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The Lake District is a World Heritage Site, and millions of people visit every year to enjoy the landscape. These visitors are vital to the local economy.
However, according to the Cumbria Carbon Baseline Report, 32% of the carbon footprint of Cumbria’s residents and visitors comes from driving.
Traffic also causes congestion, air pollution and parking problems in Ambleside and across the Lake District at weekends and holiday times throughout the year, and has a negative impact on the landscape of the National Park. This has been highlighted by the Glover Landscapes Review for DEFRA.
The late Lakes Parish Councillor, Paul Truelove, wrote a blog on Protecting The Lake District for the Next Century, which contains a wealth of information about transport.
AAFAF’s transport group is therefore working to encourage government, the Lake District National Park Authority, local councils and others to introduce policies that will reduce the impact of traffic and enable residents and visitors to travel in a sustainable way.
We have published a vision for sustainable transport in the Lake District. This includes a significant shift in travel from private cars to public transport, which will not only reduce carbon emissions but will address other related issues including congestion and the impact of traffic on health, landscapes and the economy. Our vision made a splash in the Westmorland Gazette in July 2020.
We have discussed our vision with our MP and local councillors, and with the Lake District National Park and its partners, Friends of the Lake District, Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and local residents and businesses, and are contributing to the work of the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership.
We have submitted responses to consultations about the Lake District National Park Partnership Plan, the Cumbria Transport Infrastructure Plan and the Cumbria Bus Service Improvement Plan.
However, according to the Cumbria Carbon Baseline Report, 32% of the carbon footprint of Cumbria’s residents and visitors comes from driving.
Traffic also causes congestion, air pollution and parking problems in Ambleside and across the Lake District at weekends and holiday times throughout the year, and has a negative impact on the landscape of the National Park. This has been highlighted by the Glover Landscapes Review for DEFRA.
The late Lakes Parish Councillor, Paul Truelove, wrote a blog on Protecting The Lake District for the Next Century, which contains a wealth of information about transport.
AAFAF’s transport group is therefore working to encourage government, the Lake District National Park Authority, local councils and others to introduce policies that will reduce the impact of traffic and enable residents and visitors to travel in a sustainable way.
We have published a vision for sustainable transport in the Lake District. This includes a significant shift in travel from private cars to public transport, which will not only reduce carbon emissions but will address other related issues including congestion and the impact of traffic on health, landscapes and the economy. Our vision made a splash in the Westmorland Gazette in July 2020.
We have discussed our vision with our MP and local councillors, and with the Lake District National Park and its partners, Friends of the Lake District, Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and local residents and businesses, and are contributing to the work of the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership.
We have submitted responses to consultations about the Lake District National Park Partnership Plan, the Cumbria Transport Infrastructure Plan and the Cumbria Bus Service Improvement Plan.