Public Document Pack

Transport Delivery Committee

Date: Monday 6 January 2020

Time: 1.00 pm Public meeting Yes

Venue: Room 116, 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham B19 3SD

Membership Councillor Kath Hartley (Chair) Birmingham City Council Councillor Richard Worrall (Vice-Chair) Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Timothy Huxtable (Vice-Chair) Birmingham City Council Councillor Pervez Akhtar Coventry City Council Councillor Shaheen Akhtar Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Samiya Akhter Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Robert Alden Birmingham City Council Councillor Adrian Andrew Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Mohammed Fazal Birmingham City Council Councillor Mary Locke Birmingham City Council Councillor Celia Hibbert City of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Diana Holl-Allen Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Les Jones Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Chaman Lal Birmingham City Council Councillor Roger Lawrence City of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Keith Linnecor Birmingham City Council Councillor Ted Richards Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Alan Taylor Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor David Welsh Coventry City Council

The quorum for this meeting is seven members

If you have any queries about this meeting, please contact:

Contact Wendy Slater, Senior Governance Services Officer Telephone 0121 214 7016 Email [email protected] AGENDA

No. Item Presenting Pages Time

Meeting business item

1. Apologies for absence Chair None

2. Declarations of Interest Chair None Members are reminded of the need to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests they have in an item being discussed during the course of the meeting. In addition, the receipt of any gift or hospitality should be declared where the value of it was thought to have exceeded £25 (gifts) or £40 (hospitality).

3. Chair's Remarks Chair None  UK Bus Summit – 6 February 2020

4. Minutes of the last meeting Chair 1 - 8

5. Action Tracker Chair 9 - 10

6. Matters Arising Chair None

7. Correspondence/ Petitions Chair 11 - 32

8. Presentation : Ring and Ride National Express 33 - 38

9. Financial Monitoring Report Linda Horne 39 - 50

10. Capital Programme Delivery Monitoring Report Sandeep 51 - 58 Shingadia 11. Rail Business Update Tom Painter 59 - 68

12. Rail and Metro Lead Member Reference Group Councillor 69 - 74 Annual Report Lawrence

13. Cycling Charter Progress Update Hannah Dayan 75 - 86

14. Safe and Sustainable Lead Member Reference Councillor Holl- 87 - 90 Group Annual Report Allen

15. Putting Passengers First Lead Member Reference Chair 91 - 96 Group Annual Report

16. West Midlands Combined Authority Petitions Pete Bond 97 - 100 Summary

Agenda Page 2 of 3 17. Notices of Motion Chair None To consider any notices of motion by the deadline of 12 noon on 2 January 2020.

18. Questions None To consider any questions submitted by the deadline of 12 noon on 2 January 2020 for written questions and 12 noon on 3 January 2020 for oral questions.

19. Forward Plan Chair 101 - 102

20. Date of Next Meeting - 10 February 2020 None

21. Exclusion of the Public and Press Chair None [To pass the following resolution: That in accordance with Section 100A4 of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration as they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information relating to the business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)]

22. Snow Hill Third Access Project Sandeep 103 - 110 Shingadia

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Transport Delivery Committee

Monday 4 November 2019 at 1.00 pm

Minutes

Present Councillor Kath Hartley Birmingham City Council Councillor Richard Worrall (Vice-Chair) Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Timothy Huxtable (Vice-Chair) Birmingham City Council Councillor Pervez Akhtar Coventry City Council Councillor Shaheen Akhtar Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Robert Alden Birmingham City Council Councillor Mohammed Fazal Birmingham City Council Councillor Celia Hibbert City of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Diana Holl-Allen Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Les Jones Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Chaman Lal Birmingham City Council Councillor Roger Lawrence City of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Keith Linnecor Birmingham City Council Councillor Mary Locke Birmingham City Council Councillor Ted Richards Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Councillor Alan Taylor Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

In Attendance Councillor Angus Lees WMCA's Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Item Title No. 34. Apologies for absence Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Samiya Akhter, Adrian Andrew and David Welsh.

35. Chair's Remarks (i) TfWM awarded City Region Transport Authority of the Year 2019 The Chair reported that she was pleased to announce that TfWM had been awarded City Region Transport Authority of the Year for the third time in five years at the National Transport Awards last week. The committee conveyed their congratulations to TfWM for this fantastic achievement.

(ii) Outcome of West Midlands Trains (WMT) Strike Ballot The Chair referred to the email that had been circulated to members informing them of the decision by RMT members of WMT to commence strike action later this month and reported that

Page 1 of 8 Page 1 the committee would receive a briefing on the matter from the Executive Director, West Midlands Rail Executive, Malcolm Holmes, following today’s meeting.

(iii) Christmas and New Year Travel arrangements The Chair reported that the committee would receive details of the transport services operating during the Christmas and New Year holiday period as soon as the information becomes available.

(iv)TfWM Transport Budget It was agreed that a special TfWM Transport Budget briefing would be held on 16 December 2019 from 11.30am-12.30pm to provide members with the opportunity to put forward their views on the draft TfWM Transport Budget prior to consideration and approval of the budget by the WMCA Board. An email would be sent to committee members to confirm the arrangements for the private briefing on 16 December.

Councillor Lawrence reported of need to begin budget discussions earlier in the budget planning process in future and to look beyond a one-year budget to consider a medium-term budget for transport.

The Director of Finance, Linda Horne, agreed to take forward Councillor Lawrence’s comments.

36. Minutes of the last meeting The minutes of the meeting held on 9 September 2019 were agreed as a correct record.

37. Action Tracker The action tracker was noted.

38. Matters Arising Minute No.25 Rail Business Update Report Councillor Huxtable reported that he had received information from Tom Painter on the community engagement consultation exercise for the Camp Hill Line but wanted to be advised of the issues raised by residents with regards to the lack of park and ride facilities on the line and the impact this would have on Kings Norton park and ride when the Camp Hill Line opens.

The Director of Integrated Network Services, Pete Bond reported that the three locations on the Camp Hill Line would be reviewed for the Park and Ride Strategy and this would also provide feedback on Kings Norton.

39. Correspondence/ Petitions Councillor Worrall submitted a petition in support of a marked safe route down the existing National Cycling Route 5 which would link Pelsall with Walsall Town Centre.

Page 2 of 8 Page 2 Resolved: That the petition be referred to Customer Relations to be dealt with in accordance with the WMCA’s Petitions Protocol.

40. Minutes of the Bus Shelter Appeals Decision Group The minutes of the Bus Shelter Appeals Decision Group held on 11 September 2019 were submitted for information.

Resolved: That the minutes of the Bus Shelter Appeals Decision Group be noted.

41. Presentation : Very Light Rail Projects The committee received a presentation from Colin Knight, Coventry City Council on Very Light Rail (VLR) Projects.

The presentation included information on why Very Light Rail is being taken forward, its objectives and benefits, details of the research and development that is ongoing, funding opportunities and major milestones.

It was noted that four routes were being targeted and the first part of the route in Coventry could be open in Winter 2024 or early 2025.

The Chair thanked Colin Knight for his informative presentation.

Resolved : That the presentation be noted.

42. Metro Investment Programme The committee considered a report of the Metro Programme Director that provided an update on matters relating to the Metro Investment Programme in the West Midlands.

The Head of Projects, Chris Haworth, outlined the key highlights in the report with regards to Metro schemes for the Westside Extension (Centenary Square and Edgbaston), Wolverhampton Extension, Wednesbury to Brierley Hill, Birmingham Eastside and East Birmingham Solihull and also outlined progress with regards to the third generation trams and catenary free trams.

In relation to the an enquiry from Councillor Alden as to whether the tram stop names proposed by this committee on the Westside Extension have been taken forward, in particular with regards to sponsorship from relevant stakeholders, the Chair reported that the tram stop names have been agreed by the WMCA Transport Portfolio Holder, Councillor Ward, but she did not think sponsorship opportunities had been explored with stakeholders such as Calthorpe Estates.

Councillor Alden expressed his disappointed that this sponsorship opportunity had not been taken forward.

The Director of Integrated Network Services, Pete Bond reported that the comments from this committee on tram stop naming including sponsorship had been fed back to Councillor Ward and undertook to find out more on the matter from Metro colleagues.

Page 3 of 8 Page 3 The Chair asked that any feedback on tram stop naming and sponsorship be circulated to all TDC members for information.

Resolved: That the report be noted.

43. Financial Monitoring Report The committee considered a report of the Finance Director that set out the financial position as at 30 September 2019 with regards to the Combined Authority’s Transport Delivery Revenue and Capital Budgets.

Councillor Akhtar, Lead Member for Finance and Performance introduced the report and highlighted the report’s recommendations.

Resolved:

1. That the year to date net revenue expenditure to the end of September 2019 shows a favourable variance of £0.145m compared to budget and the forecast position shows a favourable movement of £0.037m from budget be noted and

2. That the capital expenditure to the end of September 2019 for the overall transport programme was £55.0m which was £14.6m below the year to date budget of £69.6m and the annual forecast position shows a favourable movement of £14.7m from budget be noted.

44. Capital Programme Delivery Monitoring Report The committee considered a report of the Director of Development and Delivery that provided an update on the approved TfWM led 2019/20 programmes and projects.

Councillor Akhtar, Lead Member for Finance and Performance introduced the report and highlighted achievements during September and October.

The Director of Development and Delivery, Sandeep Shingadia, reported that Bradley Lane Metro Park and Ride was on schedule for completion in December 2019.

In relation to the official opening of Bradley Lane Park and Ride, the Majority Vice-Chair, Councillor Worrall, asked for TDC members to be invited to the opening ceremony along with the Mayor of Walsall.

In relation to an enquiry from the Minority Vice-Chair, Councillor Huxtable regarding an update on Snow Hill Third Access, the Director of Development and Delivery undertook to provide a more detailed programme.

Resolved:

1. That the achievements since the 9 September meeting of the Transport Delivery Committee be noted;

2. That progress of deliverables and the outturn of the 2019/20 Capital Page 4 of 8 Page 4 Programme be noted and

3. That the variation to the baseline programme with regards to Longbridge Connectivity Project in Appendix 1 of the report be noted.

45. Safer Travel Update The committee considered a report of the Director of Network Resilience that provided an update on the performance and operations of the Safer Travel Partnership, an overview of the development of the TfWM Control Centre and an update on a number of projects and programmes and operations carried out within the Safer Travel Partnership.

The Lead Member for Safe and Sustainable Travel, Councillor Holl-Allen, introduced the report and outlined the key highlights.

The Head of Safety, Security and Emergency Planning, Mark Babington provided an update on bus byelaws, crime statistics and the TfWM Control Centre (TCC) including those local authorities who have relocated their CCTV operations to the TCC.

Resolved :

1. That the details of the report be noted;

2. That the overall crime trends as outlined in paragraphs 3.1 to 3.3 of the report be noted and

3. That the overall crime analysis as set out in section 4 of the report be noted.

46. Bus Business Update The board considered a report of the Director of Integrated Network Services that reported on matters related to the performance, operation and delivery of bus services in the West Midlands.

The Chair and Lead Member for Putting Passengers First introduced the report and highlighted key areas.

The Head of Network Delivery, Jon Hayes and the Network Development Manager, Edmund Salt, provided updates on areas of interest to the committee. This included bus operational matters with regards to Kinghurst.

Resolved: That the contents of the report be noted.

47. Enhanced Partnership Plan and Scheme - Consultation Strategy Page 5 of 8 Page 5 The committee considered a report of the Director of Integrated Network Services that provided an update on the Enhanced Partnership Plan and associated scheme being developed for the West Midlands and set out the Engagement and Consultation Strategy for formal (public) consultation on the Enhanced Partnership.

The report also sought approval from the committee to undertake formal consultation in the development of the Enhanced Partnership Plan and Scheme subject to the preparation of the Enhanced Partnership Plan and Enhanced Partnership Scheme and the successful outcome of the operator objection mechanism.

It was noted that the committee had recently received a pre-TDC policy briefing on the Enhanced Partnership for Sprint from the Network Development Manager.

The Chair and Lead Member for Putting Passengers First introduced the report.

The Network Development Manager, Edmund Salt, informed the committee that the engagement and consultation strategy was developed by consultants, Jacobs, with input from operators; a draft engagement and consultation strategy document was attached to the report in Appendix A.

The Network Development Manager advised the committee that the Enhanced Partnership and Scheme would complement the Advanced Quality Partnerships that were already in place in Birmingham and Solihull and together, the partnerships would seek to bring about the best journey experience for customers.

Resolved:

1. That the Enhanced Partnership Plan (EP) and associated Enhanced Partnership Scheme Consultation Strategy be approved and

2. That approval be given to TfWM proceeding to formal (public) consultation, subject to the preparation of the EP Plan and EP scheme and the successful outcome of the operator objection mechanism.

48. Sprint Progress Update The committee considered a report of the Head of Sprint that provided an update on progress on the Sprint Programme.

The Minority Vice-Chair and Lead Member for Sprint, Councillor Huxtable, introduced the report.

The Head of Sprint, Angela Hosford outlined key highlights in the report which included an update on the status of Sprint schemes that would be delivered for the Commonwealth Games; A34 Walsall to Birmingham; A45 Page 6 of 8 Page 6 Birmingham to Airport and Solihull and Sutton Coldfield to Langley via Birmingham. The Head of Sprint also advised the committee of the focus of activities for the end of 2019/early 2020 and proposed site visits over the coming months.

Resolved:

1. That progress on the Sprint Programme be noted;

2. That local authority Cabinet decisions are required to support the delivery of schemes be noted and

3. That the relationship between Sprint and other local schemes be noted.

49. Save-A- Space - Proposed Booking Payment Trial The committee considered a report of the Director of Integrated Network Services that set out progress to date with Save-A-Space and the proposed next steps regarding a booking payment service trial.

It was noted that the proposals for the Save-A- Space booking payment trial had been considered by the Putting Passengers First and Rail and Metro Lead Member Reference Groups.

The Director of Integrated Network Services, Pete Bond, outlined the report that set out the background and rationale for the trial development, proposed booking charges, review and next steps. He emphasised that the trial was not a change to policy regarding customer charging at park and ride sites but was a trial around a discretionary booking payment service to reserve a space that could potentially improve the customer offering at up to six TfWM sites.

Councillor Huxtable considered that charging for spaces would encourage people to park on-street in nearby side roads causing problems for residents. He also felt the initiative would be of benefit to the few (who could afford to pay) not the many.

Councillor Richards reported that he concurred with Councillor Huxtable and expressed concern regarding female drivers having to park further away from stations and feared the trial could lead to charging on a wider scale.

The Director of Integrated Network Services advised that the impacts of charging at the trial locations have been considered and less than 1% of parking spaces would be subject to the trial. He added that he believed the trial would be of benefit to shift workers and other customers who are currently unable to secure a parking space when needed as most car parks were full by 8.00AM.

The Director of Integrated Network Services advised the committee that monitoring would be undertaken throughout the trial to enable decisions to be made where necessary, to react to customer demand. Page 7 of 8 Page 7 Following a request from the Minority Vice-Chair, Councillor Huxtable, for a vote on the report, a vote was undertaken, and it was agreed that the report recommendations would be taken forward.

Resolved:

1. That the implementation of the next stage of the Save-A- Space trial as set out in the report be endorsed.

2. That as part of the next stage of the trial, customers will be able to pay for the added convenience of booking a premium product which is above and beyond the free to use spaces provided at selected sites be noted;

3. That a report detailing the results of the trial, including a review and next steps, be submitted to this committee following the completion of the trial.

50. Notices of Motion None submitted.

51. Questions None submitted.

52. Forward Plan The committee considered a report on the agenda items to be submitted to future meetings.

Resolved: That the report be noted.

53. Date of Next Meeting - 6 January 2020

The meeting ended at 3.15 pm.

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Meeting Date Minute No. Action Officer Completed 4 November 2019 42. Feedback to be Pete Bond Email circulated to all provided on tram TDC 18 Dec. 19 naming and sponsorship Metro Westside Extension 4 November 2019 44. A more detailed Sandeep Shingadia Report to TDC 6 programme to be January 2020 provided on Snow Hill Third Access Page 9 Page Agenda Item 5 This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 7

Transport Delivery Committee

Date 6 January 2020

Report title Petition A435 Alcester Road/Moseley Road and Highgate Middleway Bus Priority Revitalisation TfWM Director Pete Bond - Director of Integrated Network Services [email protected] Anne Shaw – Director of Network Resilience [email protected] Accountable Danny Gouveia Employee Senior Development Manager [email protected] Report has been Officer Petition Panel considered by Putting Passengers First Lead Member Reference Group

Recommendation(s) for action or decision:

(i) Note the petition submitted by Birmingham Friends of the Earth raising objections to the A435 Alcester Road/Moseley Road and Highgate Middleway Bus Priority Revitalisation project; (ii) Agree to take no further action on the petition based upon the mitigations proposed and findings of the Officer Petition Panel; (iii) Note the full implications of the proposals, including consultation responses and the issues raised within the petition, will be considered within a Full Business Case by TfWM Network Programme Board and Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment; and, (iv) Note a final decision to proceed with the project will be retained by Birmingham City Council as Local Highway Authority via the Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment. (v) Agree to submit the petition and TDC’s findings & decision to the BCC Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment as representation in final decision making on the scheme.

1. Purpose

1.1 To advise Transport Delivery Committee (‘‘TDC’’) of a petition received on behalf of Birmingham Friends of the Earth (BFoE) objecting to the A435 Alcester Road/Moseley Road and Highgate Middleway Bus Priority Revitalisation project (‘‘the project’’). The petition has been submitted following a public consultation exercise for the project completed in October & November 2019.

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1.2 Consideration of the petition follows new protocol agreed at September Transport Delivery Committee (TDC) whereby petitions receiving over 250 signatures are referred to TDC via Putting Passengers First Lead Member Reference Group.

2. Background

The petition

2.1 As well as submitting formal representation to the scheme, BFoE has submitted a petition objecting to the project. The petition has been signed by 760 people and specifically objects to the proposed carriageway widening along Moseley Road through Balsall Heath. The petition states:

Birmingham City Council is planning to widen stretches of the Moseley Road through Balsall Heath requiring the destruction of trees and the narrowing of footways. This will lead to heavier traffic and a worse environment for pedestrians and cyclists.

Yes we want less delay to bus journeys, but this can be achieved by using the road more efficiently rather than widening it.

We [the undersigned] ask Birmingham City Council to halt plans to widen parts of the Moseley Road in Balsall Heath.

2.2 The petition has been submitted to Birmingham City Council’s (BCC) Chair of the Sustainability & Transport Overview and Scrutiny Committee. However, whilst BCC is a delivery partner and will make the final decision on the scheme, TfWM remains project owner with overall scheme responsibility. BCC has therefore forwarded on the petition for TfWM action on behalf of the Council.

