Sustainable Transport

Question 1

What is sustainable transport?

Answer 1

Involves maintaining the standard of transport that is required for society and the economy to function efficiently without placing too much pressure on the environment.

Question 2

Boris/Santander bikes

Answer 2

. Scheme to temporary rent bike in London
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. Accessible to many (cost location)
. Reduce pollution
. Healthy activity
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. Higher likelihood road accidents
. Build Bike lanes
. £1400 bike cost Ineffective in reducing congestion
Example:
. Over 100km2
. 93 million annual trips
. £2/min

Question 3

Car tax

Answer 3

. Annual Car Tax to government for road maintenance
. Electric cars pay no tax
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. Encourages people to buy eco friendly cars
. Decrease in diesel cars down to 37%
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. One-size fits all system doesn’t take into account
how much people drive!
. Rich people can afford tax so wont put them off
Example:
. Heaviest emissions cost over £2000

Question 4

Congestion zones

Answer 4

. Increased cost for vehicles to enter centre of city
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. Encourages public transport
. Reduces traffic
. Generates funds
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. Unfair on low income families
. Expensive administration
. False number plates
Example:
. London is £15 a day
. £160 fine for not paying in London

Question 5

Clean air zone

Answer 5

. Areas where traffic is reduced to improve air
quality
. Charging areas = fee for vehicles not meeting requirements (emissions)
. Non charging = sustainable transport (cycle lanes)
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. Improves local air pollution (carbon monoxide)
. Slowly discourages use of high emissions vehicles
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. Pay for administration and monitoring
. Cost to improve transport
. More HGVs on road as orders for business through reduced trips
Example:
. Birmingham charge is £8 a day for cars
. Buses / lorries = £50
. Set up within the last year

Question 6

Park & Ride

Answer 6

. Free parking in car park on edge of cities. Pay for a bus ticket
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. Environmentally friendly (40 ppl on one bus rather than 50 cars)
. Cheaper
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. Can cause congestion outside town centre.
. Cheaper = people making more trips
Example:
. In Oxford £40 for 8 hours vs Park and ride which is free for an hour

Question 7

Electric Cars

Answer 7

. Electricity used to power cars rather than fossil fuels
. Government subsides make it more accessible and no road tax
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. No emissions
. Cleaner environment
. No congestion charge
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. Building cars / batteries can actually be worse for
environment
. Charging stations not as common
. Takes a long time to charge
. Low mileage / range
Example:
. Tesla = £80K for a car
. Electric cars increased by 95% in London
. Upto 400mi range on new Tesla's