Bristol’s Clean Air Plan BEIS Roadshow: 2018 Steve Crawshaw Bristol City Council

Overview Bristol’s Clean Air Plan - Elements Local air quality assessment and impact NO2 Compliance: National and Local Plan Summary

Bristol’s Clean Air Plan NO2 Compliance Plan Other pollutants and sources Particles Solid Fuel Burning Long term measures to improve air quality, delivered through: Bristol Transport Strategy JLTP \ WECA Local Plan – Core Strategy

Air Quality Monitoring (NO2)

Constructive Conservation at the Heart of Place Making 19 November, 2018 A public health crisis Central Wards have high exposure but contribute less City Design Group, 2015

Social Justice? Bristol Commuters Constructive Conservation at the Heart of Place Making 19 November, 2018 Social Justice? Bristol Commuters Central Wards have high exposure but contribute less City Design Group, 2015

NOx – Source Apportionment

Project Timeline November 2016 – unanimous motion at full council for Clean Air Zone January 2017 – BCC awarded £500K for CAZ feasibility study April 2017 commissioned Jacobs (CH2M) July 2017 – Bristol included in SoS Direction March 2018 – Submitted SOC Now working on Outline Business Case

Direction from Defra Ongoing exceedances on M32 in Defra forecasts Therefore BCC (and 22 other LA’s) directed to Produce a Clean Air Plan to achieve compliance with European Limit Values of NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) in the shortest possible time, or by 2021 at the latest

Options Appraisal Policy Toolkit: Mode shift – infrastructure, active travel, bus priority etc. Vehicle restrictions – anti idling, parking policy, bus lane policy, taxi licencing policy, diesel car ban Charging Clean Air Zones

Clean Air Zones - Classes Highly polluting vehicles travelling within, or through the zone, are charged. BCC Council motion 2016 Class A – buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles Class B – buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles and HGVs Class C – buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, HGVs and LGVs Class D – buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, HGVs, LGVs and cars

Possible Zone Boundaries

Large CAZ Ruled out at SOC because: Includes many residential areas, increasing impacts on vulnerable groups and reducing public acceptability Maximises the number of businesses included within the zone, increasing the risk of adverse impacts on the local economy It includes areas without an evidenced air quality problem It requires the largest amount of infrastructure to be implemented on street, including signage, road markings and ANPR cameras, leading to unacceptable risk, delay and cost.

Shortlist Benchmark: Medium zone, Class D Package of Non-charging Interventions Medium Zone Class C (not cars) plus complementary non-charging measures Medium Zone Class D (inc cars) plus complementary non-charging measures Small Zone Class C (not cars) plus complementary non-charging measures Small Zone Class D (inc cars) plus complementary non-charging measures

NO2 Compliance The politics is difficult The costs are uncertain The timescale is demanding Can’t align well with other plans Reliant on JAQU guidance, review, funding Opportunity to go further than NO2 compliance (e.g. PM2.5 solid fuel

Summary Administration commitment to Clean Air Clean Air Plan includes business case for NO2 compliance (CAZ) A charging CAZ may be needed to deliver compliance – modelling ongoing But also help needed (£) for people to adapt to it All mitigation options to be explored

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