What are the issues?

2.3 The project comprises a package of route improvements largely along the A435 Alcester Road & Moseley Road between Reddings Close (Moseley) and Moseley Road (north of Camp Hill Middleway) and Highgate Middleway. Through Balsall Heath local centre (which is the subject of the petition) the scheme provides an additional inbound (into city centre) bus lane, public realm improvements, changes to traffic signals, improved surfacing and pedestrian crossing improvements.

2.4 To provide the inbound bus lane through Balsall Heath, some localised carriageway widening is required with a consequent reduction in footway widths (varying between 200mm and 900mm) on both sides of the carriageway. Based upon the design consulted upon, the project would additionally require the removal of six mature trees. In mitigating the impact to footways and trees, the consultation scheme also includes a comprehensive public realm scheme through Balsall Heath.

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2.5 Appendix A provides the scheme drawings consulted upon; drawing number TFWM-ATK-HGN- ALC-DR-D-400 shows the segment through Balsall Heath where some changes to footways are proposed. Appendix B outlines the public realm mitigation concept scheme consulted upon.

2.6 From the petition, four issues have been raised by BFoE:  Impact of tree removal  Impact of footway narrowing  Road widening increasing traffic  Worsening environment for active travel modes

2.7 Detailed responses to the issues raised are covered from paragraphs 2.26 – 2.56 below.

Context

What is the project and why has it been proposed?

2.8 The A435 Alcester Road/Moseley Road carries c.20,000 vehicles daily forming part of the wider Key Route Network (KRN) comprising the principal routes within the region. The corridor is the busiest radial route in Birmingham, providing buses on 4-minute headways and generating almost 7 million bus passenger trips annually. It competes with some of Birmingham’s busiest commuter heavy rail lanes for patronage. During the AM peak, the corridor also generates more bus trips than car trips into the city centre.

2.9 The corridor experiences severe congestion at peak times, which has a severe effect on bus reliability and journey times. The corridor was identified in the TfWM 2018 KRN Report1 as one of the most congested locations on the West Midlands KRN in the AM peak period.

2.10 Congestion through Balsall Heath is particularly pronounced. The figures below show the percentage of journey times by link along the corridor in the AM peak (07:30 – 09:30) and PM peak (16:00 – 18:00). During the AM peak, Moseley Road inbound experiences the highest delay points as a percentage of link time. During the PM peak, the majority of the congestion is in the outbound direction, with delay making 60-80% of journey time through Balsall Heath.

1 https://www.tfwm.org.uk/strategy/movement-for-growth/krn-reports-and-congestion-plan/ Page 13

AM peak delay PM peak delay

Moseley Road Moseley Road

Moseley Road Moseley Road

2.11 Birmingham needs to deliver 51,000 additional homes and 150,000 new jobs by 20312. The city centre is the engine for this growth; it is already home to 21,000 companies employing around 220,000 people and with the potential to grow even more. By 2031 the city centre could be 25% bigger, accommodating a further 50,000 jobs and 10,000 new homes to boost the city centre’s economy by £2.1 billion each year. However, in the background of a transport network already exhibiting peak hour congestion, this growth would result in 200,000 additional trips on the transport network each day.

2.12 Transport’s role in growth cannot be underestimated; improved connectivity can widen labour markets, ensuring people are better connected to work catchments and skills. But current levels of delay and unreliability on the transport network are creating barriers; congestion constricts the effective size of the city, reducing agglomeration potential and hampering productivity. Delay and unreliability also hits the bus network the hardest with a stark impact on productivity; £200 million of time is lost each year due to buses not running to timetable, equating to £300 million of lost GVA to the region each year3.

2.13 Birmingham is also getting Clean Air Zone (‘‘CAZ’’) ready where, within the city centre ring-road, the most polluting vehicles will be discouraged. The behavioural model used in forecasting the CAZ impacts predicts that 20%4 of personal journeys impacted by the introduction of the CAZ would be shifted to other modes. The CAZ Full Business Case (‘‘FBC’’) states that capacity on local public transport is currently constrained and will require investment to increase capacity and reduce journey times.

2 https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20054/planning_strategies_and_policies/78/birmingham_development_plan 3 TfWM / ODI Leeds /Jacobs 2019 real journey time v timetable research 4 2.6.2 of CAZ FBC - https://birmingham.cmis.uk.com/birmingham/Decisions/tabid/67/ctl/ViewCMIS_DecisionDetails/mid/391/Id/dbb0a2 ee-0e5c-4c26-bb25-5e8ffacb8066/Default.aspx Page 14

2.14 The project seeks to address some of these challenges by tackling congestion to make bus journeys quicker, specifically supporting connectivity into Birmingham city centre along the A435 corridor. In turn, this will make the bus a more attractive proposition, promoting modal shift and releasing capacity on the transport network to accommodate increased travel demand from growth whilst also supporting delivery of the CAZ.

2.15 The project aligns and cross cuts a number of regional strategic transport objectives; as well as supporting the overarching objectives of the region’s Strategic Vision for Bus5, the need for bus improvements along the A435 corridor is identified within the Congestion Management Plan6, Movement for Growth (and the accompanying 2026 Delivery Plan for Transport7) and Birmingham Connected8.

2.16 More recently, TfWM and BCC are working together with bus operators to realise a Cross City bus network for Birmingham. Cross City has the potential to deliver a genuine step change in intra-city bus connectivity, opening new and direct bus links to trip attractors across all parts of the city and, crucially, the city centre. Delivering Cross City represents one of the biggest opportunities for the bus network in recent years.

2.17 However, the extent, reach and length of new cross city routes require bus journey times that are stable and efficient; this can only be achieved through a supporting package of bus priority to create high levels of reliability and reduced journey times along radial corridors.

2.18 The project will deliver the first leg of cross city bringing together bus services 50 and 82/87. This would create direct links between Druids Heath, Kings Heath, Moseley and Balsall Heath in south Birmingham to the Jewellery Quarter, City Hospital, Bearwood, Smethwick, Oldbury and Dudley in the north and west. Through the city centre, the project will help unlock new connections from south Birmingham to the Colmore Business District, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and further education at Birmingham Eastside.

Has the project been consulted upon?

2.19 A public consultation for the project was carried out between 2 October and 8 November; the consultation period was extended by two weeks to 22 November 2019. Two public consultation events were held on 15 & 24 October at Joseph Chamberlain College and Balsall Heath Library, respectively. ‘Birmingham BeHeard’ was used as an online portal to coordinate consultation responses.

2.20 As well as the consultation events, officers from TfWM attended a public meeting for the scheme on 22 October and the joint Sparkbrook, Balsall Heath East & Balsall Heath West Ward Forum

5 https://www.tfwm.org.uk/media/38969/final-strategic-vision-for-bus.pdf 6 https://www.tfwm.org.uk/media/2917/congestion-management-plan.pdf 7 https://www.tfwm.org.uk/media/3204/wbhe-e22-movement-for-growth-2026-delivery-plan-for-transport-sept- 2017.pdf 8 https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/downloads/download/552/birmingham_connected Page 15

meeting on 13 November. Overall, 862 responses to the consultation were received with 17 responses from stakeholders.

2.21 Analysis of the consultation responses showed a generally positive views about the project:

 71% of respondents were broadly supportive of the proposals for the bus priority measures (giving them a score of 3 or above) – with a third giving the proposals the highest score of 5 indicating they really like them.  Nearly a quarter of respondents (23%) were less supportive (a score of 2 or below). 11% gave the proposals the lowest possible score of 0 indicating they really dislike them.  It should be noted that 87% of respondents felt that there was enough information available to them to make an informed comment.

2.22 It was, however, clear that some of the community and stakeholders within Balsall Heath were concerned about the impact of the scheme through Balsall Heath, particularly around the loss of trees and changes to footways.

What is the status of the project?

2.23 An outline Business Case for project was approved at 17 September TfWM Network Programme Board, 19 September BCC Transport and Highway Board and the BCC Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment pursuant to public consultation.

2.24 Responses to the consultation have been collated and the scheme design is being reviewed to address some of the issues raised. It is anticipated that an FBC for the project would be presented to TfWM Key Networks Board and BCC’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment in early 2020. The FBC will include a detailed consultation report, providing a full & detailed analysis of the consultation responses received to date and the action to be taken. This will include the petition submitted by BFoE (and the outcome of TDC’s considerations).

2.25 A final decision on the scheme would be made by BCC, as Local Highway Authority, through the Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment.

Addressing the petition issues

2.26 The petition was considered by the Officer Petition Panel (OPP) on 20 December in line with the WMCA Petition Protocol approved at 9 September TDC. OPP considered the specific issues raised within the petition, taking account of the emerging scheme changes (since the consultation) and the wider supporting evidence base for the project. A response to the issues is set out below along with OPP conclusions.

Impact on tree removal

2.27 The scheme consulted upon proposed the removal of six mature trees through Balsall Heath. A plan showing the original trees to be removed can be found in Appendix C (which should Page 16

reviewed in conjunction with the general arrangement drawing number TFWM-ATK-HGN-ALC- DR-D-400).

2.28 Following consultation and further design review, it is now considered possible to retain three trees meaning that only three trees would require removal. The trees to be retained are; two trees opposite Moseley Road Baths/Balsall Heath Library (trees 4 & 5 in appendix C) and a further tree on the corner of A435 Moseley Road and [Old] Moseley Road (tree 6 in appendix C).

2.29 Following detailed site investigations to identify tree pit locations, it will be possible to replant 16 trees through Balsall Heath local centre (as well as further tree planting along Highgate Middleway) to mitigate the impact of tree loss. This would be complemented by further soft landscaping features incorporating greenery as part of the wider public realm scheme. The replacement trees will be semi-mature; whilst clearly not at the level of maturity of the three existing trees to be removed, they would provide a significant green addition to the streetscene.

2.30 OPP was satisfied that the proposed reduction in tree removal and replacement tree strategy would, in principle, address the issues set out within the petition around tree impact. This would be subject to final confirmation of the tree/landscaping scheme to be taken to, and considered by, TfWM Key Network Board and the BCC Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment as part of the FBC.

Impact of footway changes through Balsall Heath

2.31 The project would result in changes to footway widths through Balsall Heath local centre. These changes are indicated on the consultation plans contained within Appendix A. Minimum residual footway widths of 2.1m would be maintained along the narrowest segments but, for the most part, footway widths would be far greater. These widths also do not take into account of private forecourt areas in existence on both sides of the road through Balsall Heath which form part of the public realm and used by pedestrians albeit in private ownership.

2.32 In developing the preliminary design, a number of different options were assessed to minimise footway impact through Balsall Heath. The options considered were principally variants of the design consulted upon as providing an inbound bus lane through Balsall Heath forms a crucial element of the wider project. Three primary options were considered (including the current option):  Option 1 – Current option  Variants 1 and 2 of the current option including o Elimination of on street parking o Reduction of carriageway widths  Option 2 – a variant of Option 1 but with widening on the eastern side of the footway, as the lesser active frontage  Option 3 – Tidal bus lane in the centre of the road with gantries along the extent of Balsall Heath local centre.

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2.33 Based on these tests, Option 1 was concluded to be the preferred option. This is because the removal of any car parking (option 1 variant) would have severe impacts upon the operation and viability of local businesses within the local centre (considering existing levels of parking demand), rationalising narrowing to one side of the road would create footway widths well below acceptable standards. The tidal bus lane option would come with significant gantry requirements which are likely to create significant obstructions within the footway and be highly intrusive visually.

2.34 To understand the impact of the preferred option on the pedestrian environment through Balsall Heath, three objective assessments have been undertaken  Pedestrian Environment Review Factsheet (PERS);  Public Realm Audit; and,  Transport Space Allocation (TSA) Assessment

PERS

2.35 This is a quantitative, industry standard walking audit of a specified area, which assesses the quality and composition of a range of pedestrian environments to understand how they may impact on walking and movement.

2.36 A baseline PERS audit was conducted in Balsall Heath on 18 July 2019 by an independent transport planning practice. The audit assessed the existing pedestrian environment and scored infrastructure using a standardised assessment. A do-something PERS assessment was then completed, taking account of the footway width reductions and the proposed public realm concept scheme consulted upon.

2.37 The baseline PERS total weighted score was 126. The PERS do-something, taking account of the proposed footway reductions and public realm improvements, and a total weighted score of 720 was achieved.

2.38 The project score uplift was achieved by the improved surface quality and the removal of trip hazards as a result of resurfacing/re-paving works across all sections. Combined with the proposed de-cluttering, user conflict was also reduced and pedestrian congestion eased notwithstanding the proposed footway reductions. Resurfacing also enhances aesthetic value and results in a more pleasant environment, particularly with the incorporation of trees and soft landscaping.

Urban design audit

2.39 An urban design audit was completed through Balsall Heath, which, together with the PERS audit, provides a comprehensive understanding of the corridor and how it operates for pedestrians. It also provides a thorough analysis of the existing urban context and how pedestrian links, crossings, and public transport facilities respond to users’ needs. The urban

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design audit was completed and contextualised within the Balsall Heath Neighbourhood Plan9 to assess the relative impact of the project against locally adopted policy.

2.40 It is clear from the audit that the environment through Balsall Heath local centre has some significant challenges, both in terms of its place function performance but also the quality and attractiveness of the streetscene. In particular, a number of issues were identified within the audit which have explicit impacts on pedestrians’ experience & utility:

 Safety due to lack of adequate crossing facilities, particularly at the junction of Haden Way with Moseley Road located to the north and the junction of Moseley road with Cromer Road and Brighton Road;  Clutter distributed on either side of the road, reducing effective footway widths and causing explicit obstructions for pedestrians’ movement including disabled and impaired people;  Poor pavement condition overall including the use of different and inconsistent materials causing visual and physical impacts;  Accessibility issues across the road affecting the movement of people, particularly disabled and impaired people;  Cleansing and maintenance are real issues observed on site;  Illegal parking on footways which cause major obstruction to the movement of people including disabled and impaired people, and,  Lack of green spaces/pocket parks

Transport Space Allocation

2.41 BCC has developed detailed guidance for the use of corridor space when developing highway schemes, known as Transport Space Allocation (TSA). The key objective is to ensure the effective use and allocation of limited space to provide for the disparate and competing needs of alternative users within the highway. Although the guidance remains in detailed draft format, its use has been accepted to guide principles on emerging schemes.

2.42 The TSA assessment established baseline Road User Hierarchy (RUH) for all key routes in the city including the A435 Alcester Road and Moseley Road. A scheme specific TSA assessment has been completed to evaluate the relative change in Level of Service (LoS) arising from the footway changes through Balsall Heath. This was completed using data including full pedestrian volume and crossing surveys, turning counts and real bus journey time data. The TSA assessment concluded there would not be a reduction in pedestrian LoS as a result of the proposed footway changes. This is because, based on pedestrian surveys, residual footway widths are appropriate for prevailing demand.

Summary of impact on footway

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2.43 The PERS scoring and urban design audit outlined the significant constraints on the pedestrian environment within Balsall Heath local centre. But they also identified the opportunities and measures which can tangibly make a difference to its setting as a vibrant place, enhancing its local distinctiveness.

2.44 Whilst the project would narrow footways at some locations, the urban design and PERS audit both identify that the effective width through Balsall Heath local centre – that is the width that is actually useable by pedestrians – is de-facto narrowed through the persistent and habitual presence of obstructions from street furniture and bus stops. By removing obstructions and clutter the effective footway width could be maintained despite the proposed narrowing. Moreover, good quality, well designed places are defined not only by footway widths alone but a plethora of other elements that contribute to local distinctiveness, including crossing facilities, permeability, visual quality, lighting, seating, general clutter and propensity to encourage social activity.

2.45 The project includes a significant investment and commitment to improve the public realm through Balsall Heath local centre. These improvements have the primary objective of maintaining the effective footway width and compensating the impact of tree loss. The improvements also seek to enhance the local setting of the heritage assets (Moseley Road Baths, the Old Print Works etc) to the north of the local centre through enhanced paving, replacing incongruous bus stops with sleeker modern cantilever shelters, de-cluttering, rationalisation of street furniture and side road entry treatments.

2.46 OPP was satisfied that the concept and principle of public realm improvements through Balsall Heath will address the issues set out within the petition around footway impact.

2.47 It was recognised that the final public realm scheme is still to be finalised and will be subject to final confirmation as part of an FBC to be taken to, and considered by, TfWM Key Network Board and the BCC Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment.

Road widening increasing traffic through Balsall Heath

2.48 The primary objective of the scheme is to increase capacity for buses through bus priority intervention. The scheme would not increase link capacity through Balsall Heath for general traffic. The bus lanes would be part-time only (AM peak inbound and PM peak outbound), specifically to allow on-street parking to take place during daytimes and evenings. This is because parking surveys completed show high levels of prevailing on-street parking demand for the local centre. Therefore, outside of bus lane restrictions, the additional lane created would be used for parking and not for general traffic flow.

2.49 OPP was satisfied the project would not result in increased general traffic through Balsall Heath, given the purposes of the carriageway widening is to provide a bus lane. OPP also noted that, outside of bus lane operation hours, the bus lanes would accommodate the prevailing level of on-street parking demand.

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Worsening environment for active travel modes

2.50 As outlined above, a TSA assessment has been completed to evaluate the relative change in Level of Service (LoS) arising from the scheme along its extent. This has demonstrated that the scheme would not worsen the LoS for pedestrians at any location. The TSA also concludes that, during peak periods, the scheme would improve the LoS for cycling by virtue of cyclists being permitted to use bus lanes along Alcester Road, Moseley Road and [Old] Mosley Road. Along Highgate Middleway, a new dedicated shared use cycleway would be created again improving the LoS for cyclists.

2.51 OPP was satisfied the project would not result in a worsening environment for active travel modes based upon the outcome of the TSA assessment. OPP was also satisfied that options to minimise footway impact have been considered and the current design represents the most efficient option in terms of minimising footway impact whilst still providing an inbound bus lane which is a crucial scheme output.

Recommended Action on Petition

2.52 Based on the issues identified with the petition and the responses set out above, TDC is recommended to take no further action on the petition.

2.53 The BFoE petition will form part of, and reported within, the FBC to be considered by TfWM Network Programme Board and BCC’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment. As outlined above, the BCC Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment will make the final decision on the scheme.

3. Financial Implications

3.1 There are no financial implications as a direct consequence of this report. The full financial implications of the project would be covered within the FBC

4. Legal Implications

4.1 There are no legal implications as a direct consequent of this report. The full legal implications would be covered within the FBC.

5. Impact on Delivery of Strategic Transport Plan

5.1 The project is being brought forward to deliver on the objectives of the Strategic Transport Plan. The scheme is a specific output of the 2026 Delivery Plan.

