August Newsletter; Roadworks round up, Follow The Suitcase, Robin Hood Card app, Biomethane Buses and more!

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 Welcome to your August Transport Nottingham Newsletter

Cllr Nick McDonald

Introduction from Councillor Nick McDonald

Hi, as portfolio holder for Growth and Transport I am keen to ensure that all City citizens and businesses are fully informed on the latest monthly transport news taking place in Nottingham.

This month we see stories from Go Ultra Low, Sky Rides and Robin Hood Card; I Hope you find this newsletter informative.

Councillor Nick McDonald, Portfolio Holder for Business, Growth and Transport at Nottingham City Council.

Roadworks - Round up

Round up of some of the roadworks happening this August across Nottingham:
roadworks
follow the suitcase

Follow The Suitcase Success!

On the 21st July the Go Ultra Low Team visited Nottingham for their #FollowTheSuiutcase social media competition highlighting the benefits of owning an electric vehicle promoting the yearly saving made of owning one in the guise of a £750 prize. This competition supported Nottingham City’s Go Ultra Low project to become one of the UK’s first Go Ultra Low Cities, enabling the implementation of a wide range of initiatives to increase the uptake of electric vehicles.

Local Man Will Noble was crowned the winner and presented the prize money with Cllr Nick McDonald and Go Ultra Low's Meg Wise (pictured left). 

For more information about Nottingham’s plans for becoming a Go Ultra Low Cities please visit our website.

Safe Urban Driving Course aimed at developing awareness of cyclists

Local Nottingham Charity RideWise have developed a Safe Urban Driving Course (SUD) which will see Learner Drivers ditch the car for a lesson and take a module with a RideWise cycle instructor instead to help with shared user experience on the roads. 

For more information and to book on to the course please visit the RideWise website or contact Jo@ridewise.org.uk 

Citycard Savings

Your Citycard can get you access to a variety of discounts from across Nottingham

  • Vaas - 20% off shop flowers and sundries. 10% off wines, chocolates and teddies
  • Ilkeston Fencing Ltd - 5% off all installation work

PARK LIVES

Get out and enjoy the Summer by taking part in some of the free local activities taking place in your local parks - jogging, tennis, skating, dancing...there is something for everyone. Find out more at www.parklives.com.

Nottingham to benefit from 53 biomethane buses!

Nottingham City Transport in a joint bid with Nottingham City Council received £4.4 million to fund 53 bio methane buses and £900k on electric bus charging infrastructure in Nottingham.

The government's support for low emission buses is one part of a £600 million package of measures from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles by 2020, which also includes the £6.1 million Nottingham City Council received to become a Go Ultra Low City.

For more information please visit our website.