Author(s)

C.I. Beattie, J.W.S. Longhurst & A.J. Newton

Abstract

The Environment Act, 1995 [1] and the UK National Air Quality Strategy (NAQS) [2] impose new duties on local authorities with regard to air quality. In many areas, transport is the main contributor of atmospheric pollutants. The development and implementation of local authority transport plans is managed by the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (formerly the Department of Transport, DTp) through the annual Transport Policies and Programme (TPP) bidding process. In March 1997 the DTp issued a circular on the forthcoming TPP process which set out a numbe

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