Bristol’s polluted centre and poor air quality is high on the agenda at Bristol City Council, with a Clean Air Action Plan in development.<\/p>\n
The plan will come up with ways to tackle air pollution through a variety of ways including traffic management and investing in public transport and cycling.<\/p>\n
The creation of a Clean Air Zone has also been debated in a bid to reduced the city’s levels of nitrogen dioxide.<\/p>\n
The city must have a preferred way of reducing the dangerous levels by 31 December 2018 which is also cost effective and practical to put into place.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no single solution to our air pollution problem in Bristol so we must look at this issue from many different angles,”\u00a0Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, said.<\/p>\n
“My Mayoral Air Quality Working Group is currently developing integrated plans across transport and public health and we\u2019re looking at the most effective ways to tackle harmful pollution levels.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe haven\u2019t waited for the government directive to start thinking about ways to make the city a healthier place to live and work. Now we need to agree the right approach for Bristol, which fits with national policy and is fair for everyone travelling around our city and particularly does not have a detrimental impact on low income households\u201d.<\/p>\n
The options proposed are:<\/p>\n