Plymouth City Council, GB

Plymouth City Council, GB supports sustainable commutes with Connect Plymouth initiative

Plymouth and Beryl Bikes partnered to place 500 e-bikes and 90 parking locations throughout the city. Three hundred EV fast-charging stations by Wenea can be accessed by the public through the manufacturer's mobile app. Car-sharing company Co Cars introduced a fleet of all-electric Volkswagen ID.3s for hourly use by club members. The Connect Plymouth website includes an interactive map of transit options and a travel planning tool.

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Plymouth City Council, GB

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Plymouth City Council, GB Safer Delivery Zone pilot accommodates growth of delivery services

City officials selected a section of New George Street with a high concentration of restaurants for the pilot. Contractors for services like Deliveroo and UberEats can stay in the zone for up to 30 minutes as they wait for orders. The zone accommodates bikes, motorcycles, and cars without obstructing pedestrians or other vehicles. Safer Delivery Zones may be introduced across Plymouth if pilot data show benefits for businesses, contractors, and commuters.

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Plymouth City Council, GB

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Plymouth City Council, GB improves marine plastic waste collection with autonomous WasteSharks

Initial deployment at the Turnchapel Wharf will expand to the Plymouth Sound during the pilot. The all-electric robots gather up to 43 gallons of waste per trip with a per-charge range of three kilometers. University of Plymouth researchers gather WasteShark data on waste volumes and types. Local officials plan naming and design competitions to engage area residents. Plymouth is working with Marine AI and MSUBS on vehicle improvements for targeted waste collection.

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Plymouth City Council, GB

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Plymouth City Council, GB Natural Grid project merges youth training with park restoration

Plymouth Natural Grid is an 18-month project to rewild and restore 12 green sites covering 390 hectares. A new urban ranger team works with apprentices aged 18 to 24 on biodiversity projects. Each cohort spends six months learning skills useful in future careers like forest management and habitat maintenance. Council officials anticipate at least 1,000 participating in nature engagement weeks at restored locations.

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Plymouth City Council, GB

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Plymouth City Council, GB launched the "CrowdFund Plymouth" campaign to support local ideas

Plymouth City Council partnered with Crowdfund UK to launch the "CrowdFund Plymouth" campaign. The campaign provides an online platform to crowdfund ideas from local businesses, communities and charities. Whenever a proposed project provides a benefit to the community and receives public support the Council contributes levy funds. If a project raises 25% of its fundraising goal from resident donations, the Council pledges an additional 50% up to a maximum of £20,000.

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Plymouth City Council, GB

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Plymouth City Council, GB is seeking compliance with the AA standard for website accessibility

Plymouth City Council is seeking compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines AA standard. The Council keeps its website text simple and allows users to change colours, contrast levels, and fonts. Users can zoom in on text up to 300% and navigate most of the website with speech recognition software or just a keyboard and listen to most of the website with a screen reader. The Council regularly tests the accessibility of its website with automated tools including Publica11y and WAVE.

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Plymouth City Council, GB

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