Beech Street Zero Emissions Scheme
Permanent Zero Emission Scheme
The results of the consultation on the Beech Street Zero Emission Scheme were reported to the 4 July 2023 Streets and Walkways Sub Committee Agenda Item 4. The Sub Committee decided not to make the zero-emission scheme permanent so Beech Street and Golden Lane and will continue to operate as they do now.
The future of Beech Street
In partnership with Islington Council the City of London Corporation is drafting a Bunhill, Barbican and Golden Lane Healthy Neighbourhood Plan. This will explore opportunities to prioritise street spaces for people walking and cycling and accessing public transport in these neighbourhoods. Improvements to air quality and the environment for people walking and cycling on Beech Street will form part of this wider area scheme. The City Corporation will continue to monitor air quality and traffic volumes on Beech Street while the plan is produced.
There will be more engagement and consultation as proposals are developed. Go to Bunhill, Barbican and Golden Lane Healthy Neighbourhood.
Traffic data
The experiment monitoring data for traffic on and around Beech Street is presented in a dashboard(1).
Moving through the dashboard it outlines the following:
- Page 1 is data prior to the experiment (2019-2020)
- Page 2 is data from during the experiment (September 2021)
- Page 3 compares the pre-experiment to during the experiment data
- Page 4 provides an overall summary
Air quality data
The experiment monitoring data for air quality on and around Beech Street is in Appendix 3 (Air Quality Diffusion Tubes) in the December 2021 Committee Report.
There is a continuous air quality monitor on Beech Street and real-time and historical data can be accessed via the London Air Quality Network.
Taxi data and noise survey data
Mystery shopper taxi journeys were undertaken prior and during the experiment on set routes that were agreed with the taxi trade representatives. The data reviews, the taxi journey costs prior and during the experiment is in Appendix 6 (Traffic Surveys) in the December 2021 Committee Report.
Noise surveys were undertaken at nine locations on and around Beech Street and is in Appendix 7 (Noise Survey Data in the December 2021 Committee Report.
Streets and Walkways Sub-Committee February 2021
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