4.3 Environment

Indicator	Data Source	Baseline (Year)	Desired Effect: Increase ↑ Decrease ↓ Other *	TARGETS
Indicator	Data Source	Baseline (Year)	Desired Effect: Increase ↑ Decrease ↓ Other *	2007 - 2010	2010 - 2015	2015 - 2025
How adults usually travel to work in Argyll and Bute	Scottish Household Survey	Walk 18%	↑	↑19%	↑20%	↑21%
		Driver car/ van 55%	↓	↓52%	↓46%	↓40%
		Passenger car/ van 12%	↑	↑13%	↑14%	↑15%
		Bicycle 3%	↑	3%	↑4%	↑5%
		Bus 6%	↑	↑7%	↑9%	↑11%
		Rail 4%	↑	4%	↑5%	↑6%
		Other 2% (2003/04)	*	2%	2%	2%
NO2 levels	Argyll and Bute Council	26μg/m3 (annual mean 2006)	*	Aim to maintain levels below national objective of 40μg/m3
PM10 levels	Argyll and Bute Council	17.9μg/m3 (annual mean 2007)	*	Aim to maintain levels below national objective of 40μg/m3	Aim to maintain levels below national objective of 18μg/m3 (Scotland only)
Volume of freight shipped by sustainable modes	Timber industry	Rail:
		40,000 tonnes of timber (2006)	↑	↑15%	↑25%	↑50%
		Sea:
		240,000 tonnes of timber (2006)	↑	↑10%	↑20%	↑40%
No. of schools with prepared and implemented Travel Plans	Argyll and Bute Council	56 (Mar 2007)	↑	↑ (86 by Mar 2008)
No. of transport infrastructure projects with impact assessments carried out, e.g. Environmental/ Archaeological Impact Assessment	Argyll and Bute Council	4 (2007)	↑	↑8	↑12	↑16