Better News on Putney's Air Pollution
New air monitors installed and more polluting buses to be phased out
Pollution on Putney High Street. Picture: Change.org
March 3, 2023
The latest report on air quality from the transport panel in the Putney Society newsletter has delivered some positive news on pollution in the area.
According to Stephen Luxford, measurement of pollutants on the High Street had been hampered after existing air quality monitors had broken down.
The council has now installed some temporary monitors to allow the reliable collection of data on nitrogen dioxide again.
Eventually, these should be replaced in the summer by brand new monitors which will also record PM 2.5 (particulates)
These monitors will also be supplemented by additional ‘Breathe London’ monitors. The precise location of these is to be determined but will most likely be close to the most polluted section of the High Street which is outside the cinema and opposite by Simmons bar.
Last month it was announced that the 93 bus is to go electric next year, but new information suggests that the upgrade may be much sooner perhaps with the first electric buses appearing as early as this month.
The 93 is currently amongst the most polluting bus services operating in Putney so this would make a very significant difference to air quality.
Once fully introduced it would leave the 39 as the only wholly diesel bus using Putney High Street.
The panel is also drawing your attention to a couple of local transport issues to look out for.
There is to be a public meeting on 16 March at Regenerate Rise, 22 Felsham Rd, SW15 1DA, between 7pm‐8pm on cycling and walking. It will be a chance to hear about Council plans to make cycling and walking a more pleasant and enjoyable experience in and around Putney High Street especially, but also the wider area. Plans include parallel cycle routes to the High Street.
On the issue of the move for lifts at East Putney tube. The Society’s Transport Panel believes that, given TfL’s budgetary position and some technical issues regarding the East Putney site, this will require sustained campaigning if it is to be successful. It points out that Barnes Station, which is
drawing from a different pot of money, is to have three lifts installed in the next 12 months.
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