Residents for Uttlesford [R4U] Air Quality Archives - Residents for Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/tag/air-quality/ Love where you live Wed, 23 Feb 2022 18:26:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.residents4u.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-R4U-hand-512sq.gif?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Residents for Uttlesford [R4U] Air Quality Archives - Residents for Uttlesford https://www.residents4u.org/tag/air-quality/ 32 32 70608645 Significant concerns UDC massaged pollution report for Saffron Walden ahead of key vote on additional 250 house estates east of town https://www.residents4u.org/2018/12/13/significant-concerns-udc-massaged-pollution-report-for-saffron-walden-ahead-of-key-vote-on-additional-250-house-estates-east-of-town/ https://www.residents4u.org/2018/12/13/significant-concerns-udc-massaged-pollution-report-for-saffron-walden-ahead-of-key-vote-on-additional-250-house-estates-east-of-town/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:45:50 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=11184 Major concerns have been voiced by Residents for Uttlesford about a new air quality report that Uttlesford District Council has produced to support building at least a further 250 houses ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2018/12/13/significant-concerns-udc-massaged-pollution-report-for-saffron-walden-ahead-of-key-vote-on-additional-250-house-estates-east-of-town/feed/ 1 11184 R4U wins vote to require UDC to undertake pollution monitoring as mandated by the Department of the Environment https://www.residents4u.org/2018/12/13/r4u-wins-vote-to-require-udc-to-undertake-pollution-monitoring-as-mandated-by-the-department-of-the-environment/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:41:34 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=11181 After pollution monitoring failures by Uttlesford District Council, R4U proposed and got unanimous support in a vote to require the council to undertake pollution monitoring as mandated by the government’s ...read more →

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]]> 11181 Objection submitted to voice residents’ concerns about new Saffron Walden traffic light and one-way scheme https://www.residents4u.org/2018/01/24/objection-submitted-to-voice-residents-concerns-about-new-saffron-walden-traffic-light-and-one-way-scheme/ https://www.residents4u.org/2018/01/24/objection-submitted-to-voice-residents-concerns-about-new-saffron-walden-traffic-light-and-one-way-scheme/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2018 18:23:29 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=10236 To support and voice residents’ concerns, R4U has filed a formal objection with the Essex County Council Highways Authority about UDC’s latest traffic light and one-way scheme in Saffron Walden. ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2018/01/24/objection-submitted-to-voice-residents-concerns-about-new-saffron-walden-traffic-light-and-one-way-scheme/feed/ 2 10236 Calls for better safety and reduction in Saffron Walden speeding after first accident on UDC’s new Urban Clearway https://www.residents4u.org/2017/10/31/calls-for-better-safety-and-reduction-in-saffron-walden-speeding-after-first-accident-on-udcs-new-urban-clearway/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:46:19 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=9999 Following the first accident in what R4U predicted would be an unsafe traffic scheme forced on Saffron Walden by UDC, R4U pushes for traffic calming, speed restrictions and other changes. ...read more →

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]]> 9999 Local Plan Transport Study confirms many Uttlesford roads at capacity, Saffron Walden should not take additional mass-housing and eastern link-road is a ‘myth’ https://www.residents4u.org/2017/06/20/local-plan-transport-study-confirms-many-uttlesford-roads-at-capacity-saffron-walden-should-not-take-additional-mass-housing-and-eastern-link-road-is-a-myth/ https://www.residents4u.org/2017/06/20/local-plan-transport-study-confirms-many-uttlesford-roads-at-capacity-saffron-walden-should-not-take-additional-mass-housing-and-eastern-link-road-is-a-myth/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:42:42 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=9762 A major new Uttlesford Transport Study, which has been finally published by UDC as part of their draft Local Plan, highlights past failings and recommends that Saffron Walden and Elsenham ...read more →

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]]> https://www.residents4u.org/2017/06/20/local-plan-transport-study-confirms-many-uttlesford-roads-at-capacity-saffron-walden-should-not-take-additional-mass-housing-and-eastern-link-road-is-a-myth/feed/ 1 9762 A ‘Hub’ at what cost? https://www.residents4u.org/2015/10/01/a-hub-at-what-cost/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 12:22:19 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=6212 We should not think that the pollution troubles of Volkswagen are a long way removed from life in Saffron Walden and I was made acutely aware of this by the ...read more →

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]]> 6212 Radical measures to make our roads safer… https://www.residents4u.org/2015/04/17/radical-measures-to-make-our-roads-safer/ Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:45:14 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=4856 I was delighted to see from the front pages of last week’s press that many local politicians appear to have been reading from our manifesto and are proposing a greater ...read more →

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]]> 4856 ECC R4U Cllr John Lodge: Heeding Commons warnings on air quality https://www.residents4u.org/2015/01/14/ecc-r4u-cllr-john-lodge-heeding-commons-warnings-air-quality/ Wed, 14 Jan 2015 07:21:00 +0000 http://www.residents4u.org/?p=1658 The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee published its latest report last month and damns government approach to air quality at all levels,with comments such as :- “Our main recommendations ...read more →

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