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Wychavon District Council

… the next four years on three key priorities – Supporting People, Strong Economy and Places and Sustainable Environment. Seven of the strategy’s 12 goals are relevant to this plan. These are: Tackling climate change Improving the natural environment Improving access to local transport Improving links between places Encouraging well designed, distinctive and sustainable developments Growing…

… to become more viable ways of meeting local transport needs than new commercially run bus services. Prior to Covid-19, less than 2% of adults travelled by bicycle three or more times a week for non-leisure purposes. During the Covid-19 lockdown, levels of cycling and walking appeared to increase significantly and we are keen to retain some of this modal shift going forward. There is growing…

… Low carbon travel With low levels of access to public transport outside of the three towns and few dedicated cycle paths, much of the district is highly reliant on road transport. In fact, transport is responsible for 36% of the district’s carbon emissions. While there was a 12% fall in transport related emissions between 2005 and 2013, since then emissions have grown steadily and are now 8…

… installing EV charge points and to convert to lower emission vehicles. • Encourage Worcestershire County Council and other relevant bodies to support the delivery of safe cycling and walking routes and provision of appropriate local transport options to meet needs. Case study Boosting electric vehicle charging The number of electric vehicle charging points in Wychavon’s public car parks soared…

… commitments to tackle climate change. In January 2018, the Government published ‘A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment’. This sets out goals for improving the environment in England, within a generation, and details how the Government will work with communities and businesses to do this. In July 2018, the Government published ‘Reducing emissions from road transport: Road…