Post on 22-Feb-2016
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Current Developments in the West Midlands
- An Overview
Geoff InskipChief Executive
Centro
The West Midlands Metropolitan Area• 2.6 m population• Distinct sub-regions: - Birmingham/Solihull, - The Black Country, - Coventry• Industrial legacy “The workshop of the world”• “Cross-roads of the UK”
Challenges• Skills
– £15bn Regional GVA productivity gap with UK average• Jobs
– global economy jobs, fit for the future. Region’s unemployment rate currently 9%– Connectivity to jobs and to skills
• Homes– Circa 160,000 net new homes in the Metropolitan area by 2026
• Carbon– 80% reduction in UK greenhouse gas by 2050; 34% reduction by 2020
Public transport in the West Midlands• 347 m passenger journeys 2010/11 • 50+% public transport modal share to centres• 90% bus services commercial• 10% bus services subsidised – contracts with Centro• National Express operates 77% of bus service kms• Suburban rail services – renewal in 2015• Light rail – 23 year concession with Centro• Network Rail – rail infrastructure• Highways Agency – motorways• Local councils – highway authorities and land use planning authorities
Strong links with land use planning
World Class Transport Package
• Effective governance• Strong links with land use
planning• Clear plans, sustained
commitment• Clear roles for public, private
and voluntary sectors• Integrated hierarchical public
transport
Connectivity to Jobs (1) Existing
Connectivity to Jobs (2)- Existing Vision agglomeration benefits
Transport StrategyPromote low carbon, economic
growth:• “Smart routes” – Strategic Highway
Network/Principal Bus Corridors• Increased public transport capacity –
Hierarchical public transport system• Enhanced local walking, cycling• Smarter Choices
Strategic Public Transport Issues :• HS2 release of “classic network” capacity• Increasing suburban rail capacity/• Rapid transit network development/land use planning• Bus network quality/ effectiveness• Park and ride capacity• Integrated Smart ticketing - Swift
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Smart Routes Strategic Network
Rail and Rapid Transit Network
Principal Bus Corridors
Local Bus Networks
Centro’s Transport Package
• HS2 Connectivity• Promoting Economic Growth through
Rail Connectivity• Strategic Freight Network• Access to Growth
Concluding RemarksA clear transport strategy with focus on its deliverySupport low carbon economic development and regeneration
of the West Midlands
• Geoff Inskip• Chief Executive, Centro