6. Equalities Implications

6.1 An equality assessment has been completed and would be included within the Full Business Case. The assessment does, however, conclude that there are no aspects of the scheme which Page 21

could contribute to inequality. The facilities and measures proposed are for all users and non are excluded.

7. Inclusive Growth Implications

7.1 There are no inclusive growth implications as a direct consequent of this report. The full inclusive growth implications would be covered within the FBC.

8. Geographical Area of Report’s Implications

8.1 The petition relates to the project’s impact through Balsall Heath, covering the wards of Balsall Heath West.

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TL Cbox Proposed footway TL MOVED NORTH CLOSER TO St 3.4m Cbox CROMER ROAD JUNCTION Bin A435 ALCESTER RD. Existing footway EXISTING CONTROLLED Gas BUS 2.8mWm St STOP PEDESTRIAN CROSSING TO Lp CTV Existing carriageway BE MODIFIED TO SUIT NEW Sp Sp St 4m CTV Sp Gas 4-LANE ARRANGEMENT Sp Sv Sv Sp BUS Sv 3m CTV LANE Proposed carriageway widening St Sp

Sp Sv CLIFTON ROAD

Sp Wo

Gy

2.9mCTV LANE

LANE

BUS 2.9m Lp Proposed earthworks BUS

2.2m St Gas Gas 3.1m CTV Lp Gy Lp Existing footway in 3rd party land Sp BUS CTV

LANE 2.2m GH9

CTV Sv TRAFALGAR ROAD Gy

Gas Bin STOP Sv Gy STOP Wo Existing verge area

Sp

CTV Sp

BUS Sp BUS

Sp Sv Gy Gy Gas Sv Sp Fh St Sp Proposed pocket park

Gy Gy Sv

HOMER STREET Gy LANE Bin Cbox PROPOSED PART TIME SOUTH BUS Sv

Sp BUS Bo EDGBASTON ROAD EAST LANE Lp St BOUND BUS LANE (4.30 - 6.45pm) (4)

Sp Possible side road entry treatment

Gy STOP Sp Lp Sp BUS Bo Existing highway boundary Sp CTV Gas Gas Gy Sp Bin Cbox Page 26 Page Gas Cbox Existing trees to be removed Mon - Fri DP Gy CTV St Gas Gy 1.00 - 6.45pm Lp Sp Bo Sp Sp St (2) EXISTING BUS STOP Gy No loading PROPOSED PART TIME CTV Mon - Fri Gy Sv TO BE RETAINED NORTH BOUND BUS LANE 7.45 - 9.15am 4.30 - 6.45pm CTV (7.30 - 10.00am) BUS Sp LANE Bo CTV Sp CTV GH7 Mon - Fri

9.15am - 1pm CTV Lp 1 hour St PROPOSED CHANGES TO (2) Bin No return St Sp EXISTING LANE MARKINGS TO Gy within 1 hour St CTV Gas Sp Lp SUIT NEW 3-LANE ARRANGEMENT

EXISTING WAITING, LOADING CTV St

Gy Sv Bo AND PARKING BAY EXISTING CONTROLLED Gy 3.4m St Lp Fh Gy RESTRICTIONS TO BE AMENDED Wo CROSSING PROPOSED Sv TO SUIT NEW SOUTH BOUND Gy Sv TO BE REMOVED A435 ALCESTER RD. Sv Gas Bo Sv 2.8m Sp Bin BUS LANE OPERATING PERIODS St RUNCORN ROAD (2) P1 13.08.19 DRAWING CREATED AE PDE Gy Bin Gy Bg Bg Gy CTV Rev. Date Description By Chk'd App'd Gy

Sp

2.6m Lp LANE 3.1m LBox Drawing Status Suitability

Cbox CTV BUS Cbox St Sp 4m GH10 St FOR INFORMATION S2 St 3m CTV St CTV St Gas Post The AXIS CTV EXISTING PART TIME NORTH TL 2.9m TL CTV 10, Holliday Street END OF PROPOSED PART St BOUND BUS LANE TO BE Birmingham Bollards Lp Post West Midlands 2.9mFh TIME SOUTH BOUND BUS CTV WIDENED GENERALLY TO 3.4m LANE (4.30 - 6.45pm) St B1 1TF Post Tel: +44 (0121) 483 5000 3m St CTV Sp Fax: +44 (0121) 483 5252 Lp CTV

Gas CTV Plan key: St Copyright C Atkins Limited (2019) www.atkinsglobal.com Tp (2) Bin CTV Gas Client

St Overhead DP cable Gy CTV Cbox Mon - Fri HADEN CIRCUS Gas BUS CTV St CTV 9.30 - 1.00pm (5)

LANE A4167 HIGHGATE RD.

PROPOSED JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS 4.30 - 6.45pm Sp TransportW for Lp Gas TO INTRODUCE CONTROLLED No loading West idlands CTV St Mon - Fri PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FACILITIES (2)

Re WAY HADEN TL Gas Lp DP 7.30 - 10.00am Project Title Re LBox INCLUDING DIAGONAL CROSSINGS 4.30 - 6.45pm Bin A435 ALCESTER RD. BIRMINGHAM GROWTH POINT Gas Gy CTV (3) Gy Sv St PUBLIC TRANSPORT PACKAGE (6) Mon - Fri CTV CTV 1 - 4.30pm Drawing Title St CTV BUS St GH8 Sv Sv 1 hour TL CCTV LANE BUS PRIORITY ALCESTER ROAD Sp Sp No return ICU Bollards Gy Sp within 1 hour PUBLIC CONSULTATION IB Sp REFER TO DRAWING No. IB Lp Bollards TFWM-ATK-HGN-ALC-DR-D-500Gy St SHEET 4 OF 6 Bg Gy EXISTING WAITING, LOADING CTV BALSALL HEATH St Fh Fh S3 - BALSALL HEATH Fh Sv Sv Lp Lp AND PARKING BAY AUGUSTA Scale Designed Drawn Checked Authorised CROMER ROAD TL BRIGHTON ROAD RD. ALCESTER Gy Sv 20 Sv Cbox 20 GH11 RESTRICTIONS TO BE AMENDED 1:500 AE AE PDE JC Cut Line (2) CTV ROAD EAST Gy Sv Gy CTV Cbox Original Size Date Date Date Date Stmp St TO SUIT NEW NORTH BOUND Lp (6) Lp A1 13.08.19 13.08.19 13.08.19 13.08.19 TL BUS LANE OPERATING HOURS CTV Stmp Drawing Number Project Ref. No. Cut Line Sp CTV HA PIN Originator Volume 5181915 St CTV BUS CTV TFWM - ATK - HGN - Sp Gas Gas Revision Sp CTV STOP St (2) DRAFT CTV St St © CROWN COPYRIGHT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ALC - DR - D - 400 Bin St P1 (3) Licence No. AL1000 18595 Location Type Role Number Fh Sv Gas P:\GBCFA\TP\KU\Projects\Public Realm & Design\TfWM Birmingham Bus Priority\Alcester Road\DR\PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS\OAR Schemes\Consultation Drawings\TFWM-ATK-HGN-ALC-DR-D-400.dwg

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St PARK ROAD PARK EXISTING PART TIME NORTH BOUND BUS LANE TO BE WIDENED GENERALLY TO 3.4m

Lp Cut Line Cut Sp Post

Cbox Po Park Road Park St TL Sp Post St Lp LANE MARKINGS TO SUIT NEW PROPOSED CHANGES TO EXISTING 3-LANE ARRANGEMENT Bo Bo Bo Bo

Bo

IB Sp Gy 3.2m Lp IB Bg St Sp Cbox Gy Mkr Lp TL St Bg

Gas Cut Line Cut Sv Gas Gas Sp

St

St A435 Alcester Road

5.3m A435 ALCESTERSt RD. EAST ROAD AUGUSTA Sp EXISTING BUS STOP TO BE RETAINED Gas CTV Lp Sp Cbox Sp Gy Sp Bg Fh Sp

St LANE BUS Gas CTV Gas St CTV Sp Lp Gas (4) St Sp St (4) St CTV Sp

Gy (7) East Road Augusta St

BUS Sp

STOP Tp St

Cbox

Gy 3.4m Sp 2.8m CTV Bin Bg Gas Lp Sp Fh St St Sp Sv Gy CTV (3) St Gy Gas Gy Lp Sp (3) Sp St CTV

St CTV Gas 2m (2) St

CTV

Gas LANE

Lp

St BUS (3) Cbox St Bin CTV Gy

CTV A435 ALCESTER RD. STOP

(2) St BUS CTV Bg Sp Gas CTV (4) St Gy Gas

Sp

CTV TFWM-ATK-HGN-ALC-DR-D-400 REFER TO DRAWING No. DRAWING TO REFER Gas EXISTING BUS STOP TO BE RETAINED CTV

Lp CTV LANE Gas

Gas BUS Gy Fh (2) CTV St (2) Gas St CTV (3) St Gas CTV CTV Gy (2) St Lp Sv Sv (6) St CTV Bg St CTV Gas (6) St Sv

Bollards (3)

Lp (2)

PARK HILL PARK Park Hill Park St Gy St Gy Sp Sp Bin Sp Sap Post

IB

Sap Cut Line Cut Sap Post Sv IB St Lp St Cbox Fh Po St Sv Sp St St Sp St Gas Lp St Cbox TL Post CTV CTV St Sp Lp CTV Bin Bo Bo Gy Bo (2) St Bo ICU

A435 ALCESTER RD. Bo Gas CTV

BUS Gy St STOP Gas (4) St Sp Gas Bg St Sp (2) St Gy Fh Mkr St Gy

Lp

Lp CTV Sp TL

STOP BUS St Gas Bg Bin ICU St Cbox Gas St (3) St Sp Gas St (4) St

Sv Cut Line Cut Gas St Gas Wo Sp Sp Gy Sp CTV CTV Lp St Gy Bg Gas (3) St (2) St Wm (4) Sp Sp CTV Gas

(2) St

Gas St A435 ALCESTER RD. CTV ALCESTER A435 CTV Gas Lp (2) St Sp CTV CTV Gas CTV Bollards Fh St St CTV St CTV Gas Wm St Wo CTV St CTV CTV Lp Sp Lp Gas Gas

A435 Alcester Road Sv Gas Fh (7) St CTV Sv Sp St 20 Sv Sv Gas St Gas St Lp IC Sp IC Sp St IC Sv Gas St Sp

CTV St St Wm St DO NOT SCALE

Bin

STOP Cbox BUS Lp

Bg

Gas Gy SALISBURY ROAD SALISBURY St Gas Sv St BUS

STOP CTV

Sv

4.7m Bin Gy

Bg 4.0m PARK HILL PARK 4.25m Sp Sp Lp St CTV St CTV CTV Mkr

CTV Gy ROAD CHANTRY Sp CTV Tp

Bg

St

Lp Gas EAST ROAD AUGUSTA Gas CTV St CTV ROAD PARK Gas Bg CTV

DP (2) Pipe St Gy Lp 3.4m Sv Gy Gas St

Bg

St LANE

CTV DP Sp BUS Bg St cbx Gy Sv St CTV Fh Gas Sv CTV Gy Sp

Bg

Sp Sp 3.1m DP CTV

CTV

St

EDGBASTON ROAD EAST ROAD EDGBASTON

Tudor Road Tudor Sp St 3.0m Sp CTV CTV Sp Lp St

CTV Park Hill Park CTV CTV St St St St CTV Gy CTV Bo St Gy Sp Gas Sp Sp Lp CTV CTV Bin St Sp Bg Cbox Sap Gy Gy Post Bin ICU (2) ICU LBox

CTV

Sap IB Sp 20 Bg Lp Sp Cbox Sap

Sv IB Post

Fh

Sv St STOP CTV Lp

Fh St Cbox

Po

BUS

Park Road Park Bg Road Salisbury St Sv Sp St St Sp Cbox Gas Lp St St TL

Gy A435 Alcester Road Sp CTV Post Sp CTV St St Sp Lp CTV

Bin Bo Bo

Gy St (2) St Gy Bo Bg Sp 3.5m Bo

ICU Bo IB Sp

Gas

Sp St 3.9m CTV CTV BUS Gy 3.2m

St STOP

Lp Farquhar Road Farquhar CTV St Gas Sv Pipe (4) St St IB CTV Gas Sp St Bg Sp

(3) St (2) St Cbox

(2) Gas Fh Gy 3.5m St Mkr

Bin Lp CTV Gy Sp Lp

Bo TL 4.1m

STOP

Sp BUS St

Gy 3.5m Gas

Bo

ONLY DP Gas Bg

CTV Bo ICU Bin St AHEAD Cbox Gas Bg ICU St (3) St Sp Gas Lp ICU St (2) St (4) St Sv Gas Wo St Gas Lp Sp Sp CTV Gas Gy Sp CTV St (2) St CTV Lp Lp

ICU St A435 Alcester Road St

St

Sv St Gy

Sv Bg DP 5.3m Bin Road Chantry TL Bg Gas Gy St (3) CTV Sp St

Gas BUS Bin TL (2) St ONLY Wm

CTV STOP AHEAD TL (4) Sp Sp St Wo Sv Gas Sp Gas DP CTV Bo ICU Lp Sp

St Bin Gy 3.1m CTV Gas Sp (2) St Gy Gas

Cbox TL DP Sp St Cbox

(2) DP 3.0m DP

CTV Gy (2) (2) DP CTV 2.9m St Gy IB Gas CTV 3.1m Sp Gy ICU Gas TL Cbox CTV (2) CTV CTV Gas Gy Bollards Gas Bollards St Gy Gas CTV CTV DP Lp Sp Sv St Gas Gy DP Gy DP Re ICU Bin (2)

Bg Lp St St Gas St Bg St 3.0m Bg

CTV IB Sv Bo Gas Bollards Bollards (2) Lp

Gas Sv LANE Sp (2) St Gas St

Sv 13.9m Gy Cbox Bo CTV Gas Bin Fh BUS Bo Bin St Gas Pipe CTV Sp Bo (2) St CTV Bollards Bollards CTV St (2) St Gy Bo St CTV Gas Gy Sv Fh St Bg Lp Bo CTV Sv ICU Sv Bo Bo Gas St Gas CTV Gas Sp Sap Cbox Bo Bollards CTV

St STOP Bo Bo Fh Sp BUS Sv St Bo Sv St Gy Gy Sp Lp Bo Sp St CTV

Sv St Bo

IB Sp Fh Bo St St St Cbox LANE

TL Gas Bo Bo Bo

TL IB Gy Sp Bo TL CTV Gy Bo Post Bo CTV BUS Cbox Wm Gas Gas Lp Bo Lp LBox St CTV Sp Wo St Gas CTV

Gy Bin Sp CTV CROMER ROAD Bo St CTV St CTV St

St Gy TAXIS Sp Lp Sp Lp Sp

Sv Sv Gas

BUS IB STOP Lp Gy TL Gas Sp Gas (4) TL TL St Gy Bg Gy Bin Sv Sv TL AHEAD ONLY Gas Sp KEEP Gy Gy Lp CLEAR Sv Sv Sp St

IB IB 3.0m Bg A435 Alcester Road Sv Fl Gy Gas Bo Bo Fh (7) St St CTV Bo Bin Lp Sp CTV ICU Bo Bo Sv Sp (4) St Lp Po Gy Sp CTV Bo Bo St BUS Sv Sp St

Bo Sv Fh St STOP DP Bo Sv Gas St St St Sp 20

Fh St CTV CTV Bin Sv Bo 3.0m Gas Cbox Gy St Lp BUS CTV Bo Sv (2) St LANE Sv Sv Re Sv CTV Gas Gas TL Gas Bin Bo Gy Bg CTV ICU Gas Sp Gas Bo Gy St CTV CTV St

Gy Fl Gas Sp St Gas Lp Re Bg 3.0m Gas DP Pipe Sp Bin CTV Gy Bg Lp Gas St

Lp Bin Gy Sp IC IC (7) St East Road Augusta CTV Bo CTV Sp Gas Sp Bo Gas DP DP Bo Gas St Gas St IC Sp

Bo Bo Gy Re Gas St Sv CTV Gas Sv CTV Sp St BUS CTV St

St Gas DP Re CTV

Bin Gy Wo STOP CTV Gas Fl Tp CTV St DP St St Wm St

Gy Sv Sp

Gas Cbox

St Sv Gy 3.4m Gas CTV Sp 2.8m Sap Bin CTV

Gy

Bo Bg B4217 St Mary's Row Mary's St B4217 Sv Wm Re Gas Lp

CTV (2) King Edward Road

Sp TAXIS Gas Bin Sp Bo CTV Lp Fl Gy Fh

Lp St St Sp

Bo Bin St Re CTV

STOP Bin Sv B4217 St Mary's Row CTV Mary's St B4217 Woodbridge Road Gy Lp CTV

Gas (3) St Gy

Gas Gy St BUS Lp Cbox Bo (3) Sp Sp St St CTV Fl St

TAXIS CTV (2) Gas 2m Gas St

St Gas CTV Lp LANE

St CTV BUS Sp (3) St Bin Cbox Sp CTV

St Gy

CTV

Bo STOP

Bin Gy (2) St BUS St Fl CTV Bg Sp Gas Gas DP CTV (4) Bo St Gy Gas Sp CTV Sp CTV

Gas Sp ROAD WOODBRIDGE Gas

CTV

Lp CTV St St LANE

Gas Gy Gas BUS

Bo Gy (2) Fh CTV East Road Edbaston St Sp Gas (2) St Gas (3) St CTV St CTV Gas CTV CTV Tp St St (2) St Gy CTV St Gas Lp Sp CTV Sv Gy Sv CTV St (6) St St

ICU CTV Bg 3.4m DP

St

2.8m St Cbox CTV St LBox

Lp (6) Gas

Bollards St Sv Sp (3) Lp (2) St ST MARY'S ROW MARY'S ST (2) Gy St Lp St (5) St CTV Cbox CTV Sp Gas (2) St St CTV (2) St Sp CTV CTV Bo Sp CTV Overhead St Sp Lp cable Sp Gy Gy St Sp St Gy

CTV Bg 4m Gas

CTV Sp

Wo

LANE A435 Alcester Road BUS St Lp CTV CTV Lp

St Sp Cromer Road Sv Sp CTV

St BUS CTV Cbox

STOP LANE Bin BUS Sv Sv Gy Cbox

Lp STOP Bin

Sv Lp ICU Sp BUS Lp St Fh Sp Sv Sv Fh Sv Sv St Sp TL CTV Wo IB Sv

Lp IB

A435 Moseley Road STOP BUS Sp Gy Sp Gy Fh Sp Sp Sp Wm Fh TL

Gy Trafalgar Road Trafalgar Gy Lp 20 Re Lp CTV St

LBox 20 Sv St Gy Gas CTV

Sp Gy LANE

St BUS CTV Gas CTV St St Lp TL Stmp Stmp Sv CCTV

Cbox (2) St

CTV Bin TRAFALGAR ROAD TRAFALGAR TL Sv CTV

Fh Gas Bollards CTV Gas TL Sv Bin Gas Re CTV DP Sp Lp Bollards TL Gy CTV CTV Fh

DP BUS CTV Gas

CTV Cbox LANE

Brighton Road Brighton Lp Post BRIGHTON ROAD BRIGHTON Post CTV Post Location HA PIN Drawing Number DECOMMISSIONING/DEMOLITION MAINTENANCE/CLEANING NONE NONE CONSTRUCTION Original Size Scale Drawing Title Project Title Client Drawing Status Working adjacent to live traffic. Utility considerations Copyright C Atkins Limited (2019) Rev. Key: In addition to the hazards/risks normally associated with types of work P1 Notes: It is assumed that all works will be carried out by a competent contractor 1. 1:500 TFWM A1 working, where appropriate, to an approved method statement SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL 22.07.19 ALC Layout is preliminary design 'for information' only and subject to approval from Highway Authority. Date BUS PRIORITY ALCESTER ROAD

DRAFTPUBLIC TRANSPORT PACKAGE BIRMINGHAM GROWTH POINT FOR INFORMATION DRAWING CREATED detailed on this drawing, note the following: PUBLIC CONSULTATION Existing trees to be removed Existing highway boundary Possible side road entry treatment Proposed pocket park Existing verge area Existing footway in 3rd party land Proposed earthworks Proposed carriageway widening Existing carriageway Existing footway Proposed footway Proposed traffic island Date Designed S4 - MOSELEY NORTH 13.08.19 AE - - Type Originator SHEET 5 OF 6 DR INFORMATION ATK Description Transport for West Date Drawn - Role 13.08.19 D AE - - Fax: 10, Holliday Street Tel: B1 1TF Birmingham www.atkinsglobal.com The AXIS West Midlands Number Volume W idlands +44 (0121) 483 5252 +44 (0121) 483 5000 Date Checked 500 DS 13.08.19 PDE - AE By Revision Project Ref. No. Date Authorised 13.08.19 Suitability 5181915 Chk'd PDE P1 JC S2 App'd JC

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CURRENT VEHICULAR ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MAINTAINED Cut Line Cut

A435 ALCESTER RD.

