The Environment Thread :-)
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Jun 2022
11:10am, 16 Jun 2022
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Chrisull
Immediately I find: plymouth.gov.uk
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Jun 2022
1:48pm, 16 Jun 2022
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Fields
I’ve not got time to read the link (and don’t know Plymouth, not my part of the peninsula) but as public transport is usually from radial points to centre, maybe targeting bike specific infrastructure to be in and around local suburban districts is a good way to get people to switch the journeys they'll locally make from car to bike?
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Jun 2022
2:36pm, 16 Jun 2022
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run free
That is the idea fields. The LCWIP should be a dynamic document for councils and they should have a way to collect more feedback
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Jun 2022
2:37pm, 16 Jun 2022
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run free
Mine is using common place. Will check yr one out later Chris
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Jun 2022
3:06pm, 16 Jun 2022
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Chrisull
Also - the existing state of things: plymouth.gov.uk The problem is going from the station two thirds of way down below Central park, you have to go on purple roads at some point. And it describes even the easiest of them as "challenging". Lethal would be a better description sadly. I wouldn't cycle on them, I value my life. |
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Jun 2022
3:25pm, 16 Jun 2022
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run free
Hey Chris - have to say at least Plymouth have started on the infrastructure and had a second consultation. Runnymede completed their consultation in October 2021 and we still have not seen anything from Surrey County Council. Also seen you have this: plymouth.gov.uk But feedback is now closed.....however might be able to find a cycling development officer in your council? |
Jun 2022
8:46am, 21 Jun 2022
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HappyG(rrr)
Quick plug for battery for your home electricity. We're getting one as part of solar installation. But even just without solar, a battery allows you to take benefit of off peak electricity prices. Off peak on most tariffs is half or even 1/4 of the cost of peak. If you can't schedule your electricity usage to take advantage of it (e.g. timers on washing machine, dish washer and any other big electric), then you are using peak electricity. Bad for wallet, bad for environment (because the peak is often when the worst of on demand generators - gas turbines, oil fired etc. kick in). A battery can be e.g. £4K. You can potentially make that back in less than 5 years. And if you install any micro generation in future - solar or wind or anything else, it will benefit you even more. Give me a shout if you want more info, cos we've got quite a lot through the solar investigation. Cheers,  G
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Jun 2022
9:29am, 21 Jun 2022
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Hanneke
Yes please Happy. We don't have off peak electricity here, but I am planning on removing my cold frames in two years time and build a small "off grid" houselet in which I want storage for the solar panels that will go on the roof of my new building. According to my friend's oh, specialised in off grid systems, that, paired with storage, should be enough to generate consistent power to take both buildings off the grid... I will by then also have taken water and sewage off the grid... |
Jun 2022
2:03pm, 21 Jun 2022
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rf_fozzy
I'm not sure why you particularly want to take water and sewage off the grid. That seems pretty pointless to me. The costs of that in comparison to other stuff are rather insignificant and potentially inconvenient if anything goes wrong. I'm not sure in the vast majority of the UK it makes sense going "off grid" anyway. Much better to generate your own power as far as possible (wind, solar, battery etc), but use the grid as extra when required. |
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Jun 2022
4:30pm, 21 Jun 2022
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run free
Fozzy - there are water concerns. The UK may not have enough water for everyone by 2050 with our current usage and climate change. In the South we have had warmer summers and not enough rainfall throughout the year, especially in Winter. Our reservoirs are not as full and we have leaks in our piping system. gov.uk And Nat Geo: nationalgeographic.co.uk |
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