One city for all, 2023 to 2027

Our race to net zero continues and we are committed to taking bold action now rather than delay.

We will work with the city, partners, residents and businesses to change the way we move through and around the city, prioritising sustainable transport and discouraging non-essential vehicle journeys.

Key statistics

• Commuting in 2011: 83,396 (74.6%) York residents aged 16+ in employment commuted within York.
• 25,734 commuters from authorities outside York.
• 3.2 million Park and Ride journeys in the last year.
• 10 million Bus journeys in the last year.
• 110 City of York Council electric vehicle charging points (data source: York Open Data).
• 40% of Buses operating in York are ultra-low emission (electric and hybrid).
• 79% of customers arrived at York Station by sustainable modes of transport in 2022.

What we will do

1. Deliver bold and ambitious proposals:
   1. Develop a city-wide Movement Plan as a statement of intent for discussion with the new Mayor, to mitigate the carbon impact of upgrading and dualling the A1237, reducing congestion and enabling active travel.
   2. Develop Local Transport Plan 4 and the Local Cycling, Walking and Infrastructure Plan (in line with government guidance and aligned to the Air Quality Action Plan) to help people travel easily in a sustainable, safe, and healthy way.
   3. Launch an inclusive and accessible draft Local Transport Strategy consultation programme.
   4. Deliver the Bus Service Improvement Plan, including a new provider of bus shelters with real-time information and lobbying for improvements in York’s bus services.
   5. Launch and deliver Air Quality Action Plan 4, taking bold action to reduce air pollution beyond national regulations and aim to meet World Health Organisation targets.
2. Reduce carbon, enable residents to choose alternatives to petrol or diesel cars:
   1. Seek to extend the Clean Air Zone to include freight and taxis, covering York Central and responding to the need for freight deliveries, considering additional action such as taxi licensing.
   2. Promote subsidised upcycled bike schemes and seek to expand e-bikes to connect villages to the city centre.
   3. Become a fully electrified bus city, refresh the EV strategy including e-bikes and e-scooters.
   4. Introduce traffic calming and anti-idling patrols around schools to reduce traffic and remove harmful pollutants.
   5. Improve York’s access to rail, completing the Station Frontage scheme and continue to support a station at Haxby.
3. Make the city accessible for all:
   1. Listen to the disabled community and review Blue Badge access to the city, refreshing the access plan.
   2. Co-design a plan for Our City Centre to make foot street more welcoming and accessible, including management of freight deliveries as part of the Movement Plan.
   3. Provide concessionary bus fares for young people aged up to 25 years old.
   4. Promote sustainable transport routes to York Community Woodland.
4. Improve the condition of highways and infrastructure:
   1. Improve streets, cycleways and footpaths for walkers and wheelers, as part of the Highways Improvement Asset Management Plan.
   2. Review the business model for transport enforcement including local regulations, such as yellow-hatched boxes and illegal parking and anti-idling enforcement to improve air quality.

Key performance indicators

Council delivery:

• The number of City of York Council electric vehicle recharging points in York
• % of the road and pathway network that are grade 4 and below (poor and below) – Roadways

City outcomes:

• Park and Ride Passenger Journeys
• Local bus passenger journeys originating in the authority area (excluding Park and Ride)
• Area Wide Traffic Levels (07:00 -19:00) (Excluding A64) from 2009/10 baseline
• Index of cycling activity (%) (12 hour) from 2009 Baseline
• Index of pedestrians walking to and from the City Centre (%) from 2009/10 Baseline
• % of customers arriving at York Station by sustainable modes of transport