URBAN: Transport - Aberdeen

Question 1

Schoolhill and Upperkirkgate

Answer 1

Schoolhill and Upperkirkgate have been made pedestrian
and cycle zones to further encourage their use - will also reduce the number of motorised vehicles on the road.

Question 2

Technological advancements on Buses

Answer 2

Easy contactless payment ticketing methods have been implemented on First Busses Hydrogen fleet, also with
real time bus tracking apps - encourages more people to use them, develops reputation

Question 3

Hydrogen Buses

Answer 3

• Hydrogen buses are clean and green - only emitting water.
• One Hydrogen bus will save 84 tonnes of CO2 per year, the equivalent of removing 38 petrol, or 40 diesel cars from the road. - Improves air quality, reduces Aberdeen’s carbon footprint environmentally conscious.

Question 4

Bus Gates

Answer 4

Aberdeen bus gates introduced in city centre areas like Union terrace and Rosemount Viaduct.
implemented in the hopes of discouraging the city centre through traffic, unless using public transport - £60 fines
for those who don’t abide.

Question 5

AWPR bypass

Answer 5

• AWPR bypass also opened in 2019, - designed to reduce congestion in Aberdeen, and improve traffic flow throughout the north-east in general. Around 50 percent of traffic has
  shifted from Aberdeen city onto the new AWPR since it fully opened in February – easing congestion and improving air
  quality in the CBD.