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Transforming Transport in the West Midlands: Challenges and Solutions

Explore the current developments in the West Midlands, a region with a rich industrial legacy and distinct sub-regions. Learn about the challenges facing the area, including skills, productivity gaps, and connectivity issues. Discover the efforts to promote low carbon economic growth and enhance public transport infrastructure to connect people to jobs efficiently.

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Transforming Transport in the West Midlands: Challenges and Solutions

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  1. . Current Developments in the West Midlands • An Overview Geoff Inskip Chief Executive Centro

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Connectivity to Jobs (1) Existing

  6. Connectivity to Jobs (2)- Existing Vision agglomeration benefits

  7. Transport Strategy Promote 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

  8. 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

  9. Smart Routes Strategic Network

  10. Rail and Rapid Transit Network

  11. Principal Bus Corridors

  12. Local Bus Networks

  13. Centro’s Transport Package • HS2 Connectivity • Promoting Economic Growth through Rail Connectivity • Strategic Freight Network • Access to Growth

  14. Concluding Remarks A clear transport strategy with focus on its delivery Support low carbon economic development and regeneration of the West Midlands • Geoff Inskip • Chief Executive, Centro

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