Despite the backlash, expect other cities to copy the British capital’s ultra-low emission zones
in the 1930s, one of its attractions to those moving from central London was abundant space. The suburban town lured commuters with the promise of semi-detached houses, with room to park a motor car. George Orwell, who lived in Uxbridge in 1933, thought he had glimpsed a future England “along the arterial roads”, where life centred around “theOrwell was right: the car’s dominance in Uxbridge, and suburbs like it, is entrenched.
Yet it is not just London that will have to act. By law cities across Europe, including Britain, must show they are trying to meet European Union air-quality standards adopted in 2008 . In 2018 the High Court ruled against the government because 33 towns and cities had unsafe air and no plans for cleaning it. The government ordered them to act. Many will roll out, or expand, clean-air zones.
Elsewhere, clean-air schemes face a bumpier ride. Manchester slammed the brakes on plans for a clean-air zone this year, following furious opposition. Similar plans in Bristol and Birmingham were greeted by concerted non-payment campaigns. 40 and skirted by the25, it is more car-dependent than any other Greater London borough bar Havering. Access to public transport is poor. Many residents commute by car to nearby towns or Heathrow airport .
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