“In pursuit of cleaner air, we should pay as much attention to the design of our built environment as to the design of vehicles and transport services“ Suzanne Bartington and James Leving write in their blog for the Clean Air Programme website. “Following progression of the white paper proposals, and seeking opportunities to shape environmental policy, should be of key interest to the clean air community.”
Thursday 17th June is Clean Air Day for 2021, and comes as the Birmingham Clean Air Zone begins to tackle road-transport related air pollution in the city centre. It is maybe ironic that this was once seen as an environmental solution: Around 125 years ago, one environmental challenge facing major cities was horse manure in the streets – with up to 100,000 horses working in the largest cities, this was a highly visible issue.