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TRANSPORT PROJECTS BDP park and ride opens in Cheltenham
The second phase of the new Arle Court Transport Hub, a state-of-the-art park and ride facility in Cheltenham, has been completed.
Multidisciplinary design practice BDP delivered Phase 2 of the project alongside contractor Kier Construction on behalf of Gloucestershire County Council. The £33m scheme is a key milestone in the county council’s ongoing efforts to deliver sustainable transport options in the county. An important element of the current Gloucestershire Local Transport Plan 2020- 2041 and its Climate Change Strategy, funded by the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF), administered by Homes England, and the county council. Arle Court Transport Hub will transform the travel experience for residents and visitors within, to and from the West Cheltenham area, as well as those arriving from the M5 via long-distance coach travel, by providing enhanced park and ride facilities that are both convenient and comfortable. The scheme has also been designed to offer improved sustainable travel choices and better connectivity to
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local active travel, which in turn will reduce congestion, lower CO2
emissions and
improve air quality in the region. The new hub provides an expanded bus terminal to enable reliable bus services linking Gloucester and Cheltenham hospitals and centres, making public transport a more convenient option for those using the enhanced park and ride facility. It also offers a range of new and improved passenger and active travel facilities, including indoor and outdoor waiting areas, real- time information screens, a customer information desk, toilets, secure cycle lockers, cycle hoops, cycle maintenance tools and shower changing facilities. The entire site will provide almost 1,000 parking spaces. This includes 860 spaces in the new multi-storey car park. The transport hub is also home to the largest contactless payment EV charging public transport hub in the UK, with a total of 100, 7 kW EV commissioned charge points installed in partnership with Connected Kerb (with a future potential capacity of up to 266 EVs).
BDP’s approach has focused on the “passenger journey,” and has “delivered a design that creates seamless connections between travel options and a comfortable passenger experience,” said the fi rm. The design was developed to reduce the embodied carbon of the building by 20%, with facilities that are net zero carbon in operation, thanks to the installation of solar PV which offsets the energy requirements as demand for electric car charging expands. This landmark new building features a striking bronze, aluminium facade with ‘twists’ within the design to create a wave effect across its length. The hub is surrounded by landscaped green areas including new trees and planting to boost biodiversity. The third and fi nal phase of the project began in late July 2024 and is due to be completed by November 2024. This phase will add more surface car parking spaces to the existing west car park, dedicated coach and camper/van parking and further enhance the transport hub’s sustainability features including the installation of four rapid EV charge points.
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