Comments on: Air Quality – What Works? https://www.spaceforgosforth.com/air-quality-what-works/ Sat, 24 Oct 2020 20:56:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: SPACE for Gosforth https://www.spaceforgosforth.com/air-quality-what-works/#comment-124348 Sat, 24 Oct 2020 20:56:03 +0000 https://spaceforgosforth.com/?p=4356#comment-124348 “Air pollution at roadside hotspots reduced dramatically after the Welsh Government began enforcing lower speed limits with cameras.” https://www.highwaycivilengineering.co.uk/exclusive-average-speed-cameras-cut-welsh-air-pollution-by-half/

]]> By: SPACE for Gosforth https://www.spaceforgosforth.com/air-quality-what-works/#comment-60449 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:31:28 +0000 https://spaceforgosforth.com/?p=4356#comment-60449 Urban Myth Busting: Congestion, Idling, and Carbon Emissions
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2017/07/06/urban-myth-busting-congestion-idling-and-carbon-emissions/

]]> By: SPACE for Gosforth https://www.spaceforgosforth.com/air-quality-what-works/#comment-34215 Thu, 16 May 2019 18:47:28 +0000 https://spaceforgosforth.com/?p=4356#comment-34215 Parking fees effective in reducing congestion associated with parking
https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/attachments/research_papers/mixed//commentary_248.pdf

City Dwellers Don’t Like The Idea Of Congestion Pricing — But They Get Over It
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07/720805841/city-dwellers-dont-like-the-idea-of-congestion-pricing-but-they-get-over-it

]]> By: David Smith https://www.spaceforgosforth.com/air-quality-what-works/#comment-33535 Wed, 01 May 2019 15:06:54 +0000 https://spaceforgosforth.com/?p=4356#comment-33535 An idling vehicle produces almost twice the emissions as a moving vehicle. An engine restart is equivalent to less than 10 seconds idling (30 seconds at max for older vehicles). During rush hour on the busiest most congested roads, vehicles spend more time idling than moving. An vehicle accelerating from a stationary position produces 10 times the emissions as a moving vehicle. So when vehicles are in start-stop-idling traffic the vast majority of pollution could be avoided by effective traffic management to reduce start stop idling. One day we’ll say “If you insist on driving in rush hour, we’ll insist you do so in the least polluting way. Stop, switch off and wait till the section of road ahead is clear to drive on. We’ve closed the side roads (LTNs/school streets/clean air routes) so you’ll catch up with that same vehicle that’s ahead of you. You’ll have the same journey time but produce 70% less emissions. Less air pollution for you in the car and for everyone that’s breathing the toxic air coming out of your vehicle’s exhaust pipe.”

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