… working with Staffordshire County Council’s Connectivity Support Team continues with regards to the Air Aware project. The Air Aware project will continue with match funding from Staffordshire County Council’s Public Health and Connectivity Teams until at least March 2025. A number of primary schools within the Borough are still engaged. Two low-cost air quality monitoring sensors have been…
… purchased and an air quality monitoring public portal has been established to support further school (and business) engagement projects. 4.3.2 (8.3) Air Quality Management Plan Developed and Implemented Improvement in Air Quality Council & Partners Q4 2030/31 Env Health On Track Following the implementation of the new Air Quality Management Plan air quality improvements…
… will be monitored and reported. 4.3.4 (8.6) Work with the bus transport companies to encourage less polluting models of buses. Reduction in emissions from buses Council & Partners Q4 2030/31 Env Health On Track At the end of September 2023, East Staffordshire Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council’s Connectivity and Sustainability Team applied for a joint Defra air quality…
… letter was received by Defra on 14th February 2024 to confirm the bid was successful. Funds have since been released and the scheme is expected to be implemented over the coming year. To complement the Air Quality Grant application, Staffordshire County Council’s Connectivity and Sustainability Team and Diamond Bus (‘Bus Operator’) submitted a joint bid to fund further electric buses…