A few months ago the council successfully secured funds from the Government to help aid our city's recovery from Covid-19 and encourage people to walk and cycle more.
Through the Emergency Active Travel Fund (EATF) we have been introducing various temporary measures to make our city space safer and more attractive for active travel.
Here's what we've been up to so far...
We transformed Victoria Embankment into a safer space for cyclists and pedestrians by closing a section of the Embankment to through traffic. The Embankment is now enjoyed by many and is regularly used for Ridewise, Sustrans and Nottingham Bike Works Nottingham Bike Aid events.Pop up cycle stands have been installed all over the city to provide you with secure places to leave your bike while going about your day. Car-free streets are being trialled outside 8 schools for their first term back so we can support social distancing and encourage active travel. We want to provide a safe and welcoming space to encourage more children and parents to walk, scoot, or cycle to school. Carlton Road can be extremely busy at times - we're created a quieter, pop up cyle route linking Porchester Road to the city centre via Carlton Rd. Not all of Carlton Rd will be tackled, but we have plans for this to be carried out later in the year.Improvements to existing facilities on Middelton Blvd/Oundle Drive , where the layout is hindered by poor visibility and footway width. We've moved cyclists off the shared path and onto a dedicated two way cycle lane that's set back from residential entrances for safety.We will be improving the links between the city centre and St Ann's Valley Community Centre through measures such as various areas of cycle lane, tighter junction entries and more along St Anns Well Road. Recently we implemented measures throughout the Arboretum to prevent motorists using the area as a cut through between Derby Road and Mansfield Road, making the area much more pleasant for residents and those walking and cycling.For Derby Road and surrounding streets , we've added restrictions to limit vehicle movement between Derby Road and Ilkeston Road, added a brand new cycle lane along Derby Road and improved safety at junctions where visibility is compromised to provide calmer, more attractive streets.We're also using some of the funding for supporting measures, such as our website here, https://keepnottinghammovingsafely.commonplace.is/, where you can all leave suggestions on areas that you think could be improved to make walking/cycling even safer in our city. These ideas will then be used for future works.These are all trial schemes that could be kept, removed or amended, so we're inviting feedback from you all. We're also awaiting the announcement of Tranche 2 funding which would allow us to make even more walking and cycling improvements.
All updates can be found on our dedicated page on transportnottingham.com .
Let’s Keep Nottingham Moving Safely