Clean air measures needed for the health of Sheffield residents - Yorkshire Post Letters

From: Chris Broome, on behalf of South Yorkshire Climate Alliance, Sheffield.

In her column , Jayne Dowle describes what she considers a “disconnect between council policy and the practical concerns of local people”. The policies involved are those which numerous local councils have introduced to prioritise sustainable transport over cars and lorries. The particular case she details is the Arundel Gate bus gate. This has been introduced because it is a localised air pollution hotspot.

At least drivers can pay a single fine and thereafter follow the rules. An estimated 500 people in Sheffield die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution. The root of so many traffic controversies is that ever greater car usage has been taken as a given for so long, despite transport experts warning increasingly strongly of the need to shift to more sustainable modes of transport, to address both air quality and climate change.

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