The Media Archive for Central England is the public screen archive for the East and West Midlands. An independent charity and company based at the University of Lincoln, MACE acquires, catalogues, preserves and makes widely available moving image materials that inform our understanding of the diverse cultures and histories of communities between the Lincolnshire coast and the Welsh border.
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Nottingham: Cycle City
Can Nottingham become another Amsterdam? A visit to the city where cyclists and pedestrians are living in harmony.
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Overview
Town planning throughout the 1960s gave priority to the motorist but in Nottingham in 1973 (the year of a global energy crisis) the tide was beginning to turn in favour of other road users. Alderman Eric Foster, the city's Lord Mayor, gets on his bike to launch a scheme in which riders in Nottingham will be able to use the new city centre pedestrian streets.
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