Sustainable and active transport in Normanton and Arboretum is getting a boost thanks to a new mobility hub.
Building on the success of similar schemes elsewhere in the city, the new mobility hub will be installed into the Grove Street car park, giving citizens and local businesses greater choice when deciding how they travel around their local community.
Mobility hubs provide the local community with a range of sustainable and active travel methods, making it easier for citizens to access local amenities whilst also helping the Council to learn more about the area’s transport needs.
Work on site to install the Grove Street mobility hub will begin in Spring 2025, and will include:
- Electric vehicle (EV) charging and dedicated EV parking
- A BP Pulse Alpitronic hypercharger, designed for use by taxis who would benefit from short bursts of rapid charging
- A bike corral, allowing citizens to secure their bicycles safely
- Interactive information totem with live travel updates
- The hub may also be home to additional Enterprise Car Club vehicles
Work will also be carried out to make improvements to the car park, which is situated adjacent to the busy Normanton Road area.
Councillor Carmel Swan, Climate Change, Transport and Sustainability said:
We’ve been working hard over the past eighteen months to enhance and diversify Derby’s active and sustainable transport offer, giving citizens greater choice when it comes to deciding how to travel around the city.
Our teams have listened to citizens and learnt from other mobility hub sites and now we’re ready to introduce another mobility hub into Grove Street.
This latest mobility hub will be a welcome addition to our ever-growing network of active and sustainable travel choices, playing a key role in our combined efforts to combat climate change through reduced pollution and congestion in Derby.
Work on site to create the hub will begin in Spring 2025 and is expected to be completed within a few months. The mobility hub will be funded by the Department for Transport (DFT)’s Future Transport Zones Fund, which was awarded to Derby City Council to trial new and exciting developments in transport.
Ahead of works starting on site, citizens and local businesses will have the opportunity to quiz Council Officers about the new hub at a community engagement event on Tuesday 17 December.
Officers will be in the Grove Street car park from 11am – 3pm, sharing information about other mobility hubs within the city, such as the already established Six Streets mobility hub and the new hub on Nottingham Road in Chaddesden. This is also an opportunity for the Council to learn more about any potential transport challenges and needs.
Residents who would like to know more about the mobility hubs can get in touch with the Future Transport Zones team by emailing traffic.management@derby.gov.uk.