Midlands Connect: a driving force for the heart of England

Midlands Connect will consult this autumn on a new transport strategy for England’s Midlands. Geoff Dudley speaks to two key players in the partnership about its current work programme and the plan for the body to become a statutory sub-national transport body (STB)

Picking up the Pace: Midlands Connect’s new report

Picking up the Pace: Midlands Connect’s new report

Andrew Cleaves, chair of the Midlands Connect programme steering group

Andrew Cleaves, chair of the Midlands Connect programme steering group

Maria Machancoses, programme director for Midlands Connect

Maria Machancoses, programme director for Midlands Connect

HE GOVERNMENT'S commitment to devolve powers for transport decision-making in England has provided an opportunity for new regional bodies to put forward long-term strategic plans for road and rail infrastructure investment. One of these bodies is Midlands Connect, founded in 2014 with the aim of ensuring political and business leaders in the Midlands reach a united position on strategic transport investment. 

Distilling the needs of a large region into a single list of priorities is not a...

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