current developments in the west midlands an overview geoff inskip chief executive centro
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Current Developments in the West Midlands
- An Overview
Geoff InskipChief Executive
Centro
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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
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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
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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
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Connectivity to Jobs (1) Existing
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Connectivity to Jobs (2)- Existing Vision agglomeration benefits
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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
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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
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Rail and Rapid Transit Network
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Principal Bus Corridors
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Local Bus Networks
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Centro’s Transport Package
• HS2 Connectivity• Promoting Economic Growth through
Rail Connectivity• Strategic Freight Network• Access to Growth
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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