Nottingham City Council will soon embark on the fourth year of its popular Streets for People programme of neighbourhood improvements.
The project, which targets changes that make a real difference across the city, including fixing and resurfacing roads, footpaths and bins, improving traffic and safety issues, providing benches, and making improvements for trees, has been running since 2022 and has completed:
223 roads resurfaced or improved
86 footpaths resurfaced or improved
290 trees planted or rejuvenated
Examples of improvements completed under past Streets for People programmes:
Bewick Drive, Dales
Cardinal Close, St Ann’s
Exeter Road, Berridge
Flaxton Way, Bulwell Forest
As part of the most recent Streets for People programme, which completes in August, resurfacing works have been completed at locations including:
Pelham Avenue, Berridge
Linnell Street, St Ann’s
Lord Nelson Street, Dales
Morrell Bank, Bestwood
Sellers Wood Drive/Coventry Road junction, Bulwell
Wemyss Gardens, Lenton & Wollaton East
More projects are currently being completed at locations including Berridge Road Central, Berridge, and Cockington Road, Bilborough.
Thanks to £7 million of funding via the East Midlands Combined County Authority and national government for 2026/28, this vital work to make getting around our neighbourhoods easier and safer will continue.
Coming up through the second half of 2026, and up to March 2028, Streets for People Funding 4 will allow our teams to:
Resurface or improve 84 roads, including, but not limited to, Greendale Road, Trent Lane (Dales), Lloyd Street (Sherwood), and Burgass Road (Mapperley)
Resurface or improve 12 footpaths
Carry out tree improvements in 18 wards
- Implement eight cycle and walking improvements, including a new cycle crossing, junction improvements, and benches
- Implement thirteen road safety schemes in 15 wards
- Implement ten traffic management schemes, including parking restrictions
Councillor Patience Ifediora, Executive Member for Regional Development, Growth and Transport at Nottingham City Council, said: “It’s great to be able to continue our Streets for People programme. It’s so important that we put time and effort into improving our streets and creating safer and easier journeys for everyone, but especially those walking or cycling.
“I’m proud that Streets for People uses a collaborative approach, with the roads that need attention put forward by local people and prioritised by your councillors, and I encourage everyone to have their say when they notice issues in their local area so that we can continue to get on top of the areas in our city that need attention.”
Streets for People has confirmed funding to allow it to continue into 2027/28 (£3 million) and 2028/29 (£4 million).
