SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Transport in Nottingham is green for go! N • • • •
ottingham is on a journey to become the UK’s greenest transport city. Massive recent investment in
environmentally-friendly
transport services, including trams, greener buses and cycling, is set to be built on in the coming years. The city’s green journey so far includes: •
Expanding the benefits of the tram system – emission-free where it runs – to areas south and west of the city with the opening of new lines earlier this year
Creating Europe’s largest electric bus fleet – that will soon also offer the only fully-electric Park and Ride service in the UK Encouraging more people to choose a healthy, clean travel option through the Citycard Cycle scheme, which has seen 90,000 free hires of a fleet of 500 bikes from hubs around the city in the last year alone
Developing the City Car Club which makes 12 cars available to hire for short journeys in the city – with around 280 members travelling more than 68,000 miles in the last year Creating a pedestrian-friendly city centre, with 90% of streets pedestrianised, a Clear Zone to restrict vehicle movements and recent improvements such as the Creative Quarter road and public space works
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Implementing the country’s only Workplace Parking Levy, which not only funds transport improvements but also encourages employers and employees to consider alternative travel options.
And the City Council is looking to make the future even greener, with bids for Office of Low Emission Vehicle (OLEV) and other funds to achieve ground-breaking invest- ment in sustainable transport. This includes better electric vehicle infrastructure to encourage more to con- sider using electric cars, as well as investing in rapid electric bus charging equipment. There is also a proposal to create a fleet of 82 gas-powered double-decker buses, as well as introducing electric hackney cab taxis to the city and a low emissions zone in the city centre.
Over £6m has begun to be invested in significant improvements to the city’s cycle network which will make cycling a more appealing option to more people. And more pedestrian-friendly streets are on the horizon, with work already underway on Station Street, to be followed by other streets between the redeveloped station and soon-to-be developed Broadmarsh shopping centre. Other plans which help to encourage people to choose public transport include the rolling out of Nottingham’s answer to the Oyster card for seamless journeys on different transport from next month, and
the expansion of a regional bus real-time display system. Councillor Nick McDonald, Portfolio Holder for Growth, Jobs and Transport at Nottingham City Council, said: “We are really proud of our achievements to make Nottingham’s transport greener, joined-up and easy to use. The City Council has worked with our partners to deliver real transport improvements and to provide a range of sustainable transport options that make it possible to leave the car at home. “The City Council is also ambitious for
the city’s transport future and the OLEV and other funding opportunities will help to provide significant improvements in air quality and reduce carbon emissions. I believe that Nottingham is on the road to becoming the greenest transport city in the UK.” Nottingham was awarded top place in
the last National Highways & Transport Network Satisfaction Survey, measuring public satisfaction with local transport. The City Council wants to hear from residents, businesses and visitors what it is that they like about city transport – and share a photo or video with us. Is it the quiet electric buses, gliding along on the tram or maybe using one of the Council’s Citycard Cycles?
mike.mccambridge@
nottinghamcity.gov.uk
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER COMPLETES COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW TO REVEAL HOW 28,000 STAFF AND STUDENTS TRAVEL TO CAMPUS
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eview conducted by Go Travel Solutions shows that single car drivers have significantly decreased with increase in number of
walkers over last five years. The University of Leicester has completed a comprehensive review of how the travel plans of its 28,000 staff and students have changed over the last five years. The review, conducted by Leicester based sustainable travel specialist, Go Travel Solutions, revealed that the numbers of staff and students driving alone has dramatically reduced (from 49 per cent in 2010 to 37 per cent in 2015 for staff and from 9 per cent in 2010 to 5 per cent in 2015 for students). In addition, staff walking to campus has increased from 16 per cent to 21 per cent and students walking is up
from 56 per cent to 62 per cent over the same time period. The review of the University of
Leicester Travel Plan included a University wide staff and student survey, carbon calculations, GIS mapping of postcode data for bus, walk and cycle routes and advice on data capture.
Sandra Lee, Sustainability Officer at
the University of Leicester said: “We are extremely proud that the previous Travel Plan was held by Leicester City Council as an exemplar Plan and that we have enabled a significant number of staff and students to choose more sustainable travel modes by providing enhanced facilities, discounts and increased travel options. The University is highly committed to sustainability and this review enables us to develop a new phase of our Travel Plan to help to reduce
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our environmental impact and to enhance the provision of alternatives.” Robin Pointon, Managing Director
of Go Travel Solutions added: “Since the first travel plan in 2010, the University has committed to reducing its overall environmental impact through transport related emissions. The 2015 Travel Survey has highlighted the potential for greater use of sustainable travel by staff and students with over 100 staff, who are existing single car drivers, expressing a willingness to travel more sustainably to work, for example.
“As members of Smartgo Leicester we look forward to supporting the University and encouraging greater use of sustainable forms of travel for staff and students alike,” Robin continued.
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