The Carrick Centre in the town of Maybole has been accredited by Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK) as the first community UK mobility hub to gain official recognition from the national charity for shared transport.
The hub makes it easier for people to take sustainable journeys by offering a range of services including e-bike hire, electric vehicle chargers and a community minibus.
The new hub is a collaboration between the Carrick Centre and South Ayrshire Community Transport (SACT), a charity working to enhance social inclusion by making travel in the region easier.
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The two organisations worked towards achieving accreditation for the mobility hub by improving signage, surveying local residents on how local transport could be improved, and making it easier for people to hire e-bikes.
CoMoUK, which is responsible for accrediting shared transport schemes and mobility hubs across the UK, drew up guidance for community mobility hubs in 2022.
Chief executive of CoMoUK Richard Dilks said: “It’s brilliant that the Carrick Centre is setting an example for the rest of the UK by making the town of Maybole home to the country’s first accredited community mobility hub, proving that sustainable transport options can be created everywhere, not just in cities.
“Mobility hubs reclaim space for sustainable, green and convenient modes of transport that is usually taken up by private cars, helping to cut traffic congestion and carbon emissions in the process.”
Achievements and innovations in mobility hubs will be celebrated at the third annual CiTTi Awards, which will be held on 26 November 2024 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector – and to book your table!