LANE

SALISBURY ROAD SALISBURY

BUS 3.4m

EXISTING BUS STOP TO BE RETAINED

Cut Line Cut

3.1m

3.0m

ROAD ROAD

TUDOR TUDOR 30mph EXISTING TRAFFIC ISLAND TO BE REMOVED EXISTING 'PINCH-POINT' LOCATION

EXISTING BUS STOP TO BE RETAINED

20mph STOP

BUS

3.9m 4.1m PARKING BAY RESTRICTIONS TO BE EXISTING WAITING, LOADING AND BUS LANE OPERATING PERIODS. AMENDED TO SUIT NEW NORTH BOUND

BUS

STOP 2.9m 7.30 - 10.00am 7.30 - 10.00am Mon - Fri 4.30 - 6.45pm 4.30 - 6.45pm

within 1 hour

No loading

FARQUHAR ROAD FARQUHAR Mon - Fri 13.9m No return 10 - 4.30pm

Mon - Fri

1 hour

STOP ALCESTER RD. BUS ST MARY'S ROW MARY'S ST

KING EDWARD ROAD

REDDINGS ROAD BOUND BUS LANE TO BE WIDENED EXISTING PART TIME NORTH GENERALLY TO 4.25m EXCEPT AT 'PINCH-POINT' PROPOSED CHANGES TO EXISTING LANE MARKINGS TO SUIT NEW 3-LANE ARRANGEMENT PARKING BAY RESTRICTIONS TO BE EXISTING WAITING, LOADING AND BUS LANE OPERATING PERIODS. AMENDED TO SUIT NEW NORTH BOUND A435 ALCESTER RD. EXISTING BUS STOP TO BE RETAINED 7.30 - 10.00am 7.30 - 10.00am Mon - Fri 4.30 - 6.45pm 4.30 - 6.45pm within 1 hour No loading Mon - Fri No return 10 - 4.30pm Mon - Fri

1 hour

HILL CREST ROAD CREST HILL

LANE

BUS

CLEAR

KEEP

SCHOOL

LANE

BUS

STOP BUS

BUS

STOP 4.25m

4.0m

4.7m Cut Line Cut

BE MODIFIED TO SUIT NEW PEDESTRIAN CROSSING TO EXISTING CONTROLLED 3-LANE ARRANGEMENT

3.4m

LANE

BUS

QUEENSBRIDGE ROAD QUEENSBRIDGE

ROAD MOOR GREEN MOOR REDDINGS ROAD REDDINGS A435 ALCESTER RD. EXISTING BUS STOP

TO BE RETAINED

STOP BUS

BUS STOP SALISBURY ROAD SALISBURY

BUS

STOP

SCHOOL

KEEP

CLEAR

BUS STOP

PARK HILL PARK

3.1m DO NOT SCALE

LANE

CLEAR

BUS

KEEP

SCHOOL

Cut Line Cut

CHANTRY ROAD CHANTRY

within 1 hour 1 within

LANE

No return No

4.30 - 6.45pm - 4.30 BUS

7.30 - 10.00am - 7.30

10 - 4.30pm - 10

1 hour 1 STOP

Mon - Fri - Mon

Mon - Fri - Mon

No loading No

4.30 - 6.45pm - 4.30 7.30 - 10.00am - 7.30

BUS Mon - Fri - Mon

BUS

STOP 3.0m

LANE ROAD PARK

BUS

ROAD

TUDOR

STOP BUS

STOP BUS

STOP BUS

BUS

STOP

7.30 - 10.00am 7.30 - 10.00am 4.30 - 6.45pm 4.30 - 6.45pm Mon - Fri within 1 hour ROAD No loading ROAD No return Mon - Fri 10 - 4.30pm Mon - Fri

1 hour STOP BUS

LANE

BUS

STOP BUS TUDOR TUDOR BUS STOP

KING

EDWARD ROAD ROAD WOODBRIDGE

ROW ST MARY'S ST Location HA PIN Drawing Number DECOMMISSIONING/DEMOLITION MAINTENANCE/CLEANING NONE NONE CONSTRUCTION Original Size Scale Drawing Title Project Title Client Drawing Status Working adjacent to live traffic. Utility considerations Copyright C Atkins Limited (2019) Rev. Key: In addition to the hazards/risks normally associated with types of work Notes: P1 It is assumed that all works will be carried out by a competent contractor 1. 1:500 TFWM A1 working, where appropriate, to an approved method statement SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL 13.08.19 Layout is preliminary design 'for information' only and ALC subject to approval from Highway Authority. Date BUS PRIORITY ALCESTER ROAD

DRAFTPUBLIC TRANSPORT PACKAGE BIRMINGHAM GROWTH POINT FOR INFORMATION DRAWING CREATED Existing trees to be removed Existing highway boundary Possible side road entry treatment Proposed pocket park Existing verge area Existing footway in 3rd party land Proposed earthworks Proposed carriageway widening Existing carriageway Existing footway Proposed footway Proposed traffic island detailed on this drawing, note the following: PUBLIC CONSULTATION Date Designed S5 - MOSELEY SOUTH 13.08.19 AE - - Type Originator SHEET 6 OF DR INFORMATION ATK Description Transport for West Date Drawn - Role 13.08.19 D AE - - Fax: 10, Holliday Street Tel: B1 1TF Birmingham www.atkinsglobal.com The AXIS West Midlands Number Volume W idlands +44 (0121) 483 5252 +44 (0121) 483 5000 Date Checked 600 DS 13.08.19 PDE - AE By Revision Project Ref. No. Date Authorised 13.08.19 Suitability 5181915 Chk'd PDE P1 JC S2 App'd JC 0.8 2.75 1.2 3 2.9 2,9 3 2,35

Section 1-1

2,5 1.2 0,45 3 2.9 2,9 3 1.2 3,3 0:8 ~~

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Footway ;__.... -...... _.. ;~ - --~-----~------~-- •- - • ...__...... --~ -. • . .. . .- .•.. New benches with bins :.....----•...... _---•------...._...... -••....._' provided at various ~ ~ ~ locations of the road ~~ ~""~

Bus sto relocated _.. ~~`__ _`{.. -- , ~ .. . _, i ~~...... r ..,~~`- - .__ ; ~ , .: -~.,__ existing cycle parking _ . ----r-"' '`---sue_--.< <,;~. ; ~ r: ~ relocated and placed in i_____._~ ""-~ -_ ~ .t~ - ~,. . the furniture zone ~ ;~ f' ~:~ ~;~~~ ~ ,' - n ~,,~,.; ., - _. Mien ~~ F• i ~ ,,

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DRAFT For Discussion NEAT Managing Director – Vinay Parmar 2

● Appointed as Managing Director of NEAT on 15th October 2019.

● Joined National Express in 2015 leading Customer and Digital Experience across the UK Businesses

● Background in transformation and change management across a range of industries Page 34 Page ● Excited and extremely proud to be entering the accessible transport market and feel that our expertise in public transport worldwide can help shape improved services within the sector.

● We see Ring and Ride as an essential part of the tapestry of services and we want to work with TfWM and WMCA to grow successful service which delivers against national Government transport strategy and local policy delivery in the West Midlands.

● Our vision “To transform how our customers feel about life by reimaging accessible transport to make it enjoyable, easy and effortless to use” encompasses our desire, drive and determination to not just raise the standards of accessible transport but positively change the way they are experienced. A Strong Ring and Ride Service changes lives, drives economic growth and 33 builds a better society.

Parts of society are left feeling marginalised, excluded and National Express believe in ‘transport for all’ and that providing unable to engage fully in the community because of barriers great accessible transport leads to a better, more inclusive to transport. society and changes lives. • 1 in 5 people in the West Midlands region are mobility impaired and • Inclusive and reliable transport is essential to giving disabled people the cannot use regular public transport. confidence to travel and opening up access to employment. • The UK's population is ageing. By 2040, 13% of the UK population • Being able to travel can help facilitate social networks and improve will be aged over 75 access to employment or education • Disability has a higher prevalence as people age. In 2016/17, 45% of • Accessible transport can also promote self-esteem and wellbeing State Pension age adults reported having a disability. through leisure visits, travelling and simply 'leaving the house for its own sake • Disability and poor health are associated with an increased risk of 35 Page loneliness, with research showing that two-thirds of disabled people • Local economies and business can benefit as households with a have felt lonely in the past year disabled person in them had a spending power of £249bn in 2014/15 • 24% of disabled people turndown employment opportunities due to which will increase further with an ageing population. transport barriers

Investing to secure a strongly performing Ring and Ride service has to be good for the West Midlands in supporting economic growth, driving social inclusion and delivering a positive impact in terms of reduced spending in other Government and local council services:

• London School of Economics study of older people says for every £1 spent in preventing loneliness there are £3 of savings. • Socially isolated individuals are 1.6 times more likely to visit a GP and 1.8 times more likely to visit and A&E but 3.5 times more likely to enter local authority funded health care • Loneliness and exclusion are key causes of depression and it is estimated costs that the direct costs for treatment for adults with depression is £370m. • A 2017 report on the Social Value concluded that for every £1 spent the service generated £6.38 of benefit in terms of social and economic value. • A ‘Why Community Transport Matters’ report published in February 2016 – identifies that without Dial a Ride 5.07% of users would require day care at an estimated average cost per person, per annum of £7,670. Dial a Ride reduces this to 2.9%.

Source: DFT Inclusive Transport strategy, Social Isolation and Loneliness in the UK, IoTUK.org.uk, TfWM Movement for Growth 2026 Delivery plan Our experience so far 44

NEAT took operational responsibility for Ring and Ride in August 2019 and inherited a poorly managed organisation in disarray. The culture was autocratic with a lack of empowerment in employees to be able to make the right decisions, the fleet of vehicles was poorly maintained and there was mass under investment facilities all of which led to poor service delivery. Below are the key challenges and observations we have made:

1 6 Ring and Ride has a perception problem that the service is only a Ring and Ride with drivers feel like they are carers first and have a deep particular section of society when in truth it is available to a much rooted sense of social purpose, that are always willing to go that extra wider groups. A customer survey revealed that 70% of users were over mile. the age of 75 and 83% identified as being white.

2 7 A poorly maintained fleet, unroadworthy vehicles, a worrying lack of Previous autocratic leadership has left behind a culture which has a

safety focus in the organisation, absence of investment at operational 36 Page fear of failure leading to a resistance to change and a lack of sites and employees with inadequate personal safety equipment, all of innovation. which culminated in poor service delivery

3 Booking journeys with Ring and Ride is outdated and restrictive making 8 it hard for customers to use, along with a lack of customer information Consecutive reductions in funding have driven down patronage by and processes which are designed around the business and not the end almost a third since 2015. users of the service.

4 9 Upskilling the driver workforce to within the timeframe to meet O The operation is inefficient, with route planning done manually based Licence standards has been more challenging that anticipated but we the local knowledge of schedulers which does not take into account have agreed an extension to our existing permits with the traffic latest traffic conditions. commissioner to 3rd April 2020.

5 Customers are not notified of exact pick up times, are unable to follow late running services and as a result are left to wait which contributes to cancellations and no shows. Summary of NEAT’s transformation plan 55

Without a fundamental transformation, Ring and Ride service will continue to rapidly decline in patronage and eventually become unsustainable for any operator, therefore change is not an option; it is a necessity. Our transformation plan is focused on inspiring, driving and delivering a change programme which will result in a thriving, sustainable, high quality service which is easy to use and attractive to a wider range of society as part of their everyday lives

A C Improving the customer journey to appeal to a wider audience A great place to work and make it easier to use.

● Decide: Clear customer proposition which driving inclusion, growth ● People and Culture: We want to build a high performing business and social value. with an empowered, customer centred, forward thinking workforce ● Book: Simple, Fast and Easy booking process which can be accessed who embrace change and innovation. Page 37 Page via multiple channels. ● Real Living Wage Employer : We are committed to being an ● Travel: Reliable, efficient services delivering a great customer accredited Living Wage Foundation employer and were the first experience private transport group to commit do so in 2015. The pledge has ● Post Journey: Great customer service and recovery with an always benefitted hundreds of workers across our UK Bus and Coach listening culture. businesses and has been applied in NEAT from day one.

B D Raising operational standards, driving safety and imbedding excellence Continued Investment

● Safety: NXWM are the safest transport company in the world and ● NEAT has already invested c.£0.5m in driver training, project NEAT will be part of that. management, vehicle testing and safety related activity as part of the ● Fleet and Depots : Clean, efficient vehicles with the right depot mobilisation of services which we expect to increase to c.£0.7m once footprint to reduce fuel consumption, increase utilization and completed. contribute to improved air quality in our city. ● We plan to continue our investment with significant additional spend of capital on fleet, facilities, technology and transformation subject to agreed funding. Exec Summary and Conclusions 66

1 We understand that accessible transport has the potential to open doors, unlock potential and increase confidence for its users. Ring and Ride can be grown and developed to support the Government’s Inclusive Transport Strategy to bring 1m more disabled people into work by 2027, 3m new apprenticeships by 2020 and tackling loneliness as well as delivery of policies in the West Midlands for social inclusion, economic growth and promoting independence.

2 Ring and Ride currently suffers from an perception problem in the service is only for older people, which of course it is not. To improve its image, appeal and usage from a wider audience requires radical thinking on product definition and brand positioning.

3 The customer experience can be vastly improved in terms of easier booking, real time customer information for better planning 38 Page and intelligent automated scheduling to improve punctuality, reliability and journey times for customers and delivering efficiencies for the business.

4 NEAT are having to invest significantly more on implementing safety standards, improving engineering and vehicle maintenance, upgrading the fleet and completing driver training. Securing the right funding deal will underpin this and continued forward investment.

5 There is an engaged and caring frontline workforce who have been part of a poor operating culture that now need strong leadership to embrace change and bring about innovation. We have invested in the people through the implementation of the Real Living Wage and will continue to train and develop them to improve their skills and performance. Agenda Item 9

Transport Delivery Committee

Date 6 January 2020

Report title Financial Monitoring Report

Accountable Director Linda Horne Finance Director Tel 0121 214 7508 Email - [email protected] Accountable employee(s) Louise Cowen, Financial Services Manager Tel 0121 214 7454 Email [email protected]

Report to be/has been Councillor Akhtar considered by

Recommendation(s) for action or decision:

The Transport Delivery Committee is recommended to:

1. Note that the year to date net revenue expenditure to the end of November 2019 shows a favourable variance of £1.403m compared to budget. The forecast position shows a favourable movement of £1.972m from budget.

2. Note that total capital expenditure to the end of November 2019 for the overall transport programme was £85.1 million, which was £21.8m below the year to date budget of £106.9m. The annual forecast position shows a favourable movement of £54.5m from budget.

1.0 Purpose

1.1 This report sets out the financial position as at 30 November 2019. The content relates to the financial position of the Combined Authority’s Transport Delivery Revenue and Capital Budgets and consists of the following Sections:

Section A Summary TfWM Revenue Budget

Section B Summary TfWM Capital Budget

Page 39 Page 1 of 12 SECTION A

2.0 Summary Revenue Position

2.1 Overall there is a favourable variance against budget to date of £1.403m as at the end of November 2019.

2.2 This is primarily driven by concession savings due to lower patronage volumes, alongside changes to the timing of recruitment, lower WMP partnership costs, higher digital shelter advertising income and lower infrastructure costs. Additionally, changes in the timetable of capital projects have reduced capital financing cost.

2.3 Travel Concessions favourable forecast movement of £0.610m is made up of the following: (i) £0.385m favourable ENCTS variance due to £0.3m lower ENCTs patronage offset by lower concessionary replacement pass income and higher supporting costs; (ii) £0.219m favourable Child concessions variance mainly due to £0.116m lower Child concessions, £0.047m favourable 16-18 Scheme costs, £0.052m lower ticketing postage and office supplies. (iii) and £0.03m favourable Metro/ Rail concessions is due to lower support costs.

2.4 The Capital Finance Charges variance of £0.36m reflects a lower requirement of revenue contributions to capital due to changes in the timetable of capital projects.

2.5 Network Resilience is £0.238m favourable to budget mainly due to staffing variations and use of contingency within the RTCC budget. The RTCC has now gone live and payroll costs will be backloaded into the year.

