Leicester consults on Workplace Parking Levy plan – transportxtra.com
Mark Moran 04 January 2022
City council argues business parking fees could raise £95m over decade to fund better public transport
Leicester City Council has launched a public consultation over its proposed Workplace Parking Levy (WPL), a scheme that the authority argues will help fund a radical overhaul and long-term modernisation of the city’s public transport, cycling and walking networks.
Over the summer Leicester City Council carried out initial consultations into a possible scheme, and now more detailed plans for the WPL have been published.
The 12-week public consultation will give people and employers the chance to find out more details about the proposed WPL and how it would work, and to comment on the scheme.
Get one in four cars off the roads by 2030, say Oxfordshire County Council – oxfordmail.co.uk
Eirian Jane Prosser
AMBITIOUS plans have been made to cut car journeys in Oxfordshire by a quarter over the next eight years.
Oxfordshire County Council is currently urging the public to have their say on a blueprint aiming to deliver a zero-carbon transport network by 2040.
The main goals of the Local Transport and Connectivity Plan, which was approved last October, include cutting car trips by a third by 2040.
It also plans to increase the number of cycling trips around the county from 600,000 to one million by 2031.
Environmenta campaigning groups, including Planning Oxfordshire’s Environment and Transport Sustainably (POETS) and Oxford Friends of the Earth, have praised the council for its plan.
Londoners told to reduce physical activity on Friday due to pollution | London | The Guardian
Government advises older people and those with lung or heart issues to avoid strenuous activity altogether
Londoners should avoid strenuous physical activity on Friday due to “very high” levels of pollution, experts have warned.
The poor air quality is the result of an intense area of high pressure covering western Europe. The associated lack of air movement means emissions from vehicles and other pollutants are not blown away as they usually would be.
Sadiq Khan warns London could become mired in gridlock because of shift to driving | London | The Guardian
London could become mired in gridlock because of a shift towards driving as a means of transport during the Covid pandemic, the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan has said, warning that it risks creating a new health crisis from increased pollution.
While levels of walking and cycling have risen in the capital, the overall proportion of people making sustainable journeys has fallen as a result of the collapse in numbers using public transport.
Almost two years since the first lockdown, use of the tube is at 55% of pre-pandemic levels, and bus use is at 70%. In contrast, car use returned to close-to-normal levels during much of the second half of 2021.
“We need to significantly reduce our city’s car use to ensure a greener, more sustainable future” – Sadiq Khan – Twitter
More than a third of car trips made by Londoners could be walked in under 25 minutes, and two thirds could be cycled in under 20 minutes. We need to significantly reduce our city’s car use to ensure a greener, more sustainable future.
Milan has approved a £200 million plan to create a new 750km network of bike paths – Brent Toderian – Twitter
@BrentToderian
BIG NEWS: Milan has approved a £200 million plan to create a new 750km network of bike paths linking 80% of the city to bike paths, & connect the city to surrounding areas. The goal is to achieve a 20% modal shift to biking by 2035. Strategy & leadership
2014) A Therapy Created to Treat Addiction Is Being Used to Reduce Car Reliance – CityLab – Bloomberg
U.K. transport firm Steer Davies Gleave takes “motivational interviewing” door to door.
Eric Jaffe 23 June 2014
Clinical psychologist William R. Miller stumbled upon “motivational interviewing” while working with heavy drinkers in the early 1980s. The therapy is based on the idea that telling people they need to change is a terrible way to get them to change; in contrast, motivational interviewing helps people identify their own reasons for change; it’s often described as “non-judgmental.” Over the years, motivational interviewing has proven effective in treating a range of behavioral challenges, from alcohol abuse to dietary change to gambling.
“One such Range Rover will do as much damage as more than 600 old Minis” – Jim Chisholm – Twitter
@Chisholm4Trail
The top of the range Range Rover weighs in at 2.5 tonnes. FIVE times that of old Minis. Road damage accepted to be proportional to 4th power of weight. One such Range Rover will do as much damage as more than 600 old Minis. Why are they allowed to trash roads and create potholes?
Imagine twelve 777s crashing, with no survivors every day. – Daniel Moser – Twitter
@_dmoser Imagine twelve 777s crashing, with no survivors every day. That’s how many individuals die on roads worldwide every 24 hours.
Brent FoE criticises ‘half-hearted’ implementation of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and calls for Brent Council to come back with improved proposals ‘very soon’ – wembleymatters.blogspot.com
Brent Friends of the Earth this afternoon issued the following statement on the officers’ recommendation to Monday’s Cabinet that 5 Healthy Streets Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes should be dismantled:
While Brent Friends of the Earth very much welcomed the “Healthy Streets” programme by Brent Council, we are now very disappointed to see that the Council has decided to suspend the implementation of five of these Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes. This is in sharp contrast to the experience of many London boroughs which have successfully implemented LTNs.