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base Birmingham Connected Transport. Tom Magrath Director of Strategy and Policy Centro. Transport Momentum. Transformational transport projects happening now Birmingham Airport Runway Extension New Street “Gateway” Midland Metro City Centre Extension - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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base BirminghamConnected Transport
Tom MagrathDirector of Strategy and Policy
Centro
Transport Momentum
• Transformational transport projects happening now Birmingham Airport Runway Extension New Street “Gateway” Midland Metro City Centre Extension Local Sustainable Transport Fund Programme HS2 Development: Ensuring ‘Local Connectivity’
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BirminghamConnectivity, Geography, Place
• Core City• Centre of West Midlands Conurbation• Centre of the National Transport Network
and a key National Hub• Economic Leader• Youngest city in Europe• Place and Urban Realm
Liveable cities
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Green MovesDelivery of a world class sustainable transport network will help Birmingham’s economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability.• Carbon Challenge
Key role for SWM• Moving people
Role of Sustainable Transport• Moving goods
Role of Rail
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Transport unlocks Economic Growth
• HS2 benefits to West Midlands 22,000 jobs and deliver £1.5bn per year to the regional economy
• Key role for Business through LEPs, Birmingham Chamber, Business Improvement Districts such as Colmore BID
• Transport aiding business and labour market efficiency, business investment, efficient movement of goods and links to International Gateways
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Technology• Instant travel information at ‘home, work and
on the move’• How we pay to move
Smart Card, smart phones• Improved passenger information – Real Time
Information (RTI)• Alternative fuels• Smart Design
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Role of the Bus• “From Workhouse to Thoroughbred – Getting
Britain Back on the Bus”• Supporting the economy – provide £2.5
billion of economic benefits for City Regions• Driving quality through partnership – SPRINT
BRT• Applying new fuel technologies• Confidence to new users, convenience, for
existing users – role of the “Swift” Smartcard
Maintaining MomentumTimeline of developments up to 2026
•Interconnect Birmingham (2013) 2013•‘Swift’ (2013)•WM LEP’s shared transport strategy (2013 )•Birmingham Airport runway extension operational (2014)•Royal Assent to HS2 Hybrid Bill (2015)•New Street Gateway and Metro City Centre extension (2015)•Sprint BRT (2015/16)•LSTF completed (2015/16)•Locally Managed Rail Franchise (2017)•HS2 “Local Connectivity Package” implementation (2019 – 2026)•HS2 Operational (2026) 2026
LEGACY - Reducing Birmingham’s carbon footprint