Expert Comment: Let's bring the city centres back to the people
Published on January 31, 2023
Public authorities must experiment as they establish clean air/low emissions zones in city centres – along with studying the data. Evidence should be at the heart of climate-friendly policies, but there is real risk that political demands for ‘perfect evidence’ could actually undermine both attempts to improve air quality and the potential for transformative change.
By Dr Hannah Budnitz and Professor Tim Schwanen of Oxford’s Transport Studies Unit.