base BirminghamConnected Transport

Tom MagrathDirector of Strategy and Policy

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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