Consultation
Our response to bus franchising proposals
We fully support plans to franchise bus services in the West Midlands along with new bus priority measures to make buses more reliable.
West Midlands Mayor
General
Our priorities for our new commissioners
It’s a new year: new commissioners and new task forces full of experts are on the horizon. We’re almost there, eight months after the Mayor committed to replacing ex-commissioner Adam Tranter. While we’ve been awaiting new commissioners, Birmingham has declared a road safety emergency (in its
General
Downgraded volunteer commissioners ‘do not reflect the scale and urgency of the challenge’
Critical commissioner roles for the West Midlands are to be filled by once-a-week volunteers reporting to a volunteer task force, in what appears to be a significant and disappointing downgrade to the previous Cycling and Walking Commissioner position. The active travel role has been reduced from three-days-
General
Dear Mayor: Retain the cycling and walking commissioner role
30 organisations and figures urge Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker to keep the Cycling and Walking Commissioner role.
Elections
Where do the mayoral hopefuls stand on transport and road safety?
With less than a week to go until the West Midlands Mayor election on Thursday 2 May, we've been paying close attention to the mayoral candidates and their stances on active travel, public transport and road safety. We've also had the chance to unpick some of
Campaign
Our three asks following the spate of horrific road violence
We are meeting with politicians and authorities over the coming weeks to make three asks. Two of West Midlands Police to change the culture of thoughtless driving and one of Birmingham City Council to provide safe alternatives.