January Newsletter - Robin Hood Card, Station Street, Cycle City and more

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Welcome to your January Transport Nottingham Newsletter!

This monthly newsletter aims to keep you informed on everything that's going on across Nottingham from walking, cycling, public transport and our Citycard savings to our Major Transport Projects

Happy New Year!

As we welcome in the New Year we look back on the successes that 2015 brought us:

In May the Cycle City programme was launched and our new Portfolio Holder for Jobs, Growth and Transport Councillor Nick McDonald was also announced.
Nottingham's first ever Cycling Champion Councillor Jane Urquhart was appointed.
On the 20th of July the A453 was officially opened by Transport Secretary Patrick Mcloughlin .
On the 25th of August the new NET Tram extensions were opened.
December saw the Robin Hood Card launch (see below for more information).

We're looking forward to another great year for Transport in Nottingham! Here's to 2016!!

Robin Hood Travel launches

Last month saw the launch of the first pay-as-you-go travel card outside of London in Nottingham - The Robin Hood Travel Card.

Portfolio Holder for Jobs, Growth and Transport Cllr Nick McDonald along with operators launched the card on the 14th December, with 1,500 cards sold to date.

To find out how to get your Robin Hood Card and which operators it's currently valid on please visit the Robin Hood Network website.

Full Steam ahead for Station Street improvements

Station Street in Nottingham city centre is currently being transformed from what was a traffic-choked side street into a brand new public space.

The £1.375 million scheme, which is benefiting from both European funding and national Government funding which the council secured through the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership and City Deal, is seeing a range of improvements to the area.

For more information please visit the website.

Travel Centre opening times

On the 4th January the opening times for the Victoria and Broadmarsh City Council Travel Centres were altered slightly. The Travel Centres offer information services, Citycard Cycles Hire, Shopmobility scooter and wheelchair hire and Citycard smartcard services.

You can find the revised opening times by visiting the website.

Citycard Savings

Kings Walk Shoe Repairs

Is adding more walking into your daily routine your New Years resolution?

Fix up your worn shoes and get more mileage out of them with 10% off with your Citycard at Kings Walk shoe repairs.

Find out more information about this Citycard Saving.

Go Low Nottingham

We're eagerly awaiting the decision from the Office of Low Emission (OLEV) to see if our City bid which we submitted in October has been successful. The results are due to be announced on the 25th January - wish us luck!

Keep up to date on all the action on social media by following the hashtag #GoLowNottm

Welcoming a breath of fresh air from Defra

Last month it was announced that The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs planned to help Nottingham City Council improve air quality in the city centre by introducing Clean Air Zones by 2020.

We welcome the news as it supports our existing goals to become an ultra low emission city linked with our bid to the Government's Office for low Emission Vehicles for £6m which if successful will see a range of low emission improvements to Nottingham.

For more information please visit the website.

Western Cycle Corridor - works update

The City Council’s cycle route construction programme, funded by the Council and a £6.1m investment by the D2N2 local Enterprise Partnership, is proceeding well with the works on Castle Boulevard well underway.

The Western Corridor will be completed by the 31st May 2016. For more information on the Western Corridor please visit the Cycle City website.

Southern Cycle Corridor

The second phase of the Cycle City Programme involves the Southern Cycle corridor which will be mainly off road heading from Nottingham Station along Queen's Bridge Road, along Queen's Walk and over the Toll Bridge. We are then looking at two routes to Clifton one via off road paths which will follow the tram route into Clifton. The other route will pick up the shared paths alongside the A453 and provide connections to Trent University's Clifton Campus.

Consultation is set to take place in February with construction commencing in March - further information will be found on the cycle city website in due course.

Light Night

Light Night is back on the 5th February and our partners The Big Wheel and Sustrans are helping light up the city centre once again with a Pedal Powered Party taking place on King Street between 5pm-9pm. At the party a pedal powered sound system, interactive shadow puppet stage, Dr Bike and information and advice will be on offer.

Come along and say hello!

For more information please visit The Big Wheel website.

Some of these projects and this newsletter are delivered as part of the Nottingham Urban Area’s successful Local Sustainable Transport Fund programme, helping to establish Nottingham as an exemplar for integrated sustainable transport.

For further details visit www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/LSTFprojects

Transport Strategy, Nottingham City Council, Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

http://transport.nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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