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CityTRAQ: Developing a sustainable measuring network and drawing up an air quality action plan

The City of Bruges is committed to the further development of a sustainable measuring network throughout the city. Through traffic counts with smart cameras at a number of mobility hubs, the City monitors the various modes of transport and links these to air quality measurements (fine dust, nitrogen dioxide, ozone). We then simulate the effect of various measures that improve air quality on the mobility network. In this way, the impact of the modal shift, one-way traffic or a school street can be examined. Using these tools, the city will draw up a substantiated air quality action plan with concrete actions to improve local air quality in the coming years.

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How do I make my environment more aware of air quality
How do I limit vehicle emissions
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CityTRAQ: Uitbouwen van een duurzaam meetnet en het opmaken van een luchtkwaliteitsactieplan

Stad Brugge zet in op de verdere uitbouw van een duurzaam meetnet in de hele stad. Via verkeerstellingen met slimme camera’s op een aantal mobiliteitsknooppunten monitort de Stad de verschillende vervoersmodi en koppelt die aan luchtkwaliteitsmetingen (fijn stof, stikstofdioxide, ozon). Vervolgens simuleren we het effect van verschillende maatregelen die de luchtkwaliteit verbeteren op het mobiliteitsnetwerk. Zo kan de impact van de modal shift, een eenrichtingsverkeer of een schoolstraat nagegaan worden. Aan de hand van deze tools komt de stad tot een onderbouwd luchtkwaliteitsactieplan met concrete acties om de lokale luchtkwaliteit de komende jaren te verbeteren. 

Measurement setup

For 2 years, the city of Bruges will roll out a measuring network with multiparameter sensors to monitor fine dust (PM2.5), NO2 and O3 (July 2024-July 2026). At 18 locations on the Bruges territory, it will be investigated how these air quality parameters fluctuate throughout the day and the year. In addition, mobility cameras will be placed at several junctions near the multiparameter sensors so that the measurements can be linked to the air quality measurements. Based on these measurement results, the impact of the various measures will be simulated, via a tool developed by the VMM, in order to develop an air quality action plan. The impact of these measures will also be monitored in real time by the measuring network.

Meetnet Brugge lucht- en mobiliteitssensoren
Meetnet Brugge

Objectives

  • Evaluation of air quality on the Bruges territory throughout the year
  • Drawing up an air quality action plan

Partners

Life (EU), VMM, Antwerp, Ghent, DHMZ and RIVM

Related challenges

How do I make my environment more aware of air quality?

How do I limit vehicle emissions?