2.6 Bus Stations and Bus Infrastructure is £0.157m below budget. This is mainly due to the digital advertising contract income coming in £0.1m higher than the budgeted target. Other infrastructure savings are mainly due to timing differences.

2.7 Business Support Costs is £0.197m favourable to budget due to lower ICT costs.

2.8 Metro services is £0.082m fabourable to budget due to the budget phasing of the building maintenance provision.

2.9 Safety and Security costs is £0.083m favourable to budget due to lower partnership costs with West Midlands Police (Safer Travel Police). Tendering/ Monitoring costs are £0.084m fabourable to budget.

2.10 These favourable variances are mainly offset by higher costs incurred for Subsidised Bus Network services as a result of increased costs pressures for accessible transport arrangements following the collapse of Accessible Transport Group (ATG). The Subsidised Bus Network is £0.288m adverse to budget.

2.11 Strategic Development is £0.155m adverse to budget mainly due to lower recharging of payroll costs to capital projects and increased external advice activity.

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Page 40 Page 2 of 12 2.12 The forecast position shows a favourable movement of £1.972m from budget. This consists of favourable variances within a number of areas detailed below.

2.13 Travel Concessions has a favourable forecast movement of £0.893m due to lower patronage and 16-18 scheme costs coming in lower than budgeted.

2.14 A favourable forecast movement of £0.802m on Capital Finance Charges reflects the latest borrowing and investment costs based on latest capital programme delivery.

2.15 Business Support Costs has a favourable forecast movement of £0.210m. This is due to reduced ICT requirements for the Customer Service Team and for the Park and Ride developments.

2.16 Safety and Security has a favourable forecast movement of £0.220m. This movement is mainly due to staffing variations and lower contractual partnerships costs with WMP.

2.17 Favourable bus services variances include: Accessible Transport has a favourable forecast of £0.050m due to the termination of the Community Transport Ltd contract for Shoppers Services and Prison Services; £0.145 higher digital income generated from the revenue share; £0.129m lower tendering and monitoring cost.

2.18 Network Resilience has an favourable forecast movement of £0.062m. This is due to the recruitment of staff resulting in lower consultancy services requirements.

2.19 The Subsidised Bus Network has an adverse forecast movement of £0.427m. This is due to a number of significant cost pressures including revised costs for post ATG (iGo) contracts, clean air quality pressures and inflationary pressures.

2.20 Strategic Development has an adverse forecast movement of £0.125m mainly due to staffing variations, lower EU funding and additional external advice requests.

2.21 Further details are set out in the table overleaf.

Page 41 Page 3 of 12 TRANSPORT FOR WEST MIDLANDS 2019-20 YEAR TO DATE POSITION

NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR 2019/20 VARIANCE EXPLANATION(S) As at the end of November 2019-20 there is a £1.322m favourable year-to-date ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE variance, this is made up of a concessions savings, reduced capital finance costs, £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 favourable partnerships workings and staffing variations. The forecast movement against budget is £1.972m broadly in line with the year to date position.

TRANSPORT FOR WEST MIDLANDS

INCOME Specific resources: % %

Transport Levy 76,480 76,480 - 0 114,720 114,720 - 0

TOTAL INCOME % % 76,480 76,480 - 0 114,720 114,720 - 0

EXPENDITURE

Concessions YTD variance is made up of £0.3m lower ENCTs patronage offset by lower Concessionary Replacement Pass Income and higher supporting costs. % %

National Bus Concession 33,757 34,115 358 1 50,509 51,184 675 1 The annual forecast movemement of £0.675m favourable forecast movement is due to lower patronage. % %

Metro / Rail 3,022 3,055 33 1 4,551 4,578 26 1 Lower Rail and Metro Concessions support costs

YTD variance is made up of £0.116m lower Child concessions, £0.047m favourable 16- % %

Child Concession 4,873 5,093 219 4 7,452 7,643 191 3 18 Scheme costs, £0.052m lower ticketing postage and office supplies. The annual forecast movement is £0.191 favourable mainly due to the support costs . 41,652 42,262 610 62,512 63,404 893

Bus Services Forecast movement mainly due to variable revenue share income from the digital % %

Bus Stations / Infrastructure 2,231 2,388 157 7 3,868 3,994 126 3 advertising contract. YTD savings includes timing variances which will be used to offset emerging pressures. Adverse variance reflecting additional cost pressures on contracts following the % %

Subsidised Network 6,486 6,198 (288) 5 9,807 9,379 (427) 5 collapse of the Accessible Transport Group. % %

Tendering / Monitoring 442 527 84 6 659 788 129 6 Mainly due to some monitoring activity funded by grant income. 1 1 % %

Accessible Transport 4,805 4,838 33 1 7,212 7,259 46 1 Forecast movement reflects the termination of BCT contract.

13,965 13,952 (13) 21,546 21,419 (126)

Rail and Metro Services YTD variance due to the budget phasing of the building maintenance provision as year % %

Metro Services 941 1,023 82 8 1,574 1,609 35 2 to date no charges have come yet come through. % %

Rail Services 1,415 1,422 7 1 2,350 2,267 (83) 4

2,355 2,445 90 3,924 3,875 (48)

Integration % %

Safety and Security 473 555 83 5 811 1,031 220 1 Due to lower partnership costs with WMP 1 2 % %

Passenger Information 3,313 3,307 (6) 0 5,044 5,062 18 0 % %

Sustainable Travel 251 246 (5) 2 374 378 4 1

4,036 4,108 72 6,229 6,471 242 % % 6

Network Resilience 687 925 238 1,726 1,788 62 3 Favourable variance driven by the staffing impliactions of creating the RTCC. 2 % %

Business Support Costs 2,065 2,261 197 9 3,324 3,534 210 6 ICT costs lower than budgeted % % 0

Strategic Development 1,697 1,542 (155) 2,537 2,412 (125) 5 1 Due to the increased external advice activity and lower salary recharging to projects. % % 6

Elected Members 253 258 6 2 328 391 63 1

Changes in the timetable of capital projects have required lower revenue contributions

Capital Finance Charges % % 7,485 7,845 360 5 10,622 11,425 802 7 to capital. Forecast movement reflects the latest borrowing and investment costs based on latest capital programme delivery

TOTAL EXPENDITURE % % 74,195 75,598 1,403 2 112,748 114,720 1,972 2

NET 2,285 882 1,403 1,972 () 1,972

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3.0 Summary Position TfWM Capital Budget

3.1 Overall, TfWM Capital Programme expenditure totalled £85.1m at the end of November 2019, which was £21.8m (20%) below the budget of £106.9m, with the variance primarily contained within the Investment Programme portfolio (£15.2m). The Annual Forecast has been reduced by £54.6m (36%), with the variance primarily contained within the Investment Programme (£33.0m) specific to the Metro Extension projects explained in more detail below. TRANSPORT PROGRAMME NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR

ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000

Investment Programme 66,329 81,515 15,186 106,607 139,616 33,009 CWG Programme 7,840 9,598 1,758 14,278 26,716 12,438 Other Major Programmes 7,199 9,923 2,724 18,377 23,312 4,935 Minor Work Programme 3,712 5,172 1,460 9,525 11,144 1,619 Grants to Local Authorities 15 657 642 1,037 3,546 2,509 % %

TOTAL 85,095 106,865 21,770 0 149,824 204,334 54,510 6 2 3

3.2 The TfWM delivered Investment Programme portfolio comprises the largest of the five Programmes within the Transport Programme, containing the schemes which feature in the WMCA Devolution Deal Investment Programme to be delivered by TfWM. These schemes are all, to some extent, funded from the West Midlands Combined Authority Devolution Deal funding arrangements.

3.3 The Transport Programme has been categorised into five sub programmes. The largest of these is the Investment Programme with a Budget of £139.6m, including all of the Rail / Sprint & Metro Extension Schemes. At the end of November, actual costs total £66.3m, which was £15.2m (£12.5m in October) below the budget of £81.5m. The main variances at the end of November 2019 are contained within the Metro Programme totalling £11.8m (£9.6m in October). The Metro Scheme for Wednesbury to Brierley Hill favourable variance of £6.4m (£4.7m in October) is reflective of the latest programme for design and advance construction informed by the Midland Metro Alliance. Enabling works for the advanced utilities diversions have commenced through trial holes and utility diversion works are then expected to commence. The contract award for the third generation trams was completed during October, and was a major milestone in the delivery of the Metro network project.

3.4 The Birmingham Eastside extension variance of £5.1m (£3.0m in October) is indicative of the continuing work being undertaken to agree the Transport and Works Act Order approval with DfT. Discussions with DfT to secure shorter term funding have allowed work to progress to agree a revised profile. The final business case is anticipated to be approved in quarter one 2020/21. The Metro Westside extension £1.6m adverse variance is due to increased construction activity due to overnight Tram testing and completion of the extension works to meet the target opening date of Centenary Square in December. Offsetting this, there are reduced excavation works within the Five Ways underpass. The SPRINT-Hagley Road scheme is £3.6m below budget (£2.9m in October) owing to utility works which have not been able to commence due to the ongoing finalisation of land agreements. It is not anticipated this will have any impact on the delivery timescales for the scheme. The MML Life Cycle Projects is under spent by £1.4m owing to a re-profiling of track stress assessments. The Metro East Birmingham to Solihull extension £1.4m (£1.3m October) development is currently on hold pending the identification of a suitable budget to progress the scheme to the next stage, discussions are ongoing with Government in this regard.

Page 43 Page 5 of 12 3.5 The Commonwealth Games Programme includes all of the schemes (SPRINT, Perry Barr & University Rail Stations, and Games) scheduled to be delivered in advance of the Commonwealth Games in 2022. At the end of November 2019, actual costs total £7.8m (£6.4m in October), which is £1.8m below the budget of £9.6m. The main variance of note relates to the A45 SPRINT which was £1.7m below budget due to progression of utility diversions. In addition, the RTCC-Design & Layout (£0.6m) for the new control centre is underspent due to minor rescheduling of IT system and workstation hardware and software. Offsetting the under spends, the University Station is ahead of budget by £1.0m (£0.8m October) mainly due to the acceleration of some detailed design activities that were anticipated later in the programme.

3.6 Other Major Schemes includes construction of the decked car park with respect to the Longbridge Connectivity Package and the Snow Hill Third Access. At the end of November 2019, actual costs total £7.2m (£6.3m in October), which was £2.7m below the budget of £9.9m. The main variance is contained within the Rail Schemes, primarily relating to Snow Hill 3rd Access £1.1m where survey work to inform on the single option solution (GRIP 4) has been broadly finalised in November 2019, with detailed design to be completed in quarter 3 2019/20. In addition, the Key Route Network Safety programme (£0.7m) has been rescheduled where the Congestion and Road Safety measures earmarked to be spent this year have slipped. Solution development work to progress conceptual/preliminary design options on the network started in September, and will progress towards end March 2020.

3.7 The Minor Works Programme includes a large number of small schemes. At the end of November 2019, actual costs total £3.7m (£2.9m in October), which was £1.5m below the budget of £5.2m. The main variances are attributable to Bradley Lane Park and Ride (£0.7m) following a revised in year construction profile from the contractor, and the ADEPT Live Lab project (£0.8m) where early start pilots to analyse congestion patterns on the regions busiest roads has been revised in line with a new Programme. A package of works at Coventry Bus station has led to an under spend on Network Wide Bus Station Refurbishment Phase 1 (£0.3m), and some shelter installations with respect to TBT Platinum Route RTI Equipment Upgrades (£0.1m).Offsetting this is the DFT Tackling Nitrogen Dioxide (Wolverhampton MBC) £1.0m, which includes an advance payment to West Midlands Travel ahead of budget.

3.8 The Grants to Local Authorities Budget relates primarily to the schemes funded within the Transforming Cities Fund, which are in the early stages of development. At the end of November 2019, actual costs total £15k, which was £0.6m below the budget of £0.6m. The main variances have arisen owing to the finalisation of funding agreements with respect to two Coventry schemes, and as a consequence, the scheme expenditure has been rescheduled to commence in quarter three 2019/20.

3.9 At the end of November 2019, the annual forecast totals £149.8m, which is £54.5m below the budget of £204.3m (36%). The Metro Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Extension annual forecast has been reduced (£15.5m), following a reschedule of the programme. Work is ongoing and the delivery by December 2023 remains unchanged. The Metro Westside Extension (£8.6m) has been reduced owing to re-phasing of traffic management costs along Broad Street, due to the Centenary Square works; this is expected to have a marginal consequence for the installation of Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) which can only be procured after this has been agreed. A revised construction strategy has been implemented and mitigations are in place to ensure that the project is delivered by December 2021 which Page 44 Page 6 of 12 has been helped by quicker than expected excavation of the Five Ways underpass. The 2019/20 forecast for the Metro Birmingham Eastside extension has been reduced (£8.1m) pending certainty of funding from DfT which has now been received. The Metro East Birmingham to Solihull Extension (£1.8m) variance is consistent with the year to date variances detailed above.

TfWM Delivered Investment Programme Schemes

INVESTMENT PROGRAMME NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE RAG £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Status Rail Rail - Camp Hill Line Local Enhancements (Package 2) 1,187 1,315 128 2,604 3,503 899 Rail - Walsall to Wolverhampton Local Enhancements (Package 1) 1,158 783 (375) 1,885 2,267 382 Rail - Sutton Coldfield Gateway 110 123 13 188 250 62 Rail -Stourbridge to Round Oak Line Canal St Station (Package 3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coventry South Package - Tile Hill Station Improvements 6 89 83 6 194 188 Rail - Programme Level Costs 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metro 0 Tram Wifi Ground Infrastructure Improvements 2 0 (2) 0 0 0 Programme Level Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 Birmingham City Centre Extension 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metro New Tram 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metro Birmingham Eastside Extension 5,965 11,088 5,123 14,023 22,098 8,075 Metro Wolverhampton City Centre Extension 3,317 1,968 (1,349) 4,672 3,551 (1,121) Metro Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Extension 17,222 23,606 6,384 27,737 43,207 15,470 Metro Centenary Square/Edgbaston Extension 28,614 27,042 (1,572) 32,394 40,962 8,568 Metro Catenary Free 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metro East Birmingham to Solihull Extension 158 1,595 1,437 219 2,017 1,798 Bilston Road Track Replacement Phase 2 28 0 (28) 916 283 (633) Metro Network Enhancements - Traction Power and OLE Upgrades with Power Modelling 76 28 (48) 167 42 (125) WIP Station and Car Park works 5,434 6,236 802 9,729 10,531 802 Metro Network Enhancements - Depot and Stabling 237 235 (2) 253 253 0 Metro Network Enhancements - Wednesbury Depot Upgrades 282 20 (262) 642 30 (612) Metro Network Enhancements – Comms and Control 84 48 (36) 1,122 72 (1,050) Buy Before Boarding 68 73 5 103 103 0 3G Trams 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metro Programme Management 0 0 0 (9) 0 9 Project Support 0 0 0 0 0 0 MMA Innovation 26 0 (26) 0 0 0 MML Life Cycle Projects 878 2,255 1,377 2,693 3,082 389

Sprint \ Sprint - Longbridge to Birmingham 31 14 (17) 36 21 (15) Sprint - Hall Green to Interchange via Solihull 31 14 (17) 36 21 (15) Sprint - Hagley Road Phase 2 (with Halesowen and Dudley to Birmingham) 62 74 12 136 120 (16) Sprint - Sutton Coldfield to Birmingham (via Langley) 829 838 9 1,465 1,311 (154) SPRINT - Dudley to Birmingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sprint - Hagley Road Phase 1 521 4,073 3,552 5,591 5,699 108 SPRINT Programme Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 % %

TOTAL 66,326 81,517 15,191 9 106,608 139,617 33,009 4 1 2 Project Delivery Confidence (RAG Status) Red - This requires remedial action to manage a potentially significant impact on Programme +/- Budget Amber - Action is required to resolve this, OR a potential problem has been identified which is being closely monitored Green - On track to time , progress and Programme

3.10 Expenditure against the TfWM delivered Investment Programme schemes totalled £66.3m at the end of November 2019 which was £15.2m below the budget of £81.5m. The main contributors to the favourable variance were as follows:

 Metro Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro Extension (£6.384m) reflective of the latest programme for design and advance construction as informed by the Midland Metro Alliance. The contract for the third generation trams was signed in October.  Metro Birmingham Eastside (£5.123m) the favourable variance is as a result of funding arrangements being finalised with DfT providing £10 million for use by WMCA prior to approval of Full Business Case which is expected in Q1 20/21.  SPRINT-Hagley Road (£3.552m) Utility works have not been able to commence due to the ongoing finalisation of land agreements which are now mostly concluded. It is not anticipated this will have any impact on the delivery timescales for the scheme.

Page 45 Page 7 of 12  MML Life Cycle Projects (£1.4m) favourable variance owing to current resource constraints, the programme to complete activities such as Track Stress assessments have been re-profiled into Q3 & Q4 19/20.

 Offsetting this: Metro Westside Extension (£1.572m) favourable variance is due to reduced excavation scope within the Five Ways underpass, and Overhead Line Electric piling works deferred until August owing to Traffic Management and Procurement approvals being obtained later than planned, offset by increased construction activity at Centenary Square due to overnight Tram testing.

3.11 The Annual Forecast totals £106.61m, which is £33.01m below the budget. The main contributors to this favourable variance are as follows:

 Metro Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro Extension (£15.470m) following the increased lead time to approve the target cost. Work is ongoing and delivery by December 2023 remains unchanged.  Metro Westside Extension (£8.568m) owing to re-phasing of traffic management costs along Broad Street, due to the Centenary Square works. A revised construction strategy has been implemented and mitigations are in place to ensure that the project is delivered by December 2021 which has been helped by quicker than expected excavation of the Five Ways underpass  Metro Birmingham Eastside extension (£8.075m) had been reduced pending resolution of the funding discussions with DfT which have now concluded. Work is now under way to agree future spending approval. The Full Business Case is scheduled for approval in Q1 20/21.  Metro East Birmingham to Solihull Extension (£1.798m) are below budget. Activity has been placed on hold pending additional budget being secured to continue the development, discussions with Government remain ongoing in this regard.

Offset by the following ahead of budget

 Metro Wolverhampton City Centre Extension (£1.121m) due to the acceleration of phase 4 resurfacing work originally planned to take place upon the return to site in 2020.  Metro Network Enhancements-Comms and Control. (£1.050m) Signalling and Control of Trams for Passenger Information Displays originally planned in 20/21, has been brought forward into this year.

3.12 A RAG status has been included to provide an indication of scheme delivery risk. There are no schemes, where the likelihood of meeting the scheme delivery timescales is in doubt.

