Nottingham has scooped an award for Outstanding Contribution to Local Transport. The city’s excellence in public transport was recognised at the Transport Times National Transport Awards in Manchester on Thursday 15 July.
Cllr Jane Urquhart said, who received the award on behalf of the city said:
“I am delighted that Nottingham City Council has been recognised for our joined up approach to public transport strategies, from planning to operation. We have an excellent partnership with organisations like the Big Wheel, Nottingham City Transport and Trent Barton. Nottingham City Transport picked up the Winning New Customers award at the 2009 UK Bus Awards, and in May this year the biggest, and first area-wide, statutory bus quality partnership was launched. Nottingham has seen year-on-year increases in bus and tram use. There are now 47 million bus passengers per year in Nottingham and 10 million tram passengers. With that base from which to work, I am confident that Nottingham City is in a strong position to respond to the difficult financial climate we are now facing.”
Professor David Begg, Integrated Transport and Infrastructure Expert & Editor of Transport Times, said: “This is a special award that we present to people who have shown leadership at a local level and to celebrate success stories. Nottingham has continued to build on its excellent public transport infrastructure and is one of the few cities to reduce car congestion during a period of growth. This is down to the successful policies that Nottingham has implemented and is managing to pursue. We want other cities to learn from the likes of Nottingham and this award is well deserved.”
