Minibus and minicoach
    • Operators
    • Opinion
    • People
    • Suppliers
    • Vehicles
  • Vehicles
    • Find a Vehicle
    • ZEV Comparison Tool
    • Sell a Vehicle
    • Vehicle Seller Dashboard
  • Insights
  • Careers
  • Events
    • British Tourism & Travel Show
    • Euro Bus Expo
    • Innovation Challenge
    • Livery Competition
    • routeone Awards
  • Advertise
  • Contact
    • Share your news
    • Subscribe
    • Update Subscription Details
  • Latest Issue
  • SIGN UP
Follow US
© 2024 routeone News | Powered by Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd
- Advertisement -
-
routeone > Environment > Bristol ‘contingency’ Traffic Clean Air Zone consultation opens
EnvironmentNewsTop Story

Bristol ‘contingency’ Traffic Clean Air Zone consultation opens

routeone Team
routeone Team
Published: October 15, 2020
Share
SHARE

Bristol City Council (BCC) has opened a consultation into revised charging options that may be needed to improve air quality in the city through what it now calls a Traffic Clean Air Zone (TCAZ).

Contents
Bristol City Council hopes Traffic Clean Air Zone plans not necessaryViews on potential financial support to achieve compliance called for

In launching the process, BCC has reaffirmed the position that it announced in August. It remains the case that if recent changes to travel behaviour that have led to improved air quality in the city can be sustained, there may still be no need to charge any vehicles.

Bristol City Council hopes Traffic Clean Air Zone plans not necessary

The two Bristol TCAZ proposals represent contingency should pollution rise back above legal levels. If that happens, “we would need to bring in one of the charging options described in the consultation,” BCC says. Under both TCAZ options, coaches, buses and minibuses must comply with Euro VI standards to avoid a daily charge.

Option one involves a small category D CAZ in the centre of Bristol. Besides heavy vehicles, non-compliant private cars would be charged to enter. Option two involves the same small category CAZ D as option one surrounded by a larger category C CAZ that would not capture private cars. Maps of both can be found in the consultation.

In both cases, non-compliant coaches and buses would be charged an estimated £100 per day to enter the controlled areas. Under option two, no further payment would be incurred to enter the inner area if a charge was paid to enter the outer zone.

BCC says the proposed charges will continue to be refined as modelling work continues. If they are needed, their effect would be monitored and evaluated once in place. They would be subject to change depending on air quality levels.

Views on potential financial support to achieve compliance called for

Part of the consultation is a section asking for views on financial support to help affected parties to comply, and whether some categories of vehicles should be exempt from daily charges. BCC says it is considering exemptions for small businesses, but those details have not been finalised. They will be available in early 2021 as part of the full business case for the preferred scheme.

“We must consult now, even though we don’t yet know if these additional options are needed, because we must comply with timescales set by the government to have plans in place to reduce pollution to within legal limits in the shortest possible time,” says BCC.

As part of its work to avoid the need for charging non-compliant vehicles, BCC is introducing ‘fast track’ measures to make cycling, public transport use and walking more attractive in a bid to improve air quality in the city.

Share This Article
Facebook LinkedIn Threads Email Copy Link
Previous Article Two EVM Sprinters for Scotpark NCP Edinburgh shuttle service
Next Article Change of political line is required for future industry prosperity
- Advertisement -

Latest News

Temsa HD12 and HD13 delivered to Cresta Coaches under Asset Alliance rental deal
Temsa pair join Cresta Coaches on Asset Alliance rental agreement
Deliveries
Go-Ahead London – Managing Director
Careers Jobs
andy burnham tfgm £15.6 billion (1) The funding announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves today (4 June) has been allocated to several combined mayoral authorities to use on rail, tram, road and bus infrastructure. Transport for Greater Manchester revealed today that part of the £2.5 billion it will receive will go towards making the Bee Network fully battery-electric by 2030. An as-yet undecided portion of that will support a planned investment in 1,000 new zero-emission buses over that period, the mayoral authority said. That is part of plans to build the UK's "first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport system", with trams and trains also set to benefit. Liverpool City Region's already announced BRT system is among the projects to which its £1.6 billion will be allocated. Under those plans - due for realisation by 2028 - a high-speed network will be served by articulated buses which are modelled on the 'Glider' in Belfast. It is due to link Liverpool city centre with John Lennon Airport, and Liverpool FC and Everton FC's respective stadia along three routes. Although the model of bus has not been confirmed, a Van Hool Exqui.City on loan from Belfast was last year used as a demonstrator. That 18m vehicle can accommodate around 30% more passengers than a typical bus and has three sets of double doors. The funding will also go towards buses elsewhere in the city as the region heads towards franchising services by 2027. Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram with a 'Glider' which was on loan from Belfast last year - an example of the sort of bus which could serve the new BRT Bus services in the East Midlands region will be boosted by the funding, thanks to the £2 billion handed to it today by the government. Some of that allocation will be used for a rapid transit network on the Trent Arc between Nottingham and Derby. Between the two cities, the Freeport, Infinity Park Investment Zone and Ratcliffe-on-Soar will also benefit from the improved bus services. South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority's newly announced commitment towards bus franchising has been boosted by £350 million in funding as part of that region's allocation. The funding for West Yorkshire will help build new bus stations in Bradford and Wakefield. Likewise, the Tees Valley Mayoral Authority will put its sum towards a new £15 million bus station in Middlesbrough. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander says: "Today marks a watershed moment on our journey to improving transport across the North and Midlands – opening up access to jobs, growing the economy and driving up quality of life as we deliver our Plan for Change. "For too long, people in the North and Midlands have been locked out of the investment they deserve. With £15.6bn of government investment, we’re giving local leaders the means to drive cities, towns and communities forward, investing in Britain’s renewal so you and your family are better off."
TfGM’s all-electric bus plan boosted by new £15.6 billion package
News
Local Transport Minister opens First Bus electric depot in Hengrove
Local Transport Minister opens First Bus electric depot in Hengrove
Bus
- Advertisement -
-

routeone magazine is the indispensable resource for professional UK coach, bus and minibus operators. The home of vehicle sales and the latest bus and coach job vacancies, routeone connects professional PCV operators with complete and unrivalled news coverage.

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • GDPR Policy
  • Sustainability
  • Advertise
  • Latest Issue
  • Share Your News
routeonerouteone
Follow US
© 2024 routeone News | Powered by Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd