To reduce the harm of road traffic we can all:
Nottingham

Change our lifestyles

• walking, cycling or using public transport whenever possible.
  See the following for bus and train times and other travel information:
  [Nottinghamshire public transport] |[Derbyshire public transport]
  [Railtrack train times].

• setting up/taking part in car sharing schemes. See Notts County Council's Travelwise initiative which includes a Green Commuter Plan.
  
  
• minimising exposure to air pollution by: standing well back from the road when waiting to cross; keeping young children above exhaust height; wearing a protective mask when cycling or jogging.

• avoiding using cars for short journeys especially: almost 3/4 of car journeys are less than 5 miles; 1/3 are less than 1 mile. Catalytic converters do not start to work for the first 3-5 miles of driving.

Make our views known!

• writing to the City Planning Officer at Nottingham City Council, The Guildhall, Nottingham NG1 4BT, asking them to reduce motor traffic in Nottingham and to provide more efficient public transport, more cycle lanes and more safe places to leave bicycles in town.
• supporting FoE and other organisations in Nottingham pressing for solutions to these problems:

[Pedals Cycling Campaign]|[Transport 2000]|[Nottingham Green Partnership Transport Group]

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A number of press releases are also reproduced:

• Vote for Clean Air in Nottingham's Market Square - 10/6/98
• Don't Choke the Countryside with Cars! - 11/6/98
• Survey on Nottingham's Traffic Problems - 12/6/98

Last updated 26 February 1999