Norwich council wanted to ban all but EV’s on several roads in the city centre, from which most vehicles are already barred
The article in the Eastern Daily Press reads:
A plan for a zero-emission zone in Norwich, restricting all but the most eco-friendly vehicles from a string of city centre roads, looks to have been dashed
Norfolk County Council had been given £500,000 by the Department for Transport to put together a feasibility study to explore the benefits and impacts of a zone.
But the government has announced the Conservative-run council – one of only three authorities to get initial feasibility study cash – will not receive further money through its Zero Emission Transport Cities (ZETC) scheme, citing “funding pressures”.
The idea of the zone – along with the planned introduction of electric buses – was to help eliminate exhaust emissions and encourage a switch to electric vehicles.
The streets it would have covered were those such as St Stephens Street, Red Lion Street, Castle Meadow and Exchange Street, where general traffic is already banned.
So a complete waste of time and money then.
A council spokesman said:
