More 20 mph zones and bus lanes could be put in place in towns across the country under Government plans to cut carbon emissions.
The proposals will form part of the Local Transport White Paper which will be unveiled today by Norman Baker.
Mr Baker, the local transport minister, will invite councils across the country to bid for a share of a £560 million pot put aside by the Government for sustainable transport initiatives for the next four years.
The cash is intended to promote what ministers regard as “green transport” as well as local economies.
However it will be left to councils to decide what schemes they wish to promote, rather than being expected to comply with a detailed Whitehall blueprint.
The bus lanes and 20 mph zones are two of a series of initiatives the Government believes could work.
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The proposals will form part of the Local Transport White Paper which will be unveiled today by Norman Baker.
Mr Baker, the local transport minister, will invite councils across the country to bid for a share of a £560 million pot put aside by the Government for sustainable transport initiatives for the next four years.
The cash is intended to promote what ministers regard as “green transport” as well as local economies.
However it will be left to councils to decide what schemes they wish to promote, rather than being expected to comply with a detailed Whitehall blueprint.
The bus lanes and 20 mph zones are two of a series of initiatives the Government believes could work.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8267626/More-20-mph-zones-planned.html