Brighton has become the latest city to consider banning cars to tackle congestion and pollution. It follows similar proposals to exclude cars or impose congestion charges in York, Bristol, Oxford, Cardiff and the City of London. Birmingham council also revealed proposals this week to ban private cars from the city centre to improve air quality. Brighton has become the latest city to consider banning cars to tackle congestion and pollutionBrighton and Hove city council will vote on Tuesday whether to bar private vehicles from 2023 after Green Party councillors pledged to reduce air pollution. Green councillor Amy Heley, who proposed the move, said she wanted to investigate the feasibility and costs of stopping private vehicles entering the city centre.

Source: Daily Mail January 17, 2020 23:16 UTC