Page 46 Page 8 of 12 Commonwealth Games Programme

COMMONWEALTH GAMES PROGRAMME NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE RAG £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Status

Sprint - A34 Walsall to Birmingham 1,518 2,047 529 2,122 7,951 5,829 Perry Barr Interchange Development 0 8 8 12 12 0 University Station Improvement Project 2,189 1,174 (1,015) 2,813 1,504 (1,309) DfT- Regional Integrated Control Centre (RICC) 45 98 53 98 98 0 Perry Barr Rail Station 1,108 759 (349) 1,587 1,105 (482) Commonwealth Games (Transport Modellling/Strategy) 392 281 (111) 663 1,416 753 Regional Transport Coordination Centre (RTCC) development 166 224 58 370 370 0 RTCC-Highway Interventions 0 25 25 125 125 0 RTCC-Customer Information 0 38 38 112 110 (2) RTCC-Design & Layout/Commercialisation 831 1,427 596 2,527 2,527 0 RTCC-Operations 35 211 176 430 430 0 RTCC-Data (Tactical & Operational Intelligence) 73 92 19 461 620 159 RTCC-ICT 22 66 44 82 82 0 RTCC NWM Customer Interface Tool (Journey planner/Website) 49 0 (49) 1,042 1,042 0 Sprint - A45 Birmingham to Airport and Solihull 1,412 3,148 1,736 1,833 9,324 7,491 % %

TOTAL 7,840 9,598 1,758 8 14,277 26,716 12,439 7 1 4

3.13 Expenditure against the Commonwealth Games Programme totalled £7.840m at the end of November 2019 which was £1.758m below the budget of £9.598m. The main contributors to this adverse variance are as follows:

 SPRINT – A45 Birmingham to Airport and Solihull (£1.736m) due to the re-profiling of utility diversion costs, owing to lower contractor activity.  RTCC-Design & Layout / Commercialisation (£0.596m) Fit out costs for the new Control Centre are being finalised with the Contractor.  SPRINT – A34 Walsall to Birmingham (£0.529m) due to the re-profiling of utility diversion costs, owing to lower contractor activity.

Offset by  University Station (£1.015m) mainly due to the acceleration of some detailed design activities that were anticipated later in the programme  Perry Barr Rail Station (£0.349m) above budget due to higher than anticipated design costs

3.14 The Annual Forecast totals £14.277m, which is £12.439m below the budget of £26.716m. The main contributors to this adverse variance are as follows:

 SPRINT – A45 Birmingham to Airport and Solihull (£7.491m) which includes the full year impact of the current variance identified.  SPRINT – A34 Walsall to Birmingham (5.829m) which includes the full year impact of the current variance identified.

Offset by

 University Station Improvement (£1.309m) due to a more complex design brief, and Detailed Design works (GRIP 5) being brought forward to aid Programme timescales. There are also overspends relating to Management support costs.  Perry Barr Rail Station (£0.482m) due to re-estimations of feasibility, design and land advisory costs.

The increases identified above are expected to be contained within the overall budget, and have no impact on the overall delivery of the scheme.

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OTHER MAJOR MORKS PROGRAMME NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR

ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE RAG £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Status

Dudley Bus Station Development 36 42 6 82 82 0 Bromsgrove Station Delivery 0 0 0 0 0 0 Longbridge Connectivity Package 2,482 2,801 319 5,229 5,202 (27) Snow Hill 3rd Access 608 1,716 1,108 1,341 2,043 702 Snow Hill Public Realm 0 50 50 0 150 150 Connected and Autonomous Vehicles TestBed (CAV) 1,485 1,593 108 2,923 3,777 854 Clean Bus Technology Fund 2017-2019 1,669 1,501 (168) 5,415 5,428 13 NPIF 2 Birmingham Growth Point 103 102 (1) 607 1,481 874 Key Route Network Safety 156 882 726 720 2,294 1,574 Highway Investment Programme 0 0 0 250 250 0 Dudley Interchange 259 259 0 259 259 0 Autonomous Highway,Rural & Parking Test Facilities (Meridian 3) 118 476 358 293 689 396 Future Mobility Zone - Human Centered Data 17 140 123 215 235 20 Future Mobility Zone - Enhanced Ticket Platform 135 100 (35) 600 600 0 Futrure mobility Zone - Transport Network Data 41 200 159 253 550 297 Future Mobility Zone - Enabling Data Exploitation 3 0 (3) 5 5 0 Future Mobility Zone - Innovation Showcases 62 0 (62) 130 150 20 Future Mobility Zone - Programme Mgmt & Monitoring Evaluation 25 61 36 56 115 59 % %

TOTAL 7,199 9,923 2,724 18,378 23,310 4,932 1 0 2

3.15 Expenditure against the Other Major Works Programme totals £7.199m at the end of November 2019 which was £2.724m below the budget of £9.923m. The main contributor to this favourable variance is as follows:  Snow Hill 3rd Access (£1.108m) which is due to an extended procurement phase in appointing the main contractor. As a consequence, early design and survey work to inform on the single option solution (GRIP 4) has been rescheduled to Q3 19/20, with detailed design to be completed later in Q4 19/20.

3.16 The annual forecast has been reduced to £18.378m, which is £4.932m below the budget of £23.310m. The main variances are as follows  Key Route Network Safety (£1.574m), where the Congestion and Road Safety measures earmarked to be spent this year have slipped. Solution development work to progress conceptual / preliminary design options on the network started in September, and will progress towards end March 2020.  NPIF 2 Birmingham Growth Point (£0.874m) has slipped into 20/21, owing to the revised package of route improvements works along the A453, which has replaced the existing scheme.  Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Test Bed (CAV) (£0.854m) is underspent due to a change in completion of design milestones. The construction phase is expected to start in January 2020.  Snow Hill 3rd Access is also underspent (£0.702m) due to the extended procurement and estimations regarding completion of the design phases. Additional programme costs have been identified, which are being reviewed. The scheme is not anticipated to be delivered until Q1 20/21.

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MINOR WORKS PROGRAMME NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE RAG £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Status Bus Shelter Appeals 8 8 0 10 10 0 Network Wide Swift Procurement 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBT Birmingham City Centre Shelter Design Optimisation 1 10 9 10 10 0 TBT Platinum Route RTI Equipment Upgrades 198 294 96 366 366 0 TBT Highway Scheme Development (Bus reliability and punctuality) (1) 0 1 (1) 0 1 Swift 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bus Scheme Evaluation 0 0 0 0 0 0 DfT Tackling Nitrogen Dioxide - Dudley MBC 97 0 (97) 191 190 (1) DfT Tackling Nitrogen Dioxide (Wolverhampton MBC) 1,562 577 (985) 2,760 2,730 (30) Rail New Street Station Totems 0 0 0 0 0 0 Network Wide Rail Smart Ticketing 0 0 0 0 0 0 Park and Ride Delivery 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tipton Park and Ride 0 24 24 0 24 24 Aldridge Rail Station Study 30 23 (7) 37 37 0 Metro 0 Bradley Lane Park and Ride 1,302 2,035 733 2,051 2,051 0 Cycling 0 SNSC(1.0) - Cycling 0 24 24 24 24 0 Network Wide Cycling Programme (NWCP) 9 120 111 120 120 0 Bike Life Report 0 0 0 15 15 0 LSTF Northfield STPs (4) 0 4 0 0 0 LSTF Rowley Regis STPs (8) 0 8 0 0 0 Better Streets Community Fund 2 15 13 315 420 105 Highway 0 ADEPT Live Lab 12 819 807 1,701 1,763 62 Asset Replacement 0 Network Wide Bus Station Refurbishment Phase 1 116 451 335 757 767 10 Network Wide P and R Lighting Enhancement 10 30 20 30 30 0 Network Wide Park and Ride Upgrades 14 119 105 159 164 5 Network Wide CCTV Refresh and Installation (inc APNR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Network Wide Park and Ride Expansion Developments -Phase 2 60 56 (4) 116 116 0 Digital Advertising Panel rollout 0 0 0 0 0 0 IDOX - Asset Management System 15 68 53 19 70 51 Asset Management- Shelter Replacement 28 197 169 197 197 0 Network Infrastructure Measures 54 45 (9) 54 500 446 Bridges (Assest Management) 0 30 30 30 30 0 Real Time Information Upgrades 1 20 19 55 990 935 Other 0 No project 0 0 0 0 0 0 Project Development Costs 3 0 (3) 6 0 (6) Road Safety Grant 0 0 0 2 2 0 LTP Technical Development Nims Mattisse 0 0 0 19 19 0 Top Slice 1 0 (1) 71 71 0 Asset Management- RTI Upgrades 173 145 (28) 281 285 4 Enhanced Continuous Asset Monitoring Solution (ECAMS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Expansion of West Midlands GLOSA Trial 1 7 6 7 7 0 Transport Data Unification (traffic data) 14 34 20 100 100 0 AutopleX 15 20 5 23 33 10 % %

TOTAL 3,713 5,171 1,458 8 9,525 11,141 1,616 5 2 1

3.18 Expenditure against the Minor Works Programme totalled £3.714m at the end of November 2019 which was £1.457m below the budget of £5.171m. The main variances are as follows:

 ADEPT Live Lab project (£0.806m) where Video analytic camera points and pilots to analyse congestion patterns on the regions busiest roads has been revised in line with a new in year Programme. Four of the 12 routes have commenced in November 2019  Bradley Lane Park and Ride (£0.733m) below budget following a revised in year construction profile from the Contractor.

Offsetting this was the following:

 DfT Tackling Nitrogen Dioxide (Wolverhampton MBC (£0.985m) due to an advance payment to West Midlands Travel ahead of the planned profile.

3.19 The Annual Forecast totals £9.525m, which is £1.616m below the budget of £11.141m. The main variances are as follows

Page 49 Page 11 of 12  Real Time Information Upgrades project (£0.935m), where initial solution design development work has just commenced in November, however further work streams are unlikely to make significant headway until Q1 20/21.  Network Infrastructure Measures (£0.446m) earmarked to contribute to the A435 Alcester Road Bus Priority revitalisation scheme, will not be required until Q2 20/21.

3.20 The Network Wide Park and Ride Lighting Enhancement project delivery date has slipped to the end of the year.

Grants to local Authorities

GRANTS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE RAG £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Status

MST (DU01) Highway works - NCN Route 54 to Pensnett Trading Estate and associated links 12 12 0 12 12 0 MST (SAN09) Walsall Canal South to Patent Drive 3 80 77 80 80 0 MST (SAN07) Sandwell Tame Valley Towpath Improvements at Friar Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 MST (DUD04) Coseley Deepfields Bridge to Factory Junction Towpath improvements 0 0 0 0 0 0 B4106 Spon End (Coventry CC) 0 350 350 600 2,292 1,692 New St/High St/Victoria Sq Public Realm (Birmingham CC) 0 90 90 120 925 805 Low Emission Bus Scheme (Coventry CC) 0 125 125 225 237 12 % %

TOTAL 15 657 642 8 1,037 3,546 2,509 1 9 7

3.21 Expenditure against the Grants to Local Authorities Programme totalled £0.015m at the end of November 2019 which was £0.642m below the Budget. The main variances relate to B4106 Spon End, and Low Emission Bus Scheme, being delivered by Coventry City Council. Neither project has commenced yet, due to the finalisation of the Funding agreements, which are nearing completion. The Annual Forecast has been reduced by £2.5m to £1.0m, reflective of the current variances.

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Transport Delivery Committee

Date 6th January 2020

Report title Capital Programme Delivery Monitoring Report Accountable Chief Laura Shoaf, Managing Director, TfWM Executive 0121 214 7444 [email protected] Accountable Sandeep Shingadia, Director of Employee Development & Delivery, TfWM 0121 214 7169 [email protected] Report has been Councillor Akhtar considered by

Recommendation(s) for action or decision:

Transport Delivery Committee is requested to:

1. To note achievements since the 4th November meeting of the Transport Delivery Committee. 2. To note the progress of deliverables and outturn of the 2019/20 Capital Programme. 3. To note, where indicated, any variations from the baseline programme.

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1.0 Purpose

1.1 To provide this committee with a progress monitoring update on the approved TfWM led 2019/2020 programmes and projects.

1.2 The financial aspects of the TfWM Capital Programme are reported separately under the Financial Monitoring Reports to this committee.

2.0 Background

2.1 The 2019/20 Capital Programme was approved by WMCA Board as part of the wider Transport Plan in February 2019.

2.2 The ITB allocation for 2019/2020 has been fully utilised on continuing committed schemes and in attempting to manage the existing asset base with respect to replacement and or renewal of life expired/obsolete equipment, in order to endeavour to maintain a steady state of asset condition across the estate.

2.3 Attached to this report (Appendix 1) is the detailed monitoring report for the TfWM Capital programme outlining deliverables, indicating the baseline date with an indication of the current forecast date with a RAG indicator.

3.0 Achievements

3.1 The following elements within the 2019/20 Capital Programme have been completed during November and December 2019:

 Dudley Interchange – RIBA Stage 3 has now been awarded and consultants appointed to develop a robust Design & Build Tender Package  Engagement sessions have been undertaken for University Station with Equality and Accessibility user groups including Autism West Midlands, Midlands Mencap, and Sandwell Visually Impaired. This engagement has been very successful with positive feedback.  New cycle storage facility completed at Solihull Station.

4.0 Variations to Baseline Programme

 Network Wide Cycling Programme 3A (NWCP) has been delayed to February 2020 due to revisiting the New Street Station design.

5.0 Financial Implications

5.1 The detailed financial aspects of the TfWM 2019/2020 Capital Programme are reported separately under the Financial Monitoring Report to this Committee. A summary of the position in financial terms is, however, attached to this report as Appendix 2.

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6.0 Legal implications

6.1 There are no direct legal implications arising from the recommendations set out in this report. However, legal and procurement will support, as necessary, any deliverables that may arise throughout 2019/20.

7.0 Equalities implications

7.1 There are no equality implications arising from the recommendations set out in this report. However, Anna Sirmoglou will support as project requires any deliverables within the 2019/2020 capital programme.

8.0 Inclusive Growth Implications

8.1 The transport interventions set out within this report form an integral part of an efficient and resilient transport system which support inclusive growth objectives by:

 Enabling wider labour markets,  Providing access to skills, education and training  Supporting regeneration and place making initiatives

9.0 Geographical Area of Report’s Implications

9.1 The report deals with schemes to be funded through the Integrated Transport Block which are located within the Metropolitan Area, but will serve to improve connectivity across the wider WMCA.

10.0 Other Implications

10.1 No implications

11.0 Appendices

11.1 APPENDIX 1 – Progress of Deliverables against 2018/19 Baseline Programme 11.2 APPENDIX 2 – Financial Summary

12.0 Glossary of Terms

BCC = Birmingham City Council BCCI = Birmingham City Centre Interchange CA = Combined Authority CC = City Council CCTV = Closed Circuit Television

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DfT = Department for Transport GRIP = Guide to Rail Investment Projects HIL = Highway Improvement Line HOPS = Host Operator or Processing System HoT = Heads of Terms HS2 =High Speed 2 ICT = Information and Communications Technology IT = Information Technology ITB = Integrated Transport Block KRN = Key Route Network LED = Light Emitting Diode LTP = Local Transport Plan NR = Network Rail OBC = Outline Business Case OJEU =Official Journal of the European Union P & R = Park and Ride RIBA = Royal Institute of British Architects RTI = Real Time Information TBT = Transforming Bus Travel TCF = Transforming Cities Fund TfWM = Transport for West Midlands TWA = Transport and Works Act UAT = User Acceptance Group WMCA = West Midlands Combined Authority WMM = West Midlands Metro WMT = West Midlands Trains

Page 4 of 8 Page 54 APPENDIX 1 - PROGRESS OF DELIVERABLES AGAINST 2019/20 BASELINE PROGRAMME

Transport Delivery Committee Dashboard

2019/20 Programme Summary

Baseline Forecast Project Name Status DCA DCA Trend Exec Summary Comp Date Date

Major Works Programme

Delivery and The construction of the authority’s first multi decked park and ride car park is well underway. Roof to the lift shafts and 1. Longbridge Connectivity Project May 2020 May 2020 Green Same Handover staircase core has been installed. Steelwork erection to form multi storey structure is due for completion by Christmas 2019. Lift installation is due to commence mid-December 2019. Works are all on track for Spring 2020 opening. RIBA Stage 3 Consultants appointed. Procurement and Contracting Strategy has been developed. Ongoing dialogue with Dudley 2 Dudley Interchange Detailed Design May 2022 May 2022 Amber Same MBC and Midland Metro on project interfaces. Funding application to BCLEP has been lodged. Key next steps, land acquisition to be progressed; below ground investigations (drainage, geological, archaeological surveys) to be arranged. SRO continues to explore commercial options for the scheme Page 55 Page There has been a delay in the procurement of the weather stations across the region, but this is being addressed by LA partners 3 Making the KRN Safer Contribution Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Green Same and we are aiming to have the new stations to be introduced by end of this financial year. Each local authority has identified a lead to sit on the Strategic Group for Road Safety, a monitoring framework is currently being agreed with LAs and a session to develop next year’s action plan is scheduled for February. Risk workshops were held in November with the outputs being generated by the Risk Manager. Public engagement took place on 19th and 26th November with a total number of 491 attendees engaged during the two days. 4 Perry Barr Rail Station and Bus Interchange Development Dec 2021 Feb 2022 Amber Same Design and construction coordination meetings started on 13th November bringing together the Rail Station and Bus Interchange Contractor and Designer as well as A34 Highways Contractor and Designer. Regular meetings will take place on a fortnightly basis. A dedicated Project Sponsor has been appointed to support the Perry Barr Rail Station and Bus Interchange and the University Station projects.

rd 5 Snow Hill 3 Access See separate report

GRIP 4 – Outline Planning permission submitted to BCC November 2019 with decisions expected January 2020. Initial design review held with 6 University Station May 2022 May 2022 Green Same Design Network Rail in advance of formal submission. Legal agreements are progressing and detailed discussions held with the Canal and Rivers Trust. Successful engagement with Equality User Groups held in December 2019. Minor Works Programme

20 new shelters have been installed to date. Orders for another 23 shelters have been placed with 7 other shelters having been 7 TBT Platinum Route shelter upgrades Rolling programme Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Green Same upgraded from stock and re-orientated. 40 new advertising panels have been ordered to replace life expired.

Work is progressing well and the car park is substantially complete. There are some snagging issues awaiting resolution and we Delivery and are also working to agree the discharge of a planning condition over reinstating the sports pitches. We are working with Walsall 8 Bradley Lane Metro Park and Ride Dec 2019 Dec 2019 Green Same Handover MBC and the contractor to confirm a launch date. A communications campaign is ready to commence to let customers know once the date is agreed.

