🌆Sustainable Transport Flashcards
Boris/Santander bikes
Scheme to temporary rent bike in London
Positives of Boris/Santander bikes
. Accessible to many (cost location)
. Reduce pollution
. Healthy activity
Boris/Santander bikes negatives
. Higher likelihood road accidents
. Build Bike lanes
. £1400 bike cost Ineffective in reducing congestion
Boris/Santander bikes how many annual trips?
93 million
Boris/Santander bikes how much a minute?
£2/min
Car tax
. Annual Car Tax to government for road maintenance
. Electric cars pay no tax
Car tax positives
. Encourages people to buy eco friendly cars
. Decrease in diesel cars down to 37%
Car tax negatives
. One-size fits all system doesn’t take into account how much people drive!
. Rich people can afford tax so wont put them off
Car tax for the heaviest emissions?
Over £2000
Congestion zones
Increased cost for vehicles to enter centre of city
Congestion zone positives
. Encourages public transport
. Reduces traffic
. Generates funds
Congestion zone negatives
. Unfair on low income families
. Expensive administration
. False number plates
How much is it to drive through a congestion zone in London?
£15
What is the fine for not paying when driving through a congestion zone in London?
£160
Clean air zone
. Areas where traffic is reduced to improve air quality
. Charging areas = fee for vehicles not meeting requirements (emissions)
. Non charging areas = sustainable transport (cycle lanes)
Clean air zone positives
. Improves local air pollution (carbon monoxide)
. Slowly discourages use of high emissions vehicles
Clean air zone negatives
. Pay for administration and monitoring
. Cost to improve transport
. More HGVs on road as orders for business through reduced trips
What’s the fee for cars in Birmingham in the clean air zone?
£8
What’s the fee for buses/lorries in Birmingham in the clean air zone?
£50
Park and ride
Free parking in car park on edge of cities. Pay for a bus ticket
Park and ride positives
. Environmentally friendly (40 ppl on one bus rather than 50 cars)
. Cheaper
Park and ride negatves
. Can cause congestion outside town centre.
. Cheaper = people making more trips
Park and ride in Oxford
In Oxford £40 for 8 hours vs Park and ride which is free for an hour
Electric cars
. Electricity used to power cars rather than fossil fuels
. Government subsides make it more accessible and no road tax
Electric car positives
. No emissions
. Cleaner environment
. No congestion charge
Electric car negatives
. Building cars/batteries can be worse for
environment
. Charging stations not as common
. Takes a long time to charge
. Low mileage/range
How much is a Tesla
£80K, millions for the higher end ones
How much has electric car ownership increased by in London?
95%
