& Metropolitan Strategy 2030

Driving jobs and prosperity to fuel the engine for growth... Derby & Nottingham How we can grow our cities of the future Metropolitan Strategy Our Metropolitan Strategy has four big ambitions that will ensure we are moving forward over the 2030 next 15 years: • Metro Enterprise: Promoting Derby & Nottingham world-wide to attract new Two Great Cities investment; supporting businesses to innovate, diversify, find new markets, increase productivity and strengthen supply chains One Vision One Voice • Metro Talent: Enhancing leadership, City Centres: Vibrant city centres are key drivers By 2030 Derby & Nottingham will have a global Added together Derby & Nottingham not only form knowledge and creativity of skilled workers; of successful economies. Our Metro Strategy and reputation as an exciting place to live, work and play one of the UK’s most important urban areas but nurturing young people to be ready for work in supporting city centre masterplans provide the – you’ll want to learn here, do business here, have they become one of the top 30 population centres the 21st century right environment for economic growth both within fun here and make this great place your home. in Europe. Both cities have a young demographic the cities and across the D2N2 area as a whole. which is predicted to grow, in contrast to the • Connected Metro: Improving accessibility national trend of an aging population. to the cities through shared development of Partnership: Derby & Nottingham are forging a our transport corridors, application of new new partnership in a rapidly evolving partnership By bringing all that exciting potential together and transport technologies and better integration landscape. We will work with partners including our joining our urban voice, we will drive the jobs and with our superb rail and airport interchanges D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership to place Derby prosperity that will fuel the as an engine & Nottingham at the forefront of our ambitions for UK growth, so by 2030 Derby & Nottingham will: • Metro Living: Providing a range of exciting for growth, ensuring that the benefits flow from and accessible opportunities for a modern the through the market towns and • be internationally recognised as a vibrant, urban lifestyle and vibrant city centres, befitting rural areas across the D2N2 geography. We will creative urban centre offering a great modern of a world-class urban area, where residents work with Government to ensure we maximise city lifestyle to its citizens and visitors can live, earn and play through a wide range of the opportunities presented by major national • be renowned for producing world-class ideas, sporting and cultural activities developments like High Speed Two rail. products and people with a leading voice in the UK and at Westminster Innovation and ideas: Our cities have grown through our pursuit of change, innovation, taking • have a recognised identity across the world, Making it work risks and creating opportunities. We need to known for the quality of its international Strong Leadership: Successful cities need nurture this culture as a catalyst for growth and relationships, with a passion for exchanging strong leadership and effective management to one way will be to work with our Universities ideas and open for trade deliver their vision. Through this strategy Derby & Leaders have made a to amplify their research capacity and attract commitment to developing closer ties and bringing new thinkers from across the globe, supporting Why Derby and Nottingham functions and services together where the benefits cutting edge ideas so that they become basis of for our cities are clear. They will also champion innovation to sustain our future city generations. are better together close, collaborative working with our neighbour Building on history: We share an industrial Of course Derby & Nottingham have proud individual authorities and leaders from across the public, heritage, a history of silk and lace, manufacturing histories fed by our great rivers, the Derwent and the Trent, private and third sectors who share the belief that and ideas, leaving us a rich legacy in a resilient but we have many natural connections such as the daily together we can achieve more for our citizens. economic base with strengths in advanced flow of over 40,000 citizens making theirliving commuting manufacturing and life sciences. We share between the two cities on our strong transport links; many of the same opportunities and challenges together we can make the most of new opportunities like facing cities today – diverse cultures, a young High Speed Two. We share the experience of an industrial demographic, a wide commute to work area and heritage and an enterprise culture; many of our growing some significant deprivation. Whilst we have often business sectors complement each other from Derby’s collaborated on individual projects in the past, thriving advanced transport manufacturing to Nottingham’s we now seek to collaborate strategically, working burgeoning life sciences. We have more to gain from together to unlock our potential and prove what cooperation than competition if we want to unlock the we are capable of. potential of our cities to develop and keep our local talent.

Derby & Nottingham Metropolitan Strategy 2030 Derby & Nottingham Metropolitan Strategy 2030 Playing our part in a bigger picture Derby & Nottingham are all about city life, but we know people enjoy taking time out and our residents enjoy the unique market towns and picturesque villages in our neighbouring counties and access to nature and open spaces in the National Park and Sherwood Forest. The close proximity of rural and city living provides mutual benefits, giving access to rich and diverse experiences for residents, employees and visitors. How we will deliver This strategy is the urban expression of the total capacity for economic growth across the our strategy collective area of , , We will agree a range of actions to help us move Derby & Nottingham. Our cities are the urban towards our 2030 vision and meet our four Big heart of this collaboration; strengthening our joint Ambitions. We will agree how to measure the approach we will contribute more to our shared impact of these actions and our strategy and ambitions for growth across the region and make publish these regularly to show you how we are a significant contribution to the wider economic progressing. goals of the Midlands Engine and the UK.

For more information about the strategy and how you can get involved, search Derby Nottingham Metro on the derby.gov.uk or nottinghamcity.gov.uk sites or contact [email protected] or [email protected]

To have your say on the Derby Nottingham Metro Vision go to www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/consultation or visit www.derby.gov.uk/yourcityyoursay