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Sheep Street, Bicester, Oxfordshire (Google Maps)

Air quality improved both inside and on boundary roads of low traffic neighbourhoods, but Labour MP claims more LTNs will worsen congestion

A report has shown that low traffic neighbourhoods had an impact in reducing NO2 pollution by 14%, however incumbent Labour MP expressed her concerns about “LTNs’ ability to displace traffic onto arterial roads”

Sun, Jun 23, 2024 10:30
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Car-free Chiswik High Road, March 2020 (picture Simon MacMichael)

Air quality improves in UK cities as people leave cars at home

Curbs on non-essential journeys are leading to a reduction in harmful emissions

Wed, Apr 01, 2020 17:33
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Protesters stage “Die-in” over lack of action on air pollution

Up to 250 people lay down in the road outside the Department for Transport offices in London to protest lack of action on poor air quality

Thu, Apr 28, 2016 09:59
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Call for emergency London air pollution restrictions

Curbs on diesel vehicles needed say campaigners amid concerns of a "very high" 10/10 pollution spike due to last all week in the capital

Mon, Mar 14, 2016 16:30
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Air pollution hits dangerous levels across the UK

Should you carry on riding and stay indoors when the air quality's bad? We help you decide

Sat, Apr 11, 2015 06:00
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London air pollution (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 stu mayhew:Flickr)

Health effects of exercise outweigh negatives of air pollution, study finds

Huge Danish study finds you should keep riding even when air's bad

Tue, Mar 31, 2015 10:21
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Huddersfield – Ben Robinson

Tour de France massively improved air quality in Huddersfield

Monitoring adds weight to argument that cycling is key to air pollution reduction

Sun, Aug 17, 2014 10:58
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London pollution haze (CC licensed image by Alun Salt:Flickr)

Cycling answer to worsening air quality

World Health Organisation and King’s College, London, professor cite cycling as key to air pollution solution

Wed, May 07, 2014 13:43
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Cyclist passing parked cars in Milan (copyright Simon MacMichael)

The air is ‘too toxic to breathe’ in a third of tested areas in Europe – thanks to cheap cars and expensive trains

But given that 30% of car journeys are less than 3km - should more people get on bikes?

Sat, Dec 01, 2012 19:49
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