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Find out about air quality in York
Welcome to JorAir - City of York Council's new air quality website. The site has recently had an overhaul, to update various sections and address some accessibility issues - we hope you like the new look!
Latest news is published below as and when it happens...check back regularly for updates!
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Latest News
Electric vehicles to be given a boost in York as regional group heads bid for funding
The Leeds City Region low emission partnership championed by City of York Council is heading up a bid for a share of funding worth up to £20 million to develop a network of electric vehicle charging points across the region.
Funding is being sought from the Plugged in Places scheme, developed by the Office of Low Emissions Vehicles, and the aim is to create an infrastructure that will support the increased use of electric vehicles throughout the country.
The start-up funding will be made available to consortia made of local authorities, other public sector bodies, businesses, electricity distributors and suppliers. The funding will support various types of recharging points on street and in local authorities, business, retail and leisure facility car parks.
Electric vehicles are going to be a big part of the low-carbon future and your company could be involved from the start. You could gain significant early-mover advantages by getting involved with this bid. We’d like to hear from you if you’d like to install charge points on your sites, introduce electric vehicles to your fleet, become involved in awareness raising or research activities, or simply provide written support for the project.
Your support could make a big difference in this bid. If your organisation would be willing to consider installing charge points on their sites, or introducing electric and plug in hybrid vehicles into their fleets, or encouraging staff to consider these options, then we’d like to hear from you. If the bid is successful, it will potentially help York and the surrounding region to capitalise on a range of economic and environmental benefits.
For more information, please email environmental.protection@york.gov.uk
Posted 28th May 2010
York becomes a 'low emission' champion
York has been selected to become one of three regional low emission cities in England, after a joint bid by the council and Leeds City Council to join the Low Emissions Strategy initiative (LES).
The LES initiative was established in 2007 to increase good practice in reducing transport emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases, and focuses specifically on accelerating the uptake of low emission transport and other low emission technologies.
The York / Leeds partnership known as the 'Leeds City Region Regional Group Initiative (LCR RGi) has an ambitious programme of work planned for the forthcoming year including:
- Development of a low emission strategy in York
- Accelerating the uptake of low emission vehicles within the LCR
- Provision of low emission infrastructure within the LCR
- Development of regional low emission planning guidance
- Hosting of a low emission vehicle demonstration day
Posted 3rd May 2010
New AQMA declared in Fulford
Following consultation with residents of Fulford and Heslington earlier in the year, a new Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) was declared in Fulford on 8th April 2010. This was due to elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide on Fulford Main Street.
Local residents were consulted on three different options earlier this year with the majority of respondents (70 per cent) favouring plans to extend the existing Air Quality Management Area.
The council will have 12-18 months to develop an Air Quality Action Plan for the area. Residents will be asked for their views on the best way of improving air quality on Fulford Main Street later this year.
Maps of the AQMA and further information can be found on the main City of York Council website
Posted 9th April 2010
JorAir Prize Winner!
A lucky pupil at Fishergate Primary School has won a new mountain bike and safety equipment as part of a prize draw organised by the Environmental Protection Unit.
The delighted pupil was Aisha Khan, age 9. Aisha pledged to use her new bike to cycle to school and to create some posters to encourage people to use public transport!
Posted 13th July 2009
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