Polling the Public about Air Pollution

Air Quality in London Survey(Transport for London, Mar. 2014)

Today we review a dozen questions that the Mayor Johnston has posed to his citizens about the state of air pollution London which recently reached record levels, comparable to those in the capital of China. Action to improve air quality (or other environmental issues such as climate change) from the public purse has to be based on how tax payers perceive the problem and its sources, as well as which options they might accept or hopefully endorse. Londoners are lucky to have Mayors who care enough about the environment to take significant steps to improve it, as we have seen in the implementation of the Low Emissions Zone, using a congestion charging system in the core of London over 10 years ago. What comes next? We’ll see after the poll closes in mid-April.

   

Key Quotes:

“What do you think are the causes of air pollution in London? (please tick as many as you feel appropriate)

	Yes	No	Don't know
Road traffic	Yes	No	Don't know
River traffic	Yes	No	Don't know
Aviation	Yes	No	Don't know
Trains	Yes	No	Don't know
Construction (e.g. building sites)	Yes	No	Don't know
Industry (e.g. manufacturing)	Yes	No	Don't know
Domestic (home heating)	Yes	No	Don't know
Weather	Yes	No	Don't know

“ Do you agree to reduce pollution from traffic we should:

	Yes	No	Don't know
Encourage people to walk and cycle more	Yes	No	Don't know
Encourage people to reduce their private car use	Yes	No	Don't know
Encourage people to reduce their use of all vehicles (including taxis and buses)	Yes	No	Don't know
Encourage people to travel at different times of the day to reduce congestion	Yes	No	Don't know
Encourage more people to work from home	Yes	No	Don't know
Encourage people to use cleaner fuelled vehicles	Yes	No	Don't know
Encourage people to use vehicles powered by alternative fuels and / or alternative technologies	Yes	No	Don't know

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