Committee details

To identify ways of reducing present levels of traffic congestion in York, and ways of minimising the impact of the forecast traffic increase, including using Local Transport Plans 1 & 2  (LTP1 & LTP2) and other evidence.

Having regard to the impact of traffic congestion (based on external evidence and those measures already implemented in LTP1 or proposed in LTP2),  the objective for this scrutiny review is to recommend and prioritise specific improvements to:

i.                   Accessibility to services, employment, education and health

ii.                 Air Quality, in particular looking at the five hotspots identified in the LTP2

iii.              Alternative environmentally viable and financially practical methods of transport

iv.              CO_² Emissions

v.                Journey times and reliability of public transport

vi.              Economic Performance

vii.           Quality of Life

viii.            Road Safety