Public transport improvements to reduce air pollution

Question 1

What are park and ride schemes?

Answer 1

Car parks on public transport routes to make it easier to access public transport

Question 2

What is good about trams and light railway services?

Answer 2

Run on lines so they don’t get caught in road congestion and they pollute less than buses

Question 3

How is the Metrolink in Manchester good (opened in 1992)?

Answer 3

Links the city centre to the suburbs, the line to Bury and Altrincham has taken 2.6 million cars off the roads

Question 4

What are problems with public transport improvements? 2

Answer 4

Expensive, e.g. construction of the Metrolink cost over £1 billion
New developments cause problems, e.g. park and rides schemes can shift traffic problems to rural areas

Question 5

How have many cities improved bus journeys?

Answer 5

Introduced bus lanes so buses don’t get caught in slow-moving traffic. Making them more efficient