Local Transport Plan Green Paper

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In response to growing unease over the equity and sustainability of growth, WMCA has adopted a more deliberate and socially purposeful model of economic growth – measured not only by how fast or aggressive it is; but also by how well it is shared across the whole population and place, and the capacity of our environment to sustain it.

In response to the pressing climate emergency, WMCA has adopted an ambition for the region to be carbon neutral by 2041 and principles for decarbonisation It is developing a series of 5 year plans to decarbonise the West Midlands, the first of which runs from 2021-2026.

Understanding the need and opportunity to enable and encourage innovation in the transport sector to align the products and services of industry to the needs of society, WMCA has placed ‘Future of Mobility’ at the heart of its new local industrial strategy.

In response to the social and economic challenges the region now faces as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, WMCA has adopted a plan to Recharge the West Midlands underpinned by the Community Recovery Roadmap; to use the opportunity to build back better to accelerate economic recovery in the West Midlands.

These four new WMCA policy agendas are shaping growth in the West Midlands

These all have implications for the way we shape transport going forward We have made a lot of progress that remains valid, however, there is a need to make sure that everything we are doing is appropriate and that we are doing everything we should be.

Transport is an important part of our lives, so we need to put people at the centre of developing how we respond to their transport needs and manage transport’s impacts.

The aim of this green paper is to support conversations over the future of transport in the West Midlands to feed in to the development of a new statutory Local Transport Plan for our area In this document we explore:

• How transport has changed in our region, where we are now, and where we think we are heading under current forces and policies
• Some of the biggest transport issues that we think require attention if we are to achieve our ambitions for Inclusive Growth
• The kinds of changes we could make to our transport system that could enable us to build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic, moving us towards a fairer, healthier, greener and more prosperous West Midlands and
• Our proposed approach to developing the LTP

Within this green paper, we have started to set out the choices we believe need to be considered in order to address the challenges we face in moving people and goods around our region The nature of these complex discussions will increase the need for an open and honest, two-way discussion with our communities We will take time to build understanding, debate, and allow reflection with groups to ensure the recommendations from those discussions are heard and addressed.