Walsall Bus Station – Midlife refurb. Works are complete. Coventry Pool Meadow Bus Station Toilet refurbishment and Electronic Network Wide Bus Station Refurbishment Passenger Information replacement tenders to be let in November. Work continues with Coventry City Council and City of Culture 9 Design & Delivery Mar 2020 Mar 2020 Green Same Phase 1 to establish any associated budget and work streams that they are able to pursue to further improve Pool Meadow Bus Station ahead of 2021.

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Baseline Forecast Project Name Status DCA DCA Trend Exec Summary Comp Date Date

Audit's for the previous phase of upgrades now complete. Audit report received from Cetsure NICEIC Auditor. Certificates have Delivery and 10 Network Wide P&R Lighting Enhancements May 2019 May 2020 Amber Same been provided to Project Manager (PM) by our electrical contractor. PM currently liaising with WMT / Network Rail to close out Handover all outstanding Landlord Contents. Final 5 park and ride sites will be delivered in the new year.

The Park & Ride strategy has been finalised and a development plan is being created to direct focussed Park & Ride expansion Network wide Park & Ride Expansion Development / based on the policies and principles agreed within the strategy. 11 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Green Same Developments – Phase 2 Feasibility We are continuing to develop Park & Ride expansion opportunities for sites already approved, including at Tile Hill, Whitlocks End, key locations in Sandwell, Darlaston, Willenhall, for SPRINT and for the Commonwealth Games.

The system has been thoroughly tested and known issues have been identified during the testing but do not prevent live use. 12 IDOX – Asset Management System Handover/ Delivery Mar 2020 Mar 2020 Green Same These issues will be addressed post 'go live' as part of the delivery. The Project Team are currently working towards a Go Live ahead of Christmas 2019.

£50k from 18/19 capex programme for replacement of Coventry City Centre totem screens – completed. Remaining funds 13 Asset Management – RTI Upgrades Rolling programme Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Green Same carried over to 19/20. Total remaining RTI upgrade capex allocated to replacement of Birmingham City Centre totem screens (colour LED). Contract awarded and will commence in September for completion by March 2020.

Walsall Town Centre Interchange Feasibility On Hold pending outcome of Walsall Public Inquiry into Area Action Plan (AAP). In the meantime stakeholder site visits have 14 On Hold Study taken place to begin scope for this work.

Coventry and Wolverhampton Bus cycle parking complete. Page 56 Page G/AAmber Solihull cycle storage works commenced on 11th November, following Landlords Consent approval. Works due to be completed Delivery and 15 Network Wide Cycling Programme 3A (NWCP) Mar 2019 Feb 2020 Green Worse by 29th November, with a photo call on 4th December. Minor tarmacking works completed to resurface the area disturbed by Handover concrete pad installation. Broxap revisited design for New Street Station, based upon site meeting with Network Rail / WMCA on 24th September. Site visit held on 3rd December with Network Rail to finalise plans for Network Rail/WMCA approval.

Green Supplier Questionnaire has been returned by 12 suppliers. Deselection letters sent out to nine suppliers following evaluation, 16 West Midlands Bike Share Scheme Procurement March 2022 March 2022 Same with three suppliers moving forward to Invitation to Submit Outline Proposals (ISOP) stage. ISOP documents, data pack and contract issued week commencing 25th November 2019.

Contract year 4 (July 19 to July 20) – a further 50 digital advertising panels to be installed in TfWM bus shelters by Clear Channel.

This first batch of 19 digital panels were completed to plan. 17 Digital Panel Rollout Rolling Programme July 2020 July 2020 Green Same 30 new shelters with digital advertising have been installed to date. 1 programmed for December and 3 for January (including 2 outside New Street on St. Martins Queensway (subject to suitable ground conditions). We are awaiting confirmation of the next 16 sites from Clear Channel

N.B Report data correct as of 16th December 2019.

Project Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) Definitions

Successful delivery of the project/programme to time, cost and quality appears highly likely and there are no major outstanding issues G that at this stage appear to threaten delivery significantly G/A Successful delivery appears probable however constant attention will be needed to ensure risks do not materialise into major issues threatening delivery

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Successful delivery appears feasible but significant issues already exist requiring management attention. These appear resolvable at this A stage and if addressed promptly, should not present a cost/schedule overrun A/R Successful delivery of the project/programme is in doubt with major risks or issues apparent in a number of key areas. Urgent action is needed to ensure these are addressed, and whether resolution is feasible Successful delivery of the project/programme appears to be unachievable. There are major issues on project/programme definition, R schedule, budget required quality or benefits delivery, which at this stage do not appear to be manageable or resolvable. The project/ programme may need re-base lining and/or overall viability re-assessed Page 57 Page

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Appendix 2 Financial Summary Report

Summary

TRANSPORT PROGRAMME NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR

ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000

CWG Programme 0 8 8 12 12 0 Other Major Programmes 3,282 5,491 2,209 7,372 9,771 2,399 Minor Work Programme 1,980 3,512 1,532 4,185 4,725 540 % %

TOTAL 5,262 9,011 3,749 2 11,569 14,508 2,939 0 4 2

Programmes

COMMONWEALTH GAMES PROGRAMME NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000

Perry Barr Interchange Development 0 8 8 12 12 0 %

TOTAL 0 8 8 0 12 12 0 % 0 0 1

OTHER MAJOR MORKS PROGRAMME NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000

Dudley Bus Station Development 36 42 6 82 82 0 Longbridge Connectivity Package 2,482 2,801 319 5,229 5,202 (27) Snow Hill 3rd Access 608 1,716 1,108 1,341 2,043 702 Snow Hill Public Realm 0 50 50 0 150 150 Key Route Network Safety 156 882 726 720 2,294 1,574 % %

TOTAL 3,282 5,491 2,209 0 7,372 9,771 2,399 5 4 2

MINOR WORKS PROGRAMME NOVEMBER 2019 YEAR TO DATE FULL YEAR ACTUAL BUDGET VARIANCE FORECAST BUDGET VARIANCE £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Bus Shelter Appeals 8 8 0 10 10 0 TBT Birmingham City Centre Shelter Design Optimisation 1 10 9 10 10 0 TBT Platinum Route RTI Equipment Upgrades 198 294 96 366 366 0 Rail Tipton Park and Ride 0 24 24 0 24 24 Metro Bradley Lane Park and Ride 1,302 2,035 733 2,051 2,051 0 Sprint Cycling Bike Life Report 0 0 0 15 15 0 Asset Replacement Network Wide Bus Station Refurbishment Phase 1 116 451 335 757 767 10 Network Wide P and R Lighting Enhancement 10 30 20 30 30 0 Network Wide Park and Ride Upgrades 14 119 105 159 164 5 Network Wide Park and Ride Expansion Developments -Phase 2 60 56 (4) 116 116 0 IDOX - Asset Management System 15 68 53 19 70 51 Asset Management- Shelter Replacement 28 197 169 197 197 0 Network Infrastructure Measures 54 45 (9) 54 500 446 Bridges (Assest Management) 0 30 30 30 30 0 Other LTP Technical Development Nims Mattisse 0 0 0 19 19 0 Top Slice 1 0 (1) 71 71 0 Asset Management- RTI Upgrades 173 145 (28) 281 285 4 % %

TOTAL 1,980 3,512 1,532 4 4,185 4,725 540 1 4 1

Page 8 of 8 Page 58 Agenda Item 11

Transport Delivery Committee

Date 06 January 2020

Report title Rail Business Report

Accountable Director Malcolm Holmes, Director of Rail, Transport for West Midlands

Email [email protected] Tel 0121 214 7058 Accountable Tom Painter, Head of Rail Franchising and Employee Partnerships, West Midlands Rail Executive

Email [email protected] Tel: 07432104161

Report has been Councillor Roger Lawrence – Lead Member Rail and considered by Metro

Recommendation(s) for action or decision:

The Transport Delivery Committee is recommended to:

 Note the content of the report

1.0 Purpose

To provide an update relating to the performance, operation and delivery of rail services in the West Midlands including on rail operator partnership agreements and West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) activity.

2.0 Section A – Background

2.1 Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and WMRE currently work to influence the management and delivery of rail services and projects.

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2.2 This report provides a summary of rail activity in the TfWM and wider WMRE areas between September and December 2019.

3.0 Section B – Williams Rail Review, West Coast Franchise and HS2

Williams Rail Review

3.1 Publication of the William’s Review has now been delayed until after the election.

West Coast Franchise

3.2 The new (FirstGroup / FS Trenitalia) Avanti West Coast company replaced Virgin Trains as the operator of the West Coast franchise from Sunday 8th December.

3.3 The West Coast Partnership franchise connects important West Midlands centres such as Rugby, Coventry, Birmingham Airport/NEC, Birmingham, Sandwell & Dudley, Wolverhampton and Stafford with London, the North West and Scotland. It also provides over 40% of peak time services and over 50% of the total train capacity on the Birmingham – Coventry corridor and is franchisee the Station Facility Owner responsible for Rugby, Stafford, Coventry and Birmingham International.

3.4 The new operator will be responsible for both the current “Avanti West Coast” inter city services and for “West Coast Partnership Development” which will design and operate the initial High Speed 2 services for the first 3 to 5 years of HS2 operation. However, no short term changes to existing West Coast Inter City services and stopping patterns are envisaged.

3.5 Avanti West Coast will also continue to use the existing fleet of Pendolino and Voyager trains, previously introduced and leased by Virgin Trains. In time the Voyaers will be replaced by bi-mode trains from builder Hitachi.

(Examples of new Avanti branding)

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HS2 Oakervee Review

3.6 Formal publication of the Oakervee Review has now been delayed until after the election. However, a leaked draft copy of the report appears to recommend that: i) The number of trains per hour is reduced from 18 to 14 (or 16) ii) The HS2 route is completed in its entirety, apart from: The scrapping of the Handsacre rail connection to the existing West Coast Main Line north west of Lichfield (which allowed direct HS2 services to Stafford and Stoke-and-Trent). 3.6 This latter suggestion is clearly of key concern and WMRE and TfWM will work with partners in responding to this issue.

4.0 Section C – West Midlands Franchise

3.1 It has been a difficult three months for WMT, characterised by deteriorating punctuality and reliability and industrial unrest. After staging something of a rally in Period 6 (August to September), the performance of the network fell into a steep decline in Periods 7 and 8 (September to November). A Franchise wide PPM for Period 6 of 83.3% (the highest since the May timetable change) was followed up by scores of 74.5% (Period 7), and 69.8% (Period 8).

3.2 In both periods 7 and 8 a number of major infrastructure issues masked a larger number of smaller delays caused by a shortage of traincrew. Period 7 saw an increase in sickness, which when coupled to restrictive annual leave agreements inherited from London Midland, led to large scale cancellations across the West Midlands.

3.3 The traincrew issues have multiple causes. Over a number of years from 2012 WMT’s predecessor, London Midland, agreed to changes to the terms and conditions of their drivers and guards. Some of these changes resulted in the situation where more staff can be on annual leave than are required to run the normal timetable. In the past this had been mitigated by traincrew being willing to work overtime or come in on their rest days. However, in recent months a rise in sickness, coupled with fewer staff agreeing to work overtime, has led to numerous train cancellations.

3.4 In response WMT have started rostering conductor managers to cover open turns and have reached an agreement with ASLEF (who represent train drivers) to allow driver managers to do the same (on a 12-month trial). They also recruiting more drivers and guards, and changes to the traincrew diagrams in Page 61 Page 3 of 9 [PUBLIC]

the December 2019 and May 2020 timetables should make the schedules more impervious to delay in event that there are traincrew shortages.

3.5 In response to the continuing poor operating performance, West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street called a Rail Summit, inviting WMT, Network Rail and WMT’s principal shareholder, Abellio. The Rail Summit was held on 22 November and considered the various work streams underway to manage performance. These include the timetable changes in December and May, additional train crew being recruited, an enhanced operational discipline focus and improved communications.

3.6 The traincrew shortages occurred against a backdrop of growing industrial unrest on the franchise. Matters came to a head in October, when the RMT formally entered into dispute with WMT over proposed changes to the role of the Guard. This led to a ballot of RMT members, which returned a mandate for strike action and action short of a strike. On 1 November the RMT announced that they would hold seven consecutive Saturday’s of strike action, commencing 16th November and ending 28th December.

3.7 On strike days WMT deployed trained managers to work trains. However, as there are many more senior conductors than there are managers, only a third of the normal service was capable of being delivered. WMT focused on serving the core West Midlands conurbation, which meant that there were no WMT services to places such as Stratford-upon-Avon, Worcester, Rugeley, and Shrewsbury. WMRE successfully brokered a deal between DfT and WMT that meant that rail replacement buses were provided on those routes without a rail service.

3.8 The strike service proved to be reasonably successful in keeping the West Midlands region moving. In this aim, WMT were greatly assisted by the use of the West Midlands Regional Transport Coordination Centre (RTCC). This multi- agency body – only recently introduced by TfWM – brought together all of the main transport providers with local government and enabled more joined up decisions to be made about how best to use the reduced capacity on the region’s transport network.

3.9 After three Saturdays of strike action, the RMT announced on 5 December that they had decided to suspend strike action following receipt of a revised proposal from WMT. As of 20 December details of the proposal had not been shared with WMRE or TfWM. The proposal will need to be approved by the RMT’s members before the threat of strike action recommencing can be completely ruled out.

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5.0 Section D – Rail Programme

5.1 The West Midlands is in a period of unprecedented investment which includes approximately £160m of investment in the West Midlands, delivering both new and improved stations and train services. The stated vision of the West Midlands Rail Programme is: ‘To transform lives by working together to build stations that connect people with places’.

5.2 The West Midlands Rail Programme takes an innovative and collaborative approach to delivery of the project with a co-located delivery team based in summer lane that includes the client, consultants and rail partners (Network Rail and West Midlands Trains).

5.3 University Station is a new flagship railway station that will be the gateway to University of Birmingham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital and NHS Trust. The project is funded by multiple partners and will be complete for the Commonwealth Games. Approved in Principle design work is progressing with detailed surveys underway to establish existing conditions and inform development of the design. The Project Delivery Programme has now been baselined, expecting to be Watertight by December 2021 and Fit-out to commence May 2022. WMRE are currently working closely with all partners and stakeholders to agree the configuration state in time for the Commonwealth Games. Following on from the public consultation the planning application was submitted to Birmingham City Council for approval in October 2019. Following review of the returned responses to the Supplier Selection Questionnaire (SSQ), the Invitation to tender (ITT) process commenced on Programme on the 15th November 2019.

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5.4 Perry Barr Station (and Bus Interchange) is the key transport hub for the spectators and athletes attending the Commonwealth Games. The station will provide a legacy after the games and be a catalyst for further economic generation in the Perry Barr area. Following the selection of preferred option design, development continues with detailed surveys being planned for existing infrastructure to inform the designs. Public engagement events commenced on the 19th November 2019 and are due to continue during the month, finishing on the 7th December 2019. The Project Delivery Programme has now been baselined and we are expecting construction to be complete by December 2021, and entry into service February 2022. Regular Working Group meetings have been set up with One Stop to ensure strong communication on the wider Perry Barr area.

5.5 Camp Hill Line connectivity is the reintroduction of passenger services along the Camp Hill Line, with new stations at Kings Heath, Moseley and Hazelwell which will deliver much improved passenger journey times into Birmingham. Approved in Principle design work is progressing in tandem with work on performance and timetabling for the services. For the purpose of the design and planning, the stations are being designed and submitted in sequence. The Planning Submissions for Hazelwell and Kings Heath Stations have been formally submitted to BCC and have now been validated the applications should be determined within 8 weeks, depending on any objections received. 5.6 Walsall to Wolverhampton connectivity is the reintroduction of passenger services with new stations at Willenhall and Darlaston, which will deliver an

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improve connectivity between Walsall and Wolverhampton along with improved journey times into Birmingham to meet the projected demand forecast. Approved in Principle design work is progressing in tandem with work on performance and timetabling for the services.

Map of Willenhall site Map of Darlaston site

5.7 In parallel with the development work on the stations themselves, considerable activity has been underway to confirm the proposed train services that would serve the stations. This work has been particularly challenging because of the requirement to demonstrate that the new stations would not impose an unacceptable level of performance risk onto the network. WMRE has been working closely with West Midlands Trains and Network Rail to identify timetable solutions which both deliver a reasonable level of service to the new stations while protecting performance. This work has been made more challenging due to the significant changes to future timetables which are planned in May 2020 to restore underlying performance levels on the network to acceptable levels. 5.8 The proposed service to Willenhall and Darlaston has therefore been identified as:  Hourly Walsall to Wolverhampton  Hourly Birmingham New Street – Wolverhampton – Crewe (existing service diverted via new stations) 5.9 This will give Willenhall and Darlaston hourly services to Birmingham, Walsall, Stafford, Stoke and Crewe and half-hourly services to Wolverhampton. 5.10 The proposed timetable for the Camp Hill line is a half-hourly Birmingham New Street to Kings Norton service calling at the three new stations, with services turning back in Platform 4 at Kings Norton between Cross City line services. Some minor retimings of Cross City line services will be required to accommodate the new services. 5.11 Network Rail has indicated that it is comfortable with the proposed Willenhall/Darlaston service, but requires additional analysis of the performance impact of the Camp Hill service before it is ready to support any application for future access rights.

5.8 The Snow Hill Third Access scheme is subject to a separate paper at this meeting.

6.0 Section E – West Midlands Grand Rail Collaboration (GRC)

6.1 The GRC Board met for the third time in late October, and given the performance challenges facing the region, focused mainly on punctuality and reliability. As a result of the GRC, the rail industry in the West Midlands has Page 65 Page 7 of 9 [PUBLIC]

completely overhauled the way that it manages performance. Previously, engagement between Network Rail and the train operators was mostly on a bi- lateral basis. This was not always conducive to reaching decisions that out the customer first. Under the auspices of the GRC Performance Taskforce, it has been agreed to create a new performance management architecture that has multi-lateral working at every level. 6.2 Alongside the GRC Performance Taskforce, the Board also approved the customer experience workstreams that the GRC will also progress over the next 12 months. There are 12 in total and include creating a consistent approach to passenger assistance across the region, improving the way the industry communicates to customers during disruption, joint revenue protection exercises, and more effective oversight of timetable development to avoid a repeat of the May 2019 timetable change.

7.0 Section F –Rail Investment Strategy and West Midlands Stations Alliance

7.1 Tawhida Yaacoub has joined WMRE as the West Midlands Stations Alliance Delivery and Fundraising Lead. Prior to joining WMRE Tawhida worked for London Midland and WMT in a number of operations and customer service roles. Prior to entering the railway, she was employed by the UN in a variety of fund raising positions. This combination of train operator, governmental and fund raising experience should make Tawhida an excellent match for this role.

