Councillor Swan at one of Derby’s new Pocket Parks 2024 has been all about making pushing ahead on our journey to make Derby a greener, better connected city. As ever, it’s been a busy year, so it’s easy to forget just how much that has been achieved and the progress we’ve made on our journey to reaching carbon net-zero. Much of the work we’ve been doing this year has focused on giving residents greater choice when they decide how to travel around Derby. Earlier this year we launched our Car Club, in partnership with Enterprise Car Club . I’m really pleased that we’ve had some great feedback from residents about this and the team is already working with Enterprise to look at how we can bring this scheme to new areas of the city. Mobility Hubs are another area where we’ve given residents tangible improvements to local travel. Mobility hubs offer a range of transport options in one place and give people more choice of how to get to local amenities, such as shops. The Six Streets mobility hub is now fully up and running, with four Car Club vehicles, new Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers, and cycle parking. Further hubs are due to launch in Chaddesden , Grove Street and the University of Derby’s Kedleston Road campus next year. We’ve also installed new EV chargers at Darley Playing Fields , and created six Pocket Parks in the heart of communities across the city , which enhance biodiversity, make it easier to access local amenities and offer a lovely spot to catch up with friends – weather permitting! Our commitment to creating better transport choices and enhancing the public transport offer remains as strong as ever. Over the course of 2024, we worked with trentbarton to increase bus services through […]