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00:48 What we're doing today is we're putting a sign up for the low emission zone ahead of it going live in June next year.
00:54 I mean live in terms of enforcement.
00:56 And so really the sign going up is just a reminder to people that they have to start planning ahead if they've not got a compliant vehicle.
01:03 Now in terms of net zero, I don't think the low emission zone is going to have anything more than a marginal impact on our plans.
01:12 Because it's not really going to reduce the number of vehicles coming into the city centre significantly.
01:18 But what we will be doing is early next year we will be publishing plans for reducing through traffic in the city centre.
01:24 And I think that will make a significant contribution to our net zero plans.
01:28 And it will also make the city centre a much better place to visit and spend time.
01:33 And we'll do that whilst also supporting businesses and residents in the city centre who need to use their car.
01:39 We consulted last year and the public are open to working with the council on reducing traffic in the city centre.
01:46 Because too often I think the streets here are dominated by traffic and it makes it hard to move around.
01:53 So early next year we will bring forward these plans.
01:55 And it is about moving the city through that transition.
01:58 Cutting congestion, improving public transport, making it a better city to live in.
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