First Bus has become Britain’s first large operator to offer contactless payment on all of its vehicles, and believes that data from its digital technology will strengthen its hand in discussions with local... continue
A civil enforcement officer was dragged off his moped and assaulted by a gang of youths on a Birmingham street. The attack on CEO Charlie Weston, who works for... continue
Three teenagers were arrested following a car-jacking and two attempted car robberies in the space of 30 minutes in Birmingham last month. West Midlands Police officers flooded the Lozells area on 23 September after thieves drove off in a man’s Ford Fiesta having snatched his keys through an... continue
West Midlands Police uncovered two ‘chop shops’ in which stolen cars are dismantled in the space of an hour last month. Seven people were arrested by West... continue
Jade Neville has become parking services manager for OCS Group in Milton Keynes. Her new role involves the running and maintenance of parking enforcement provision in the... continue
Car park structure refurbishment specialist Cemplas has opened a new regional office covering the Midlands and North. The new... continue
Transport for West Midlands has introduced new video surveillance technology across stations and car parks to keep passengers and their cars safe. The video surveillance system is used to monitor activity at over 50 railway... continue
Issuing parking patrol officers with body-worn cameras has led to a dramatic reduction in assaults in Ipswich over the past year. Verbal assaults on parking staff dropped to 12 in 2018, a 66% reduction, while just one civil enforcement officer (CEO) has been physically assaulted since the cameras... continue
The University of Warwick is tendering for a low-cost trackform to use in the Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) project. VLR is being promoted by the university’s Warwick Manufacturing Group, Coventry City Council and Transport for the West Midlands. Says the university: “The vision is for... continue
Low income car owners in Birmingham could receive up to £2,000 of credit on a public transport smartcard to soften the blow of the city’s charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ), under proposals submitted to Government by the city council this month. The mitigation measures also include... continue
Bus stops could be closed in Dudley as part of a revamp of the area’s bus network, the West Midlands Combined Authority has suggested. Rationalising the number of stops on key corridors in the Black Country district is one of the actions listed in a seven-year bus development plan that... continue
Midlands Connect has stressed that no decisions have yet been made on the nature of a proposed ‘strategic’ road around the west side of the West Midlands conurbation. In a presentation to the West Midlands Combined Authority’s transport delivery committee, Midlands Connect said... continue
HS2 LTD’s forecast for the cost of property and land acquisition on the London-West Midlands route remains within the available funding but it is still very early in the process, the National Audit Office said in a report this week. The NAO notes that in 2012 HS2 Ltd estimated the net... continue
Transport Systems Catapult and England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) have signed an agreement to deliver innovative transport infrastructure for the region. The programme will help to deliver economic potential identified by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and set as a... continue
The Planning Inspectorate is to examine a development consent order application for a rail freight interchange facility six miles north of Wolverhampton, within South Staffordshire District Council. West Midlands Interchange would be located west of junction 12 of the M6 and have a connection to... continue
Simon Wren, a former DfT head of news, has joined West Midlands Combined Authority as director of communications. ... continue
Brockton Capital, owner of the Mailbox shopping, office and lifestyle destination in Birmingham, has agreed a 35-year lease with Q-Park. Following a competitive tender process, Q-Park was appointed by Mailbox to manage the... continue
Solihull Council in the West Midlands has adopted a pair of sister software systems that have helped it simplify the way it deals with challenges to parking and bus lane fines. The use of correspondence and interactive... continue
Bus stops on the three Sprint bus rapid transit routes in the West Midlands conurbation will be spaced about 500 metres apart, further than on conventional bus routes, according to plans published for consultation. The routes are Birmingham city centre to Birmingham Airport and Solihull (A45... continue
Almost nine out of ten (88 per cent) of bus users in the West Midlands conurbation are satisfied with their journey, according to surveys by Transport Focus. Just over two-thirds (67 per cent) said their journey was good value – up 7 per cent on last year. ... continue
The West Midlands Combined Authority is grappling with a forecast £93m increase to the cost of two Midland Metro line extensions. The estimated outturn cost of the Brierley Hill Metro extension is now £343.6m, compared with a budget of £310m. The cost of the Birmingham to... continue
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