7.3 Tawhida’s immediate focus will be on reviewing the progress of the Stations Alliance against its objectives, namely its code of behaviours, its brand identity, its delivery of Access for All schemes, the Stations as Places programme, the realisation of cleaning and maintenance efficiencies, asset management planning, and process streamlining. 7.4 There is no significant update on the Rail Investment Strategy. 8.0 Section G – Financial Implications

8.1 There are no direct financial implications as a result of this update report. Although the latest status position covering the Rail Programme, Rail Investment Strategy and Stations Alliance is for noting in this report there are a number of financial risks and challenges against these that will be need to be carefully considered. This will form a key element as part of progressing the further development and/or delivery of these.

8.2 Any costs incurred or support provided by TfWM or West Midlands Rail Executive from supporting the activity in relation to the GRC will be met from within agreed funding and resources.

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9.1 No specific legal implications arise from the contents of this report itself however there is considerable legal activity supporting several rail and station projects which are mentioned in section 5. Legal services are advising on land acquisition, procurement and commercial contract issues as an integral part of the team supporting these projects.

10.0 Section I – Equalities Implications

10.1 There are no equality implications in relation to this report. Individual schemes (i.e. Snow Hill, University Station, Perry Barr) are undergoing individual equality impact assessments and consultation/engagement with equality groups is also taking place.

11.0 Section J – Geographical Scope

11.1 This report covers rail services within the WMRE geographical area, which includes the seven authorities which make up WMCA as well as the nine Shire and Unitary authorities which ring the Met area.

12.0 Section K – Inclusive Growth Implications

12.1 There are no inclusive growth implications.

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Transport Delivery Committee

Date 06 January 2020

Report title Lead Member Rail and Metro

Accountable Chief Laura Shoaf, Managing Director, TfWM Executive 0121 214 7444 [email protected] Accountable Tom Painter, Head of Rail Franchising and Employee Partnerships (07432104161, [email protected])

Michael Anderson, West Midlands Metro Projects Director (07867 727773, [email protected]) Report has been Councillor Roger Lawrence, Lead Member Rail considered by and Metro)

Recommendation(s) for action or decision:

Transport Delivery Committee is recommended to:

1. Note the progress to date with the work of the Lead Member and Lead Member Group for Rail and Metro.

1.0 Background

At the May 2019 local elections, Cllr Roger Horton, the Lead Member for the Transport Delivery Committee for Rail and Metro, stood down as a councillor. Cllr Horton was succeeded as Lead Member for Rail and Metro by Cllr Roger Lawrence. During 2019 the following Members ceased to be attendees of the Lead Member Group:

 Cllr Keith Allcock  Cllr Phil Davis  Cllr Roger Horton

During 2019 the following Members joined the Lead Member Group:

 Cllr Roger Lawrence Page 69  Cllr Samiya Akhter  Cllr Richard Worrall  Cllr Celia Hibbert

During 2019 the following Members were re-appointed to the Lead Member Group:

 Cllr Tim Huxtable  Cllr Les Jones  Cllr Kath Hartley

The current officer membership is Malcolm Holmes, Tom Painter and Andrew Leo from WMRE. Until May 2019 Midland Metro were represented by Sophie Allison. From summer 2019 Metro operations transferred to the Putting Passengers First Lead Member Group, with Metro Infrastructure taking their place on the Rail and Metro Lead Member Group. From this point onwards Metro were represented by Michael Anderson. Other officers may attend by invite.

2.0 Rail Progress to date

2.1 Under first Cllr Horton’s and then Cllr Lawrence’s direction, regular meetings have been scheduled. These were initially monthly, before moving to six weekly in summer 2019. At the meetings members scrutinise and give feedback on officer’s updates on the delivery of the West Midlands Franchise, the WMRE/TfWM Rail Programme of new and refurbished stations, the Chiltern, Virgin and Vintage Trains Partnership Agreements, and related activities. Members also review operational performance for all train companies (TOCs) serving the region, and undertake fact-finding investigations into HS2 and upcoming Franchise competitions.

2.2 Briefings from officers and discussions with elected members have helped the delivery of the Rail Business Plan to date in the following areas –

Franchising -  Contributing to the input of WMRE into the management of the West Midlands Franchise  Evaluating WMT’s performance  Providing feedback on the WMRE Franchise Engagement Strategy

Partnership Agreements -  Overseeing the delivery of the Chiltern Railways Partnership Agreement  Creating a new Partnership Agreement with Vintage Trains  Supporting the establishment of the West Midlands Grand Rail Collaboration

Page 70 Rail Programme Development and Delivery -  Providing oversight of the development of University and Perry Barr stations  Supporting the expansion of Longbridge station car park  Scrutinising of plans for new stations at Hazelwell, Moseley and Kings Heath on the Camp Hill Line  Providing oversight of the plans to create new stations at Willenhall and Darlaston  Supported the on-going development of the West Midlands Stations Alliance

Stakeholder engagement -  Supporting WMRE relations with Rail User Groups such as Railfuture  Launching the Partnership Agreements with Vintage Trains  Contributing to the development of the agenda for the first ever West Midlands Grand Rail Collaboration Stakeholder Conference, and leading sessions during the conference itself

3.0 Metro update

Under first Cllr Horton’s and then Cllr Lawrence’s direction, regular meetings have been scheduled with TfWM and WMM officers. The liaison meetings were initially used to brief Members on Metro operations and delivery of the Metro Programme until the Summer 2019 when operations transferred to Putting Passengers First Lead Member Group. The meetings continued with a focus on the Metro Programme where an update was provided on all areas within the Lead Member metro portfolio and facilitated the opportunity for constructive challenge.

Briefings from officers and discussions with elected members have helped the delivery of the following –

 Wolverhampton City Centre Extension – works have been completed on 3 of the 4 phases, with track installed and roads re-surfaced. The infrastructure is all installed in advance of the final section being completed. The final section of track work across the new station plaza cannot commence until second half of 2020 when the station redevelopment project expect to vacate and hand over land required for the new Metro terminus. Metro works will then continue into early 2021 to complete the extension.

 Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro Extension – Final Business Case Approval by WMCA Board was achieved early 2019 with the full budget of £449 Million being secured. Preliminary Design has been completed and the team has now commenced Detailed Design. The transfer of land from Network Rail has not yet been completed, but is well advanced. No construction work has started, but Utility diversion will start early 2020.

Page 71  Centenary Square Extension – Construction works continued to accelerate through the year, and achieved handover of the tram route early to West Midlands Metro operations team for driver training and familiarisation. This section was open to the public on 11 December, which is earlier than planned. There remains some works to be completed beyond the tram corridor – essentially urban realm paving etc. These will be completed early in 2020.

 Edgbaston Extension – Works began on Five Ways underpass, and then progressively along Broad Street. Construction has been difficult in a confined area, and with an objective to keep business functioning as smoothly as possible along the route. This work has benefitted from lessons learned on the Centenary Square section and is progressing quickly. The project remains on schedule to open in December 2021.

 Birmingham Eastside Extension – WMCA is still awaiting the decision of the Secretary of State in respect of the granting of the Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO). DfT have approved the project in principle, but a Full Business Case has to be passed through WMCA and DfT governance. The Full Business case is currently progressing through the WMCA Governance process with a view to presentation to the WMCA Board in March 2020. Detailed Design will commence in early 2020 under existing funding in anticipation of receiving the approval of the Business Case and the TWAO.

 East Birmingham to North Solihull Extension - The preliminary outline design has been completed and although there are discussions around HS2 interface and airport APM, no substantial work can be carried out on this extension until funding is allocated. Elections and subsequent changes to DfT leadership will define the progress made in 2020/21.

The Catenary Free project is almost complete now, with 19 trams fitted with batteries ahead of the opening of the CSQ extension. The final trams will be fitted out in the first weeks of 2020. Procurement of the third generation trams has been agreed with CAF who supplied the current fleet. The initial contract will be for the 21 trams required to provide passenger service to phase 1 of the programme with an option in the contract to increase the vehicle numbers to cover phase 2 projects.

- Metro Operations

 The roll out of new branding on the network including new tram livery.  The introduction of mystery shops, used to improve the customer service offer.  Improvements to the MyMetro app, making it more user friendly.

Page 72  The introduction of on stop selling, forming part of a wider buy before you board initiative.  The launch on Metro Matters, giving passengers the opportunity to shape the service.  The introduction of the ‘Personal Best’ training initiative, to help staff to deliver their ‘personal best.’  The operational performance, including patronage, punctuality, reliability and conductor coverage.

4.0 Legal Implications

4.1 There are no legal implications for the purposes of this report. The legal requirements have already been picked up in each of the above Schemes.

5.0 Equalities Implications

5.1 There are no equality implications for the purpose of this report.

6.0 Financial Implications

6.1 There are no financial implications for the purpose of this report.

7.0 Inclusive Growth Implications

7.1 There are no inclusive growth implications for the purpose of this report.

8.0 Geographical Area of Report’s Implications

8.1 This report covers rail services within the WMRE geographical area, which includes the seven constituent authorities which make up WMCA as well as the nine Shire and Unitary authorities which ring the Met area. 8.2 The geographical area relating to Metro covers the line of route between Wolverhampton and Grand Central and the areas as detailed in section 3.

9.0 Other Implications

9.1 There are no other implications as a result of this report.

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Transport Delivery Committee

Date 6 January 2020

Report title Cycling Charter Progress Report

Portfolio Lead Councillor Diana Holl-Allen

Accountable Chief Laura Shoaf – Managing Director Executive [email protected]

Accountable Claire Williams – Cycling and Walking Manager Employee [email protected] 0121 214 7984 Report has been Councillor Diana Holl-Allen considered by Councillor Kath Hartley

Recommendation(s) for action or decision:

TDC is recommended to:  Note the progress to date of the TfWM led initiatives of the West Midlands Cycling Charter Action Plan.

Page 75 1. Purpose

1.1 To report matters relating to the performance, operation and delivery of TfWM led initiatives within the West Midlands Cycling Charter Action Plan.

2. Background

2.1. The West Midlands Cycling Charter outlines the key principles that all partners, including the seven constituent Local Authorities, have adopted to deliver the required step change in cycling across the West Midlands Metropolitan area. It represents a shared vision and approach that will increase cycling levels across the West Midlands.

2.2. A detailed Action Plan is currently being delivered with the target of increasing levels of cycling to 5% of all trips by 2023 from the current levels of 1.7% (Census Data, 2011).

2.3. The Cycling Charter is based on the following four principles:  Leadership and Profile  Cycling Network  Promoting and Encouraging Cycling  Funding.

3. Cycling Charter Action Plan progress

3.1. With the aim to raise the profile of cycling and walking, Shanaze Reade was appointed as the first Cycling and Walking Ambassador for the West Midlands in March 2019 with an official launch event that took place in May 2019.

3.2. Shanaze Reade represented the West Midlands at the inaugural meeting of the cycling and walking commissioners from around the country on 17 June 2019. A letter was submitted to MP Chris Grayling calling for improvement to investment in cycling and walking as part of this meeting (Appendix).

3.3. The Cycling and Walking Ambassador has made a number of appearances to promote cycling and walking in the region including the two British Cycling Let’s Ride events in Birmingham (9 June) and Coventry (8 September), and a visit to St Mathias School in Wolverhampton (20 June). There are a number of events scheduled for 2020 including the launch of Bike Life (see below) and a communications plan for early 2020 that focuses on how active travel helps you get active.

3.4. Bike Life is a report prepared by Sustrans in partnership with city regions and combined authorities around the country. Along with 14 other regions in the country, WMCA is working with Sustrans over the next four years on a West Midlands Bike Life report. The report will provide a strong evidence base to support and drive forward further investment in cycling and walking provisions in

Page 76 the region. The launch of the report is scheduled for 4 March 2020 with an event, social media coverage and press release.

3.5. WMCA and the 7 local authorities developed a West Midlands strategic LCWIP (Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan) which was adopted by WMCA Board in March 2019. This plan outlines a prioritised programme of investment.

3.6. £23m of Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) has been allocated to develop and deliver a cycling and walking infrastructure programme. Details on the allocation can be found in the finance section below.

3.7. £2m of TCF allocation formed the Better Streets Community Fund, an innovative community- focused grant scheme which allowed residents in the West Midlands to submit ideas to improve their local area for cycling and walking. The scheme launched in May 2019 and was open for applications until the end of July 2019. During that time TfWM received over 140 applications from across the West Midlands.

3.8. Working in partnership with Local Authority Officers and WMCA public health colleagues all applications were assessed against a set of 10 criteria including affordability, deliverability, impact on modal share and levels of deprivation. Using this assessment process each Local Authority was then tasked with producing a shortlist of schemes that fit into the £250,000 allocation and a separate list of small measures which would be submitted into an additional small measures portion of the Better Streets Community Fund.

3.9. There was a total of 31 successful schemes which are listed in the Appendix. These included improvements to public realm, crossing points and cycle parking.

3.10. Re-procurement commenced in September 2019 for a West Midlands wide bikeshare scheme. TfWM will be appointing a supplier through competitive dialogue to deliver a scheme across the West Midlands. It will link to our public transport network businesses, centres, universities and trip- attractors to provide more opportunities for cycling and the use of multiple modes of transport. TfWM will also investigate opportunities for e-bikes.

3.11. TfWM continues to collaborate with Brompton to promote their cycle hire facilities in Birmingham city centre at New Street, Snow Hill, and Moor Street stations.

3.12. In 2019/20 the Network Wide Cycle Parking Programme, which aims to improve cycle parking capacity and quality across the network, will deliver cycle parking improvements at key transport interchanges across the region including Solihull rail station and Birmingham New Street. New cycle parking has been delivered in autumn 2019 at Coventry Pool Meadow and Wolverhampton bus stations.

Station Previous Number of Total Number of New Spaces Spaces Solihull 30 60 Birmingham New Street 206 TBD with new design Pool Meadow 23 43 Wolverhampton Bus Station 8 16

3.13. West Midlands Trains will be improving cycle parking at an additional 10 stations this financial year. To date the following stations have received improvement, including sheltered two-tiered cycle parking and/or Sheffield stands and repair equipment:  Yardley Wood  Shirley  Dudley Port  Selly Oak  Stourbridge Junction Page 77 3.14. The following stations will also benefit from new and improved cycle storage by March 2020:  Northfield  Marston Green  Stechford  Four Oaks  Sutton Coldfield

3.15. The 30 new spaces at Solihull rail station will be launched on 4 December 2019. There is a marketing campaign underway to maximise utilisation of the new facilities.

3.16. Cycle parking occupancy counts are undertaken by TfWM Data Insight Team. While on average occupancy has remained consistent, with the increase in capacity, usage of the cycle parking is steadily increasing overall. Station travel plans are being delivered by West Midlands Trains which include promotion of cycle parking at the stations.

Average 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 Q1* Q2* Average Patronage 380 397 468 525 567 531 499 Average Capacity 1346 1474 1740 1980 2279 2243 2241

Average % 28.5% 27% 26.8% 26.6% 24.8% 23.7% 22.3% Occupancy *Note: for 2019/20 cycle counts are done bimonthly.

3.17. Whilst we continue to deliver our award winning five-point Cycle Crime Action Plan there has been an increase in cycle crime during 2018/19. The action plan focuses on key areas of enforcement, engagement, education, environment and evaluation to combat cycle theft at stations. Between April 2018 and end of March 2019, there have been 279 cycle thefts from stations in the region. Although high, cycle crime has risen across the country and is in line with other major cities.

3.18. In response to this TfWM has developed bespoke action plans for the highest cycle theft stations, led by the Safer Travel Police team For the first two quarters of 2019/20, there has been a reduction in this by 72 incidents with 108 reported thefts on the network compared with the first two quarters of last year.

Thefts of cycles on network (Total number)

110 2018/19 100 90 80 70 2019/20 60 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 50 40 Target 30 20 Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3.19. In the specification for the bike share tender, we have asked potential supplier to work alongside West Midlands Police Designing Out Crime Team as well as Safer Travel Police Team to prevent crime and antisocial behaviour.

Page 78 3.20. Bike Marking took place at the Let’s Ride events in the summer in partnership with West Midlands Trains. We continue to offer subsidised D-locks at New Street Travel Information Centre.

3.21. Managing Short Trips (MST) is a programme of cycling infrastructure improvements in the Black Country. These improvements are designed to create cycle friendly corridors between existing cycle routes, residential areas and local centres. These routes enable people to take up cycling and walking for leisure or commuting which will have a positive impact on their health and wellbeing. £10.5m was invested in MST schemes from 2016 until 2019 to improve the canal towpath between Smethwick Galton Bridge and Wolverhampton. This now provides an off-road route between Birmingham and Wolverhampton.

3.22. Promotional activities to raise awareness of the MST routes have taken place between September 2018 until October 2019 which included 22 led rides and 26 led walks and 17 pedal cycle safety check sessions with 149 people who took part in the programme. These activities also included engagement with local community cycle clubs and other community groups.

3.23. We are currently creating a series of maps for walking and cycling along the MST routes. A promotional plan for these is being developed.

3.24. Wayfinding: A pilot project for signage and wayfinding is underway for the Wolverhampton to i54 route which was improved as a part of the Managing Short Trips Programme. This will develop and signage strategy and then deliver new signage, including distance and direction information, at key decision-making points along the route. Work has commenced to review sign locations on the Wolverhampton to i54 route, which includes canal and shared space.

3.25. Big Bike Revival. A partnership is in place between TfWM and Cycling UK to deliver the Big Bike Revival programme, a scheme to develop community cycle clubs and encourage cycling. There are 13 community clubs across Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell (table below). Birmingham City Council is also working with Cycling UK to develop community cycling clubs around Birmingham with 22 active clubs.

Area Club Name Wolverhampton Wildside Activity Centre The Bike Shed Walsall Walsall Arboretum Community Cycle Club Palfrey Park Womens Community Cycle Club Palfrey Park Mens Community Cycle Club Aaina Ladies Community Cycle Club Willenhall Memorial Park Community Cycle club Walsall Bike Project CIC Sandwell Smethwick Beat the Street Community Cycle Club (MST1) Hadley Stadium Community Cycle Club Lightwoods Community Cycle Club BWA Community Cycle Club Dudley Silver Jubilee Park Community Cycle Club

3.26. As part of our partnership we are looking at recruiting new ride leaders (volunteers). The training will be free for the volunteers and provided by Cycling UK across the West Midlands. We are looking to start new clubs in 2020 with the support of these new ride leaders.

3.27. Living Streets. Living Streets has partnered with TfWM to deliver the WOW – Walking to School Challenge to schools across the region. There are three Project Coordination Officers in post in the West Midlands working across transport, education and health sectors to recruit schools. The programme includes an online