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Transport scotland
1. Transport and Air Quality
STEP 2 – What next
Stephen Thomson
Drew Hill
Transport Scotland
2. What next?
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The 2014 timeline and onwards
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The annual survey
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What we will do next
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Questions
3. The timeline into 2014
STEP
start
LES consultation
STEP Event
Sensor Rotation Findings
Annual STEP conference
2013
You are here
Ryder cup – 23 to 28 September
Referendum – 18 September
Commonwealth Games – 23 July – 3 August
WW1 Centenary 2014 to 2018
4. Traffic 1 – Carbon reduction
Low carbon 2011
Low carbon prediction
2.3M cars in 2011.
12% at less than 130g/km.
1% at less than 95g/km.
Perhaps fleet peaking
A mix of low emission propulsion technologies
may develop to contribute to largely decarbonise
transport by 2050
5. Traffic 2 –
Predictions
2011
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Road traffic growth at 44% over next 25 years (DfT).
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Road transport NOX and PM10 emissions forecast to fall substantially by 62%
and 93% respectively (NRTF)
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Demand driven by macro factors: (1) population (2) demography (3) economic
growth and (4) cost of driving. Micro factors include individual decision making
6. The annual survey
•25 questions
•Your views
•What next
•How to deliver
Mission and governance
Preferred forms of
communication
Progress to date
Next STEPS
7. Types of profession completing the STEP survey
Profession
Percentage
Architect
0%
Environmental Health
17%
Planning
6%
Policy
17%
Sustainability
5%
Transport
39%
Other
16%
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8. Do you support the STEP Mission Statement?
“The Scottish Transport Emissions Partnership (STEP) will work with internal and external
stakeholders to improve and protect Scotland’s urban air quality, by communicating examples
of best practice and promoting well-informed and open debate”
Highly
Moderately
No, do not
9. Changes to the Mission Statement?
"improve and protect" could be more ambitious e.g. "to improve Scotland's urban air
quality to the point where Scottish air quality standards are met"
After "by communicating examples of best practice" add “by encouraging greater
partnership working“.
A statement about creating projects to monitor and improve air quality. This would
allow the enterprise agencies to work with the partners to grow the economy while
improving the environment.
10. Changes to the Mission Statement?
“STEP will work with all stakeholders” rather than internal and external.
Clearer links to public health incorporated into the mission statement: “The Scottish
Transport Emissions Partnership (STEP) will work with internal and external
stakeholders to improve and protect Scotland’s urban air quality for the greater
public wellbeing, by communicating examples of best practice and promoting wellinformed and open debate."
11. How would you know if STEP was being effective?
Three or four critical measurable success factors (or SMART objectives)
At least one being the outcome of reduced harmful emissions from transport.
SMART objectives between policy organisations and companies offering solutions.
Appropriate output and outcome indicators, initially based on adoption of best
practice and longer term reduction in emissions
To see evidence that STEP activities had led to improvements in air quality. I’m not
aware of any evidence of this, so either STEP hasn't delivered on its mission
statement, or STEP hasn't done a good enough good of communicating its success.
12. How would you know if STEP was being effective?
STEP will be effective if we see:
A strong Low Emissions Strategy which commits the government to
spelling out how and when Scottish Air Quality Standards will be met;
Introduction of Low Emissions Zones across Scotland within the next two
years
A broader, and better informed debate on air pollution in public, political,
and media circles.
Public visible delivery of low carbon transport options
13. How would you know if STEP was being effective?
By producing reference and guidance material for stakeholders on a STEP website.
By organising events to debate air quality issues, disseminate the current state of air
quality knowledge and allow stakeholders to network.
In such as short timescale, it is tricky to know how effective STEP has been.
I’ve received very positive feedback from attendees of the LEZ summit in July 2013.
One way to judge STEP’s effectiveness could be by the “numbers” who actively
seek out STEP’s opinion/advice on transport/air quality issues.
14. How would you know if STEP was being effective?
Yet to see evidence that STEP activities have led to improvements in air quality. I’m
not aware of any evidence of this, so either STEP hasn't delivered on its mission
statement, or STEP hasn't done a good enough good of communicating its success.
I do not feel that STEP is being effective. However, I feel that the aims are good and
hope that with time the outcomes will be positive. It is only by having all relevant
parties at the table and participating that improvements will be possible.
