Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Air Quality in Waltham Forest In this study, for the first time King’s have used the new COMEAP (2017) health impact recommendations to quantify the effects of air pollution on health outcomes in Waltham Forest. Mortality impact results for long-term exposure to air pollution in Waltham Forest are all expressed in terms of life years – the most appropriate metric for the health impact of air pollution concentration changes over time. Despite projected changes in air pollution concentrations between 2013 and 2020, Waltham
Electric bikes proved to be very efficient in dense urban areas where most delivery rounds are short. In many ways they perform better than motorised vehicles, saving money and increasing efficiency.
Report shows that 'strong' Mini Holland' interventions generate more walking and more cycling, and don't identifiably increase traffic in surrounding areas, suggesting that providing good infra drives genuine growth in active travel.
"This document has been produced to guide designers and other interested parties in the development and introduction of the Mini-Holland Programme. The guide includes our street typologies developed specifically for the programme, as well as examples of great cycling and walking infrastructure from elsewhere in the UK, Europe and further afield. It also includes examples of changes that can be made to our residential streets to make them better places for all, and particularly those people wanting to walk and cycle.
London has a long way to go to achieve the Mayor’s objective of a cycling revolution. Only 2 per cent of journeys in London are made by bicycle. This falls short of other UK cities like Bristol, Cambridge and Hull, and it is significantly less than the Netherlands – where 26 per cent of journeys are made by bicycle – and Copenhagen, which sees 36 per cent of work and study-related trips cycled.
