Public realm improvements and city centre cycling coming to Derby
A programme to improve 3,000 sq m of public realm and introduce more than 1,000m of legal cycle routes through Derby city centre is scheduled to start on Monday 11 September 2017.
The first phase of works will be carried out in St Peters Street between 11th September and mid-November and following the Christmas break from 28th January to the end of July.
New paving will be laid and disability-friendly street furniture zones installed in St Peters Street.
When completed, cycle access will be permitted, from Babington Lane along St Peters Street and Corn Market to the junction with St James’s Street, before 10am and after 5pm – the same time that other vehicles are allowed in these pedestrianised areas.
Street furniture zones will comprise seating, bicycle parking areas, litter bins, improved street lighting and planters.
The project has received thumbs up from a range of interest parties including Derby Cycling Group and accessibility advocates.
Deputy leader, councillor Martin Rawson, who has responsibility for city centre regeneration, said: “I am eagerly looking forward to this work as it will bring a much needed environmental face lift to the heart of the city. The Labour Party administration is committed to providing space for cycling in the city as this is one of the avenues towards achieving sustainable transport and creating a more vibrant city centre as it will bring many more people into the city. I’ve seen it at work in other cities in the East Midlands and am confident that it will be successful here.”
