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Gwynedd County Council

… that they will have to be part of the process. Ultimately however, the elected members will have to make the decisions. RAISING MONEY NUMBE R Action/Description Comments 7 Introduce a workplace car parking levy and/or similar initiative to fund sustainable transport. The Council did consider charging officers for parking several years ago and it was very difficult to implement at the time…

… by installing Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points. The Council is pursuing grant aid and intends to invest its own resources in establishing charging points accross the county. A start will be made in 2020 by investing £465k to establish 84 charging points across the county in the first instance. 21 Prioritise transport investment into cycling, walking, trams and public transport, such as electric…

… buses. Welsh Government is certainly encouraging more plans in relation to Active Travel and Gwynedd Council, over the years, has been very successful in creating cycling and walking paths across the County. In terms of public transport, the Council has not seen direct investment from Welsh Government; however, the TrawsCymru Service has indeed improved throughout the County in terms of its…

… baseline. In the third phase, emphasis will be placed on large-scale renewable energy generation. An area heating plan was considered as part of the original Carbon Programme in conjunction with other establishments but it proved uneconomically viable to implement in even our most populous area. TRANSPORT NUMBE R Action/Description Comments 20 Enable the rapid shift to electric vehicles…

… this year on extending the materials that can be recycled. 40 Ban the use of single-use plastic in council offices and premises The Council has a policy on the use of single-use plastics INFLUENCING OTHERS NUMBE R Action/Description Comments 41 Ensure the Sub-national Transport Body strategy is in-line with carbon budgets. The Council is represented at a Cabinet Member and Head…