Your chance to influence the transport system of tomorrow
The public and business community across the West Midlands Metropolitan Area are being given the opportunity to help shape the future of their transport system.
A far reaching blueprint laying out how the area's transport should be developed up until 2026 is to be drawn up by transport authority Centro in partnership with the seven Metropolitan councils.
But transport chiefs are keen for the local community to have their say on what transport solutions they think are needed to ensure the Metropolitan Area's future prosperity.
Centro Chairman Cllr Gary Clarke said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to play a part in shaping the transport system of tomorrow.
"Transport affects all our lives and it's vital we have a system that can help every part of the West Midlands Metropolitan Area to grow and prosper in the years ahead.
"A safe, quick, and reliable transport system will help us fight climate change by reducing our carbon footprint and help create new jobs while connecting people to those jobs as well as schools, shops, colleges and hospitals.
"There's no doubt that funding will be tight in the next few years so its important we all work closely together now to ensure we set out the right transport priorities for our area."
Centro and its district council partners want the community to comment on the Local Transport Plan's Vision in order to help guide the development of the future strategy.
They will also be asking people to identify and prioritise the transport issues that are important to their lives, businesses or both.
There will be future consultation on the draft strategy early in 2010.
Copies of the Local Transport Plan Vision containing a Response Form are available at libraries throughout the West Midlands metropolitan area. Alternatively log on to wwww.westmidlandsltp.gov.uk to view the Vision and Response Form.
These should be sent to the CEPOG Support Team, Freepost NAT20197, Birmingham, B19 3BR or emailed to CEPOGCoreSupport@centro.org.uk
The closing date for comments is December 18 2009.
