Making the announcement on Clean Air Day, and supported by the Taking Care of our Neighbourhoods campaign, the council will aim to inform residents about simple things they can do to improve air quality, such as switching off vehicle engines when stationery and, where possible, consider walking and cycling to school or work.
Councillor Dean Cohen, Chairman of the Environment Committee, who is attending the campaign launch at St John’s C of E Primary School in Friern Barnet, said: “I am committed to reducing air pollution and will continue to look for innovative ways that we can improve air quality across the borough.
“We are proud to have been awarded Cleaner Air Borough status by the Mayor of London but there is still work to be done; that’s why I want to encourage residents to have their say on our air quality plans.”
Using the council’s online engagement tool, Geovey, residents are invited to have their say on the type of electric vehicle charging points and where they are installed. To give their views, residents should visit: https://barnet.geovey.org.
To continue its work to improve air quality the council is consulting on an Air Quality Action Plan and is encouraging residents to have their say. The new plan outlines the steps the council will take from 2017 to 2022 to improve air quality across the borough. If you would like to take part in the consultation, visit: https://engage.barnet.gov.uk/air-quality-action-plan. The consultation closes on Friday 30 June 2017.
For more information about the Taking Care of our Neighbourhoods campaign, visit: www.barnet.gov.uk/ourneighbourhoods.