04.20.2023 Our Etruscan Square mobility hub gets the go ahead

We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the planning committee has approved our state of the art mobility hub, Etruscan Square, in Stoke-on-Trent.

This multi-storey car park is part of a much larger master plan to revitalise the central Hanley area of Stoke-on-Trent. Backed last year by a £20million investment from the government’s Levelling Up Fund, this new development will also include shopping, restaurants, a new arena and housing. 

Meeting the needs of the city today and in the future

Our Etruscan Square design combines a modern, bright MSCP with a micro mobility hub, which will include areas for scooters as well as bike storage and bike repair, allowing people to drive in and then take a scooter or their bike into town. Electric vehicle charging points will make up 10% of the overall parking spaces.

There will also be a large number of Changing Places toilets, for those with limited mobility who need additional assistance. We want to make it as easy as possible for everyone to get around, while also providing everything needed to help reduce congestion and pollution in the centre of Stoke.

But we are not just building for the needs of the people and their city today. We have incorporated future-proofing design elements on the ground floor level to offer greater long-term flexibility. The building has an unusually generous 2.9m height clearance so that high sided vehicles can come in. This will be able to accommodate first and last mile logistics, allowing delivery vans to bring local deliveries here and transfer them onto scooters for the final part of their journey, keeping roads clear of vans and reducing pollution. Its next purpose has already been factored in.