 Better Transport Week is an annual celebration of the transport that makes our lives better!
Sustainable transport does amazing things. It shrinks traffic jams, cleans up our air and tackles climate change. It improves our health and boosts our economy. It connects us to the things that matter.
Get involved this week by:
- leaving the car at home
- exploring your local area on foot or by bike
- using our fantastic buses, trams or trains
It's also Clean Air Day on 20 June! Did you know
Cars and vans are the biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and some types of air pollution in the UK, harming both our health and the planet. If more of us were able to walk, wheel, cycle or use public transport, it would make the air cleaner for us all and help to protect our health and the planet:
- If everyone switched just one car journey a month for a bus trip, there would be a billion fewer car journeys each year.
- If 50% of short journeys in towns and cities were walked or cycled, we could save enough carbon to power every home in Manchester, Bristol or Liverpool with electricity.
- Taking the train also produces nearly 80% less carbon emissions than driving, helping to protect the environment.
 The Victoria Embankment has gained 430 metres of new beautifully smooth path to improve connectivity for cyclists, walkers and wheelers between the city centre, Meadows and the Suspension Bridge through the Embankment.
For cyclists, we've also added new cycle parking outside the café for those wanting to enjoy spending time along the River Trent.
 These special editions created by the Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service for the Travel Well project are all about unleashing the active traveller in you.
The books will help you to connect with friendly, community-based teams and activities promoting walking, cycling, and wheeling.
Find out more and read a copy here
 Works have now begun to add 170m of protected 2-way cycleway on Mansfield Road, running from the Goose Fair roundabout to Pelham Avenue. An improved footway will also run alongside this cycleway.
- During these works, travel through the area may be delayed. Please plan your journey and allow extra time
- Full bus service will be retained for the duration of the works- but please note that temporary bus stop flags will be used from 21st June for northbound bus services in the area of the works (bus stops: FO04, FO31 and FOT1)
- Three bus stop will be consolidated into two after completion of the works. Please note, there will be no changes to which services operate from these stops
Find out more
Alex Dalton, Managing Director
Your business, organisation or charity could benefit from a grant to help pay for green travel improvements exactly like Daltons Wadkin has. On offer are EV charging points, cycle parking, showers for cyclists and pool ebikes Get in touch today - our friendly team will talk you through the possibilities and help you apply for your grant. Sign up here. Workplace Travel Service: Express your interest online - Nottingham City Council
Local distributors of industrial machinery Daltons Wadkin have been based in Nottingham for over a century, but they are embracing modern innovation and a sustainable approach thanks to a grant from our Workplace Travel Service team.
Thanks to a 75% funded grant, a smart secure cycle shelter and two additional EV charging points have been installed for staff and visitors who were keen to go green. Since the improvements, more staff are cycling to work than ever.
Find out more about how to apply
Bradley Nightingale, Technical Support Engineer
Are you an existing Nottingham Cycle Parks customer? Do you want to use your phone to scan in and out?
You have until the end of June to register for your free personalised smart credentials to use via a smartphone/watch. Just complete this form.
 Nottingham City Transport have announced that they will continue with the Help for Households £2 bus fare scheme until the end of 2024.
Thanks to the scheme, adult bus singles with NCT are capped at £2 per journey, anywhere on the NCT network.
Join NET in celebrating Women in Engineering Day at our Wilkinson Street tram depot open day on Wednesday 26th June and discover how you can develop your career in the transport and engineering industries.
Learn more about the different roles here at NET, from tram drivers and customer service agents to engineers and technicians .
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