School children helped to officially launch a hub which links different modes of transport in Nottingham and makes it easier for people to get around the city.

Pupils from Old Basford Primary School visited Nottingham City Council’s new Mobility Hub, in Percy Street, where they proudly showed off the community mural they helped to design.

They then got their hands dirty by digging in with some planting activities, helping to green the space and make it more welcoming.

The facility is one of six initial sites that have been introduced across Nottingham using funding from the £16.7m Future Transport Zones (FTZ) programme, which is a joint project with Derby City Council.

The others are at Lambourne Drive, Wollaton; the Dales Central Library in Sneinton; Bulwell station; Winchester Street, Sherwood; and the Bridgeway Centre in The Meadows.

Mobility Hubs are safe, accessible and highly-visible spaces that bring together multiple transport options in one convenient location. They are designed to help people switch easily between walking, cycling, public transport and shared mobility services – reducing reliance on private cars and supporting cleaner, greener travel.

Each hub has been tailored to meet the needs of its local community and includes features such as e-scooter and e-bike hire, electric vehicle (EV) charging points, public bicycle parking and car club vehicles, with some also offering additional seating and planting.

Road safety changes have been made to improve crossings at the Percy Street (below) and Lambourne Drive hubs.

Five of the sites are completed, with installation of EV chargers at Percy Street currently under way and set to complete soon. Planting is being carried out over the coming weeks to further improve the space.

The hubs aim to:

• Make sustainable travel more convenient, accessible and attractive
• Raise the profile of shared mobility services
• Improve connectivity within residential areas and across the city
• Enhance local public spaces
• Support Nottingham’s carbon-neutral ambitions and improve air quality

Councillor Linda Woodings, Executive Member for Regional Development, Growth and Transport at Nottingham City Council, said: “We’re really excited to launch the six new mobility hubs and hope they will make a positive difference to residents and visitors to our city.

“I’d especially like to thank the staff and pupils at Old Basford Primary School for helping us with the launch and showing off their brilliant artwork.

“These hubs are a perfect example of the forward-thinking work we’ve been doing in Nottingham using the funding we secured from the Future Transport Zones (FTZ) project to give people real choices in how they travel.

“The city already benefits from a host of joined-up transport options such as a top-class public transport network, integrated ticketing through the Robin Hood Card,

dedicated infrastructure to support cycling and scooting, as well as shared hire schemes.

“There has also been recent investment to support the rollout of electric vehicle charge point infrastructure, and our new Mobility Hubs bring all of these components together in a way that is practical and helpful.

“This is exactly what FTZ projects should be delivering and the reason why the city council was again successful in a bid for Government funding.”

More details about the new Mobility Hubs and how they’re helping to shape the future of travel can be found here.