West Midlands Combined Authority announces £36m boost for cycling and walking
Mayor Richard Parker has secured another £36 million to invest in active travel projects to get more people cycling and walking across the region. The funding will be used by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and local councils to build more safe cycling and walking routes and deliver programmes like School Streets and Bikeability to […]
West Midlands transport budget ‘black hole’ reduced by £80m
A ‘black hole’ in the budget for the West Midlands transport network has been mostly plugged, a West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) spokesperson has said. A projected £119.8m gap in the 2026/27 budget had been cut to £38.3m, with further measures to be put in place to reduce it further next year, according to the […]
West Midlands delegation heads to Atlanta to kickstart Birmingham 2027 Congress
The West Midlands Mayor has announced that Birmingham’s role as host of the prestigious Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in two years will be the perfect stage to showcase the region’s rich history of innovation—a journey that began with the Industrial Revolution and continues with the cutting edge technology of today. A team from Transport […]
West Midlands must act now to close the Net Zero skills gap and lead the UK’s green transition
The West Midlands must act fast if it is to bridge a net zero skills gap and become a leader in the green economy, a new report has advised. The Net Zero Future Skills Report says the region would benefit from establishing a Green Skills Centre to help deliver the 480,000 green jobs the UK […]
Six West Midlands councils to receive £12m to fill region’s potholes
Six councils are to receive an extra £2m to help fill thousands of potholes and resurface roads across the West Midlands. The £12m funding – enough to fill 132,000 potholes and subject to final government sign-off – will be shared between Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton. It follows a grant of £8m that […]
New agreement aims to cut speeding on West Midlands’ roads
More action on speeding drivers will be taken thanks to a major new agreement signed by West Midlands Police with the region’s seven local authorities, the Police and Crime Commissioner and West Midlands Combined Authority. The ‘Joint Working Agreement’ will make it easier to install new cameras, in addition to hundreds of Jenoptik average speed […]
Extended funding deal for West Midlands bus network
A new funding deal to stop a number of West Midlands bus services being cut has been agreed. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) board has green lit an extension of the Bus Network Support Grant which provides financial support to operators. It will be extended from 1 to 30 April, with a new arrangement kicking in […]
ITS World Congress 2027 focuses on Connecting Ideas and Transforming Transport
The organisers of the 33rd ITS World Congress at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre in October 2027 have announced the theme for the event: Connect Ideas. Transform Transport. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), the Department for Transport, Department of Business and Trade, ITS UK and Visit Britain, are collaborating with the organiser, ERTICO – ITS Europe […]
Streets in Birmingham city centre could be pedestrianised
Birmingham City Centre streets could be pedestrianised for 11 hours a day as part of a major project to improve links between rail stations. Members of the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) Investment Board are expected to approve the business case for the £12.926m City Centre Active Travel Connections to Interchanges phase one at a […]
Stagecoach bringing 64 electric buses to Coventry and Warwickshire
Another 64 new electric buses are being rolled out across Coventry and Warwickshire as part of a £140m project to create the UK’s first truly all-electric bus town or city. The commitment by operator Stagecoach to run the zero-emission buses on all of its services linking Coventry to surrounding areas in Warwickshire is a major […]