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7.2 How can these 7.2a Cities in the DEVELOPED
world have huge potential to
challenges be
reduce their environmental
managed?
impact (ECO- FOOTPRINTs)
Lesson 6- Today we will ANALYSE the
potential for SUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORT to be improved in a
named DEVELOPED WORLD CITY.
Lesson 6Today we will ANALYSE the potential for SUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORT to be improved in a named DEVELOPED WORLD
CITY.
What is the message
from this cartoon do you
think?
Is London’s transport system
SUSTAINABLE enough?
How sustainable is London’s
transport network?
• To make something SUSTAINABLE you need to make
it last into the future.
• So what things have already been done in London?
How sustainable is London’s
transport network?
• Using the hand-out's on the desk in front of
you
• Describe the schemes that are already in
place to make London’s transport
sustainable. Under the headings• Increasing bike use
• Improving public transport
• Reducing car use
• Reducing air pollution
Are they doing enough?
• Brainstorm what else could be done to make
transport in London more sustainable?
Ways to make
London’s
transport network
more
SUSTAINABLE
How do others do it?
Make notes from the
hand-outs, about how
other DEVELOPED world
cities are making their
transport more
sustainable.
The design of
intersections is
improved to ensure
safety for cyclists.
€ 230,000
Health expenses
saved by cycling
per year.
Denmark takes a leading position –
both in numbers of bicycle users and
planning within this field.
Bicycle culture is constantly evolving
and celebrated as a fast and lively
alternative during rush hour.
50% of people
living and
working in
Copenhagen ride
their bike to work
everyday.
’Green waves‘ along
some of the primary
routes
prioritise bicycles by
adapting the green
light to
bicycles travelling at
20 km/hour so that
cyclists can
travel non-stop.
43 km of
’Greenways ‘
Healthier
In Copenhagen
citizens reduce
green cycle routes
health care costs
are made to provide
at an estimated
routes away from
rate of € 0.77 per
main roads and
km cycled.
through parks and
recreational spaces.
Bicycles are integrated into the wider
transport network. Passengers can
Cycle lanes along roads include
easily transfer between cycling and
a curb to separate cyclists from
public transport.
cars and pedestrians, which
Carriages on trains are upgraded to
maximises safety and sense of
accommodate bicycles.
safety for cyclists.
More than half of the city’s taxis are hybrid
vehicles, or run on compressed natural gas.
Hybrid vehicles are far more fuel efficient, so not
only do they reduce vehicle emissions, they also
save the owner money, incentivising other taxi
owners to switch to greener technologies.
Digital Congestion Charging
First introduced a low-tech man-powered version in 1975.
By charging drivers a flat fee for unlimited entries into Singapore’s central area
there was an almost immediate 45% reduction in vehicle traffic, which led to less
congestion and, therefore, faster travel times.
In 1998 Singapore introduced an Electronic Road Pricing program (ERP) which
charges all vehicles, except for Emergency vehicles. With the ERP, traffic levels
have decreased even further, leading to a reduction of 176 tonnes of CO2 per
year.
Cycling is the main form of transport in the city
centre, accounting for 40% of all commutes
There are cycle lanes everywhere and
thousands of bicycle parking places.
The main street junctions have a priority
position for cyclists to help them keep
moving safely ahead in traffic.
The canal streets in are traffic
calmed, with cycle lanes wide
enough for two cyclists abreast.
The local traffic laws mean that in almost any
accident involving a car and a bicycle, the car
driver is considered to be at fault.
Amsterdam plans to develop further by encouraging electric private vehicles.
A new subsidy scheme will repay local businesses up to 50% of the cost of purchasing an
electric vehicle.
3bn euros have been set aside to cover these costs and to stimulate the project. New
recharging stations are being erected all over the city, many using ‘green electricity’
At one ‘park and ride’ hub on Amsterdam’s outskirts, the parking fee includes free recharging
for electric cars.
Should London do more?
Should the congestion charge be extended across the
whole of London?
Should we have more cycle super highways?
Should we ban cars from London altogether?
Should people pay per person in their cars? (less money
if your car has more people in or is full)
Increasing the number of
superhighways, would
cost money, at the
moment in the economic
downturn, this is scarce
The congestion charge
and bike schemes have
reduced the number of
cars in the congestion
charge zone
Charging vehicles to
enter the city, reduces
access for businesses,
meaning they may
lose customers and
therefore money.
Disabled access
to transport
have greatly
increased over
the last 20
years, especially
with DLR and
tube and over
ground
upgrades
(Chadwell Heath
station), this will
increase further
with Crossrail in
2017.
London should
do more?
London still lags
behind other
DEVELOPED world
cities like Copenhagen
and Amsterdam- proof
more is possible.
Decreasing vehicles across
the city will be cost effective
in the long run, reducing
vehicles will reduce
congestion and air pollution,
improving health of
residents and thus reducing
NHS spending.
What else can be done?
Encouraging
people to swap
from petrol power
to electric, which
reduces emissions
TASK
Match the term to
its description,
Having controls
over which cars can
use the cities roads
on which days, e.g.
odd registrations
allowed only on
certain days.
People who live
and work near
to each other
can share cars,
reducing cost
and emissions.
Having days
when cars are
banned from
the whole or
some areas of
the city,
What else can be done?
People who live and work near to each
other can share cars, reducing cost and
emissions.
Having days when cars are banned from
the whole or some areas of the city,
Encouraging people to swap from petrol
power to electric, which reduces emissions
Having controls over which cars can use the
cities roads on which days, e.g. odd
registrations allowed only on certain days.
TASK
Think of positives and
negatives of each
idea.
TASK
• OUTLINE the costs and benefits of
making London’s transport network
more sustainable