Air Quality in Grampound
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Have your say Find out more We are consulting the public on the draft We will be holding a drop in action plan and want to hear your thoughts. session on Tuesday 13 November from 4pm to 7pm at What do you think about these action plan Grampound Village Hall, Fore proposals? Street, Grampound, TR2 4SB. Air Quality in What other suggestions do you have that Cornwall Council officers will be could improve air quality? available to answer questions, Grampound provide more information about the proposals and hear your thoughts on improving air quality. What are we doing to How to tell us: The consultation closes on improve local air Monday 10 December 2018. Visit our website: quality? www.cornwall.gov.uk/airquality Will the poor air quality affect You can fill in an online survey or my health? Have your say print a paper copy to fill in. Air pollution plays a role in health including Post the survey or write to us at cancer, asthma, stroke and heart disease, Environmental Protection, Cornwall and changes linked to dementia. If your Council One Stop Shop, Dolcoath health is generally good, you are unlikely to Avenue, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 have any serious short-term effects. People 8SX. with lung diseases or heart conditions are ---------------------------------------- more likely to be affected, although when Email us at: [email protected] pollution levels are particularly high, some ---------------------------------------- people may notice that they cough or Telephone us on 0300 1234 212 become short of breath. Please mark all correspondence If you would like this leaflet in another with ‘Grampound Air Quality’ format or language please contact: Cornwall Council, County Hall, Treyew Road Truro, TR1 3AY Tel: 0300 1234 100 Email: [email protected] Cornwall Council monitors and manages air quality in Cornwall. Our air quality is Our air quality action generally very good, but there are a few plan proposals for 6 Promoting sustainable school areas where levels of pollution exceed travel national air quality standards. Grampound Grampound ---------------------------------- is one of these areas. 7 Targeted air quality information We have drawn up a list of campaign for residents, commuters When pollution levels exceed standards, we measures that could help improve and businesses using the A390 look at the area in detail to establish the air quality in your area. These through Grampound including the cause of pollution and look at measures to include: most vulnerable groups, and improve the air quality. improve the awareness within 1 Encouraging and promoting local specific settings e.g. schools, care We have been working in your area to car share, particularly between St homes and childcare settings identify ways in which we could improve air Austell and Truro ---------------------------------- quality. We have prepared a draft action ---------------------------------- 8 Improvement to the walking plan which includes the things we think 2 Encouraging and promoting environment for local residents, need investigating and implementing. This alternative forms of transport including upgraded crossing leaflet gives more information on these (modal shift) between St Austell provision to encourage walking and measures. and Truro increase safety ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3 Working with partners to upgrade 9 Working with major employers in What is causing the pollution? the efficiency of the current bus St Austell and Truro to introduce fleet and increase the frequency of travel plans low emissions bus services serving ---------------------------------- and travelling through Grampound. 10 Launching Eco Stars scheme to The A390 is the main contributor to air Prioritise new buses on the St help fleet operators improve pollution in Grampound. Our investigations Austell-Truro route efficiency and reduce emissions suggest that private diesel cars are ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- contributing around 36% of the pollution. 4 Promoting the use of low emission Diesel light goods vehicles contribute 11 A30 – to St Austell Link Road – vehicles in Cornwall, including new route to the A30 improving around 27% while large vehicles, such as existing and new electric vehicle rigid and artic HGVs, are contributing journey time for trips West of St charging infrastructure Austell, potentially reducing trips on around 18% of the pollution. The ---------------------------------- remaining pollution comes from other types the A390 5 Making a case for the installation ---------------------------------- of road traffic. of a public electric vehicle charging 12 A30 Carland Cross to Chiverton point in Grampound Cross. Creation of a dual We need to look at measures to reduce ---------------------------------- through traffic and improve the flow of carriageway vehicles through Grampound in order to ---------------------------------- help improve air quality. 2 .