Sandeep ShingadiaSustainability & Programmes Manager

June 2013

• We are the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive and Authority

• We promote and develops public transport across the West Midlands

• Our aim is to transform public transport

• Work in partnership with transport companies and highway authorities

• Cover the West Midlands Metropolitan Area

 

Centro – who are we and what do we do?

Vision

“A world class public transport system delivered by a best in class organisation”

The 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 against the UK average

• Jobs– Global economy jobs, fit for the future – Region’s unemployment rate currently 9%

• Carbon– 80% reduction in UK greenhouse gas by 2050; 34% reduction by 2020

Transport in the West Midlands

• Car ownership rising – 47 cars per 100 residents

• However 60% of households in Aston do not have access to a car

• 7 million trips everyday

 

Birmingham – Vision for Movement

Supports the Big City Plan with three key priorities

• A well connected city- Delivering a world class, easy to use integrated public transport

• An efficient city- Making best use of existing highway network with an appropriate hierarchy of priorities

• A walkable city- Creating an outstanding pedestrian environment

Delivering the Vision for Movement

Birmingham City Centre Extension (BCCE)

• Big focus on improving sustainable transport, especially walking & cycling

• £50m package of improvements ‘Smart Network, Smarter Choices’ – happening now across the area

- Supporting behaviour change- Infrastructure- Technology

• www.mynetwork.org.uk

• Greener fleets

• Carbon reduction – more than just transport

 

Improving Local Sustainable Transport

How you can get involved

• Consultation

• Roadshows

• Become an advocate

• Social Media

 

Sandeep Shingadia – Sustainability & Programmes Manager

sandeepshingadia@centro.org.uk

www.centro.org.uk