What is Lambeth Council doing to improve air quality?
The government’s National Air Quality Strategy places responsibility for reducing pollution with local authorities, which are required to meet targets under the Environment Act 1995. London authorities additionally have to take into account the Mayor’s Air Quality Strategy for London. Lambeth are undertaking a package of measures designed to help reduce traffic in the borough and help improve air quality. These include easy-to-see measures such as the: • implementation of cycle lanes • introduction of parking restrictions • extension of cycle parking facilities. There are also activities around raising awareness and encouraging residents and visitors to the borough to use more sustainable modes of transport. The Travel without Polluting campaign is an example of this.
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