15. Which other organisations should STEP include
in the core group?
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Scottish Government Energy
Scottish Government Infrastructure
SE-Europa
Cities Alliance
Academic Technical and Policy
leads
16. Which other organisations should STEP include
in the corresponding group?
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Local and national environment groups
Transform Scotland
Cycling groups: Spokes, Cycling Scotland
Health: Asthma UK (Scotland), British Heart Foundation (Scotland)
Trade Associations
COSLA
non-core relevant academic institutes
Taxi companies
Bus companies
Freight companies
Car Driver organisations
ITS UK
Siemens
Not sure what a corresponding member is exactly and who they are
17. Which other organisations should STEP seek to
collaborate with?
Companies and academics with capabilities in the air pollution and environmental
sensors areas.
The Academic Research community for emerging solutions.
Development of STEP guidance or information might identify suitable candidates for
collaboration.
Anyone who can make a difference
18. How could STEP generate support across the
political parties?
Propose a clear and feasible manifesto type commitment all parties could support.
e.g. how to take large delivery vehicles out of cities, or make all urban buses electric.
Offer briefing meetings with key political spokespeople and researchers on
environment and transport for each Scottish Parliament party.
Offer briefings for MSPs and Councillors in each area where there is an AQMA.
Must have a dissemination stall at the main parties annual conferences
Sponsoring topic fringe sessions.
19. How could STEP generate support across the
political parties?
Parliamentary reception and regular communication
Adding economic development to the existing environmental remit would broaden
appeal e.g. look at the Hydro Nation agenda.
20. Preferred forms of communication
Social media used for work + preferred form
21. Preferred forms of communication
What should a STEP newsletter contain?
Research
hot topics
STEP
progress
Forthcoming
events
Others
STEP members articles on best practice
Funding opportunities
24. Progress to date: Comments about the
effectiveness of STEP
I am entirely unaware of *any* activity by STEP over the past
year so cannot judge its effectiveness or otherwise.
I realise the group is still in its early stages…
I have followed STEP on Twitter - some of the information is
old or inaccurate. Needs to be more tightly controlled and
monitored so that the information is relevant and more
updates on the work of STEP are provided.
The Knowledge Hub group appears to have fallen by the
wayside
25. What 3 things would you like STEP to do next year?
Confront the Scottish Government over:
•its multi-billion pound road-building programme.
•its lobbying for tax cuts for the aviation industry.
•its failure to prioritise urban transport investment on
measures which can reduce air pollution.
26. What 3 things would you like STEP to do next year?
• Eco Stars
• Low emission vehicles
• New thinking in reducing congestion of delivery and bus
vehicles.
27. What 3 things would you like STEP to do next year?
• Push for the introduction of ultra Low Emissions Zones
within the Low Emissions Strategy
• Organise events and briefings in all AQMAs to inform
MSPs and Councillors about health and other impacts of
air pollution.
28. What 3 things would you like STEP to do next year?
• Organise a touring public dissemination and make STEP
really visible
• Saturday morning city/town centres, out of town
shopping areas etc..
• Get the public interested and involved, show the public
hardware wherever possible and let them try it.
• Enhance learning on air quality within education curriculum.
29. What 3 things would you like STEP to do next year?
• Be seen as a Scotland-wide organisation, not just
Edinburgh and Glasgow.
• Gather political support for low emission strategies,
beyond the populist easy wins.
• Move towards statutory targets for air quality in
urban areas, and requirements to implement
measures to achieve them.
30. What 3 things would you like STEP to do next year?
• Prepare a schedule of current legislation,
regulation and guidance at European, UK and
Scottish levels so that it is clear who does what.
• Prepare draft guidance material for the planning
system (and, perhaps, other stakeholders) for
consultation.
• Carry out a consultation exercise with all
stakeholders on the draft guidance.
31. What 3 things would you like STEP to do next year?
• Look at emissions in all parts of the economy and target
the highest polluter.
• Report on effects of euro standards are having on
vehicles.
• Look for a more effective message to encourage modal
shift
32. Preliminary thoughts on the survey findings
Done OK but could
do better…
Need clear
governance and
SMART objectives
Communicate better
with our
stakeholders
Must demonstrate
tangible outcomes
e.g. strong LES +
proven better air
quality
Collaboration
Link to public health
33. Details in Forth coming annual report
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