National sustainable transport options for the UK

Question 1

What is the aim of sustainable transport systems

Answer 1

Reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses emitted by transport

Question 2

What are the sustainable transport options

Answer 2

• Congestion Charge
• Car sharing schemes
• Cities encouraging people to cycle more
• Designated Cycle/walking paths
• Improving public transport systems
• The use of reduced of zero emission vehicles
• Park and ride scheemes

Question 3

Develop Congestion Charge

Answer 3

The practice of making people pay to travel into large urban ares during periods of heaviest use. LONDON CC WAS INTRODUCED IN 2003. INITIALLY MOTORISTS WERE CHARGED £5, NOW £11.50.
It aims to reduce the number of vehicles in the cites which will reduce traffic congestion and so lower pollution. It encourages people to cycle, walk or public transport. TRAFFIC LEVELS HAVE REDUCED BY 10% IN FIRST 10 YEAS IN LDN. AIR POLLUTANTS REDUCED BY 15%.

Question 4

Develop Car sharing schemes

Answer 4

Run by local autoritiesdcar journeys reducing the number of cars on the road –> reduces pollutants.

Question 5

Develop cities encouraging people to cycle more

Answer 5

Cities are encouraging people to cycle more, e.g. the ‘BIRMINGHAM CYCLE REVOLUTION CAMPAIGN’ WHICH AIMS TO HAVE 10% OF ALL TRIPS TO THE CITY MADE BY BIKE BY 2033. Cycling doesn’t use fossil fuels which helps reduce greenhouse gasses –> climate change reduction

Question 6

Develop designated cycle and walking paths

Answer 6

This encourages people to cycle or walk instead of drive reducing congestion and pollution

Question 7

Develop improving public transport systems

Answer 7

Improving public transport such as busses, trams and trains means that more people will want to use it instead of drive. Busses and trains use less fuel per head than cars in most circumstances –> reduces air pollution

Question 8

Develop the use of reduced of zero emission vehicles

Answer 8

An example is IN BIRMINGHAM THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SUPPORTED THE USE OF HYBRID BUSSES WHICH COULD SAVE 378 TONES OF CARBON EVERY YEAR. This is because hybrid/electric vehicles use less energy and produce less carbon emissions than normal vehicles –> less air pollution

Question 9

Develop park and ride schemes

Answer 9

Park and ride schemes allow shoppers to park their cars in large designated parking areas on the edge of urban areas areas and catch a bus into the town centre. Park and ride OPERATES IN 87 TOWNS AND CITIES WITHIN THE UK. APPROXIMATELY 40 PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL ON ONE BUSS RATHER THAN IN 40 SEPARATE VEHICLES RESULTING IN MUCH LESS CONGESTION THAN POLLUTION