An update to the city-region’s Air Quality Administration Committee on 29th January will set out that Greater Manchester is delivering on measures to reduce NO2 air pollution under its non-charging Clean Air Plan.
Progress has been made through an investment-led approach, targeting electrification of the bus fleet, grant funding for taxi drivers to upgrade their vehicles, as well as local traffic management measures.
The report will also ask for local leaders to agree that ANPR cameras originally installed for previous plans for a charging Clean Air Zone are transferred from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to Greater Manchester Police following a public consultation received strong support for the move.
Greater Manchester’s move to a fully electric bus fleet by the end of the decade is supported by £51.1 million of government funding to deliver 78 additional zero emission buses and electrification of depots across the city-region.
A major £8 million funding package has also opened to help eligible black cab vehicle owners upgrade to cleaner vehicles. 193 applications have already been processed and committed £1.58 million in grants. The scheme supports vehicle upgrades to zero-emission capable (ZEC) models, second-hand ZECs, or compliant Euro 4 petrol/Euro 6 diesel vehicles.
Other interventions delivered to improve air quality in the city-region have included some speed reductions, signal timing upgrades and yellow box enforcement in NO2 hotspots to improve traffic flow.
Following confirmation that Greater Manchester will not implement a charging Clean Air Zone, nearly all the signage on local roads has now been removed. Remaining signage in Stockport and Salford will be taken in the coming weeks, with National Highways removing its signs by March.
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