Appendix 1 – Summary of actions from the Air Quality Action Plan 2018
| Work with taxi firms to encourage the uptake of low emission vehicles (Electric) | Buses & Taxis | SRBC – Licensing / Environmental Health |
| Further reduce the age limit of taxis within the borough | Buses & Taxis | SRBC – Licensing / Environmental Health |
| Stop taxis and buses idling within AQMA’s and outside schools & Colleges | Buses & Taxis |
SRBC – Licensing / Environmental Health Lancashire County Council - Highways |
| To consider a reduced taxi license fee for electric vehicles | Buses & Taxis | SRBC – Licensing / Environmental Health |
| To work with both bus and taxi companies to apply for any grant bids available | Buses & Taxi |
SRBC – Licensing / Environmental Health Public Health Lancashire |
| Implement an ‘Electrify campaign – encouraging businesses to only use electric taxis | Buses & Taxis | SRBC – Environmental Health |
| Action | Broad Topic Area | Lead Authority/Department |
| Encouraging Car Sharing within the borough | Travel Choice & Education |
SRBC – Environmental Health Lancashire County Council Public Health Lancashire |
| Development and delivery of education programmes to schools | Travel Choice & Education |
SRBC – Environmental Health Schools, Colleges |
| Development of educational material for businesses | Travel Choice & Education | SRBC – Environmental Health / Economic Development |
| Development and run a campaign to reduce school traffic e.g. walk/cycle to school | Travel Choice & Education |
SRBC – Environmental Health Schools, Colleges |
| Investigate the provision of personal travel plans for residents and employees within the borough | Travel Choice & Education | SRBC – Environmental Health |
| Promote cycling within the borough, including cycle to work day, salary sacrifice scheme | Travel Choice & Education | SRBC – Environmental Health / Sports Development |
| Promote walking within the borough, including promotion of walking routes, the Leyland Loop | Travel Choice & Education | SRBC – Environmental Health / Community |
| Encourage ‘walk to school’ and the use of ‘walking buses’ across the borough for all schools | Travel Choice & Education | SRBC – Environmental Health / sports development Schools, Colleges |
| Encourage elected members to car share and use alternative forms of transport, in particular to council meetings and functions | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Leader, Leader of the opposition |
| Action | Broad Topic Area | Lead Authority/Department |
| Replace the mayoral car with an electric car | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Neighbourhood Services / Members |
| Provide education and information relating to air quality through members learning hours, leaflets and councillor connect | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Environmental Health |
| Air Quality shall be considered within the decision making process on every report to cabinet, council, portfolio holder decision etc | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Democratic Services / Environmental Health |
| Replace the civic centre pool car with an electric car | Internal to SRBC | SRBC - Neighbourhoods |
| Systematically replace the depot vans with electric vehicles | Internal to SRBC | SRBC - Neighbourhoods |
| Systematically replace grounds vehicles with electric vehicles as technology becomes available | Internal to SRBC | SRBC - Neighbourhoods |
| The provision of electric vehicle charging points at council buildings, initially the civic centre and depot. These may be provided free of charge to enable the installation of cheaper charging points and encourage the uptake of electric vehicles | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Neighbourhoods / Property Services |
| Apply for the Workplace EVR point Government scheme | Internal to SRBC | SRBC - Neighbourhoods |
| Action | Broad Topic Area | Lead Authority/Department |
| Sign up to the nhs fleet solutions salary sacrifice scheme’ this allows staff to purchase via salary sacrifice a new car (to be restricted to electric vehicles only) including all insurance, tax, and servicing | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Human Resources / Environmental Health |
| Provide secure lockable cycle storage facilities at the civic and depot | Internal to SRBC | SRBC - Neighbourhoods |
| Provide suitable changing rooms and storage facilities for use of staff | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Neighbourhoods / Property Services |
| Continue with the ‘bike to work’ salary sacrifice scheme | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Human Resources |
| Provide cycle reassurance training for any member of staff, elected members who wish to receive it | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Sports Development |
| Encourage staff to use alternative modes of travel e.g. cycling and walking | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Comms |
| Promote car sharing among staff | Internal to SRBC | SRBC - Comms |
| Alter the policy to allow essential users to leave their cars at home and walk/cycle to work on certain days in line with business requirements and manager agreement without the risk of loss of the lump sum | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Extended leadership Team |
| Develop an internal travel plan and offer individual travel planning guidance to staff and elected members | Internal to SRBC | SRBC – Environmental Health |