… to which the Council and the wider city will achieve the step change required to ensure the city is cleaner, greener and more sustainable. 04 Southampton City Council Green City Plan 354 51.8km2 254,000 miles of highway miles of dedicated cycle routes people who live in the city commute out to work people commute into the city to work from outside began or ended at Southampton…
… Central station miles of footways miles of public rights of way 32 683 went through the city’s 8 railway stations,10% more than in 2011 7.2M JOURNEYS 6.3M JOURNEYS 25% 45 Journeys to work by bike rose by a quarter 2001–2011 residents journeys to work are on foot 10.1% residents travel by bus 16.5%Abovenational average41,302 41,977 53,597 people both live and work in Southampton…
… identify solutions and implement them. • We will use a “solutions hierarchy” that will first seek to prevent air pollution (e.g. encouraging walking/cycling), then reduce emissions (e.g. electric vehicles and pollution control technology) and then mitigate the impact (e.g. green infrastructure and building design). • By understanding what levels of pollutants those in our communities…
… environment, where possible, through the delivery of the scheme. Weston Shore Coastal Erosion Scheme • A coastal erosion scheme aimed at tackling the ongoing erosion that has begun to significantly undermine the public promenade on Weston Shore. The shared use promenade forms part of the Itchen Way, Solent Way and National Cycle Network Route 2 and therefore forms part of the sustainable transport…
…: • We will encourage, promote and incentivise the use of sustainable and active travel. Southampton City Council Green City Plan 23 Highlights • 15% of journeys into the city will be by bike by 2027 • Be in the top 10% UK cities for number of public electric vehicle charging units by 2025 • Deliver two Active Travel Zones in the city by 2025. How will we get there? • Use transport…