Air Quality Action Plan under scrutiny
News release issued:
An action plan to improve air quality in the district is being considered by Wyre Forest District Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
The document outlines the measures the council and its partners plan to take between 2025 and 2030 to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the Air Quality Management Areas of the Welchgate, in Bewdley and the Horsefair and Coventry Street, in Kidderminster. The levels of nitrogen dioxide in these areas are just on or near the amount to trigger the need for an Air Quality Action Plan. Having this plan will enable the Council to make sure it reduces levels further.
The draft action plan includes support for the take-up of electric vehicles, measures to boost cycling and other forms of active travel, improvements to the taxi fleet and bus services as well as making the district council’s vehicles more environmentally efficient.
Councillor Nicky Martin, Chairperson of Wyre Forest District Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee said:
“For six months a group of officers from the council and our partners have been working on this action plan. It sets out a list of actions that the organisations will be taking and how to get residents on board to improve air quality too.
The committee will be analysing the plan to make sure that we have achievable actions to improve air quality in the district.”
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee is taking place at 6pm on Thursday 7 November. Other items on the agenda include an update on the second quarter of the budget and a fleet and garage service review. The agenda can be found on the council’s website.
Anyone can speak to the committee about items on the agenda by contacting committee.section@wyreforestdc.gov.uk by noon the day before the meeting. The meeting can be viewed on the streaming page of the council’s website. A recording of the meeting will also be made available.
Any recommendations from the committee will be considered by the Cabinet when it meets on Tuesday 12 November.