Last year, Nottingham City Council received £2 million of Government funding to deliver a range of projects that aim to make walking and cycling easier, encourage more sustainable travel, and support a green recovery from Covid-19.
We've developed a number of proposals, and now we want to hear your views.
You can find out more about each scheme and have your say here.
The proposals include:
- To make permanent the trial closure to through traffic on Victoria Embankment
- To introduce a 20mph speed limit across the city centre
- To introduce measures in parts of the city including the Arboretum, Sherwood and Berridge to deter cut-through traffic and create quieter, safer neighbourhoods
- To improve pedestrian and cycle links in Derby Road, Low Wood Road, and St Ann's Well Road
- To make permanent several of the School Streets schemes that were trialled last year. These restrict vehicles from using the roads immediately outside schools, creating more space and a safer environment for parents, carers and children.
This is the second round of funding received through the Government's Active Travel Fund. Earlier last year, the City Council received an initial £570,000 to run trial schemes.
Portfolio Holder for Transport, Councillor Adele Williams, said: “Encouraging active travel, making it easier and more attractive, is so important. There are many benefits to walking or cycling – it’s good for health, improved well-being, reduced congestion and better air quality. By taking shorter car journeys off the road, we can all help to cut carbon emissions too.
“The numerous lockdowns and restrictions over the last 12 months have also shown us how valuable it is to have green spaces and safe, quiet neighbourhoods to spend time in.
“We received a lot of responses to the trial schemes last year, on what worked well, and what didn’t work so well, and this has played a big role in shaping the proposals we’re consulting on now.
"We want to know what people think, and I’d encourage everyone to take this opportunity to have their say, especially if there is a scheme in their local area.”
The consultation will run until Friday 2 April. Responses will then be reviewed and schemes developed, with further opportunities to comment before they are delivered later this year.
For more information on the schemes and to comment, visit keepnottinghammoving.commonplace.is
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