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Bracknell Forest Council

… saving of 40% on gas bills for these residents. We have supported the introduction of Personal Travel Planning to businesses and targeted residential areas, using funding from Central Government, as part of the Local Sustainable Transport policy in 2014/15. Walking, cycling and the use of public transport has continued to be promoted in marketing campaigns, resulting in annual bus travel…

… and Working with schools to encourage more cycling. • Campaigned to increase walking, cycling and the use of public transport in the borough. This resulting in annual bus travel, increasing by 13% between April 2017 to April 2018, a 2% increase in the number of people walking and a 13% in bike journeys, between May 2018 and May 2019. • Installed Electric Vehicle charging points in and around…

… emissions for local authority areas. Currently, the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) publishes annual data sets on greenhouse gases. The borough’s emissions have decreased from 732 kt CO2e in 2005 to 443 kt CO2e in 2018 (an overall reduction of 40%). The three main sub-emission groups (Industry & commerce, domestic and transport) currently contribute almost…

… similar levels of CO2 to one another within the BFC area. Emissions from all road transport and domestic gas heating alone make up almost 60% of total emissions. Coronavirus - COVID 19 Global Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency…

… & Transport • Improvements to A322 / A329 corridor (2011-2019) to provide a better managed traffic flows resulting in reduced vehicle queues and improved air quality. • Secured Local Sustainable Transport Funding of £1.6M (2012-15) which delivered several outcomes including: Working with local employers to reduce the congestion and emissions caused by single occupancy car commuting…