A low emission zone (LEZ) could be introduced in Aberdeen city centre after a partnership project won European funding.
The project, to assess ways of reducing transport emissions in the city centre, will now get under way. The joint initiative includes Aberdeen City Council, the regional transport partnership Nestrans, and Robert Gordon University.
The work will focus on investigating the benefits of a formally-designated LEZ, with potentially only low or zero-emission vehicle allowed in to the city centre.
Nestrans chair and deputy city council leader, Kevin Stewart said: ‘Aberdeen is the only Scottish city taking part in a project open to all North Sea countries, and the objective now is to look in detail at how best we can make our transport strategy work to achieve environmental gains.
The study will look at ways of addressing the issues by, for example, reducing emissions from freight and delivery traffic, enhancing the pedestrian environment, developing park-and-ride facilities, and promoting travel awareness.’
The study will also examine opportunities for the creation of a city car club and possible bicycle rental points.
The European Union’s Interreg IV programme will match-fund an estimated joint contribution of £175,000 over three years by Nestrans and the city council to fund the project. It will be part of a wider Euro initiative entitled Carbon efficient access in the North Sea Area (CARE North).
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