 Our amazing Green Heart celebrated its first birthday earlier this month (4 September) 💚🎂
Thousands of people, both residents and visitors to Nottingham, have walked through the city-centre space in the past 12 months - many using it as a pleasant place to pause with their lunch, a coffee or to meet friends and family.
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has recorded a number of new species over this time, including moths, newts, butterflies, dragonflies and bees, while the Green Heart has been nominated for a number of national design awards.
 Nottingham City Council are installing a further 46 new parking racks across the city, which brings the total to 275. Locations for the racks have been prioritised based on areas with a high usage of e-bikes and e-scooters, the current parking arrangements aren’t working and there are good connections with the local transport network. Some of the new parking spot locations include Carrington Street, Victoria Embankment and Arnold Road.
 Great news as the free bikes for Nottingham jobseekers project has been extended until April 2026 thanks to funding from the Active Travel Capability Fund. Nottingham City Council, in partnership with Sustrans, can continue to help jobseekers in Nottingham by providing travel assistance and free refurbished bikes.
As we continue into the new school term, let's keep kids safe.
Recently all schools in the city had their zigzag no parking lines repainted, as well as hundreds of other schools getting safety improvements including signage, flashing amber warning lights, crossings and 20mph zones.
These improvements are aimed at doing everything we can to keep children safe around their schools - but parents and other road users have a big part to play as well.
- If it's possible for you, the best way of getting to school is walking, cycling or scooting - less cars on the roads around schools less busy and a safer place to be for everyone.
- If you can't avoid driving to school, always drive carefully and park considerately away from zigzag lines
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Always turn your engine off when you’re stopped to avoid exposing children to harmful air pollution. The people inside the car breathe in the most and it causes real damage to your entire body, but especially in children's developing bodies
- When you can, park further from school and walk a few minutes to keep the streets around the school safer
 On the north bank of the river, the bridge structure has arrived on site fresh from the painters and is now being assembled and checked. Reinforced concrete works to the bridge abutments and foundations for the amphitheatre is progressing well.
Next, the concreting works to the bridge will be completed, with reinforced concrete works to the ramps continuing. Works assembling the bridge will continue with the sections being welded together, the deck completed and other finishing works.
On the south bank, a sheet piling wall has been installed parallel to the waters edge and concrete piles have been installed ahead of reinforced concrete works to the bridge starting next month.
Next on the south bank, reinforced concrete works to the bridge abutments and ramp foundations will begin.
We're getting closer to the completed bridge being be lifted into place on its supports by a huge crane this November!
 Who's heading to Goose Fair next week? 
We've pulled together this handy guide of the best ways to get there on public transport...  
Please note - the Forest Park & Ride will be closed from 6pm Sunday 21 September until 9am on Wednesday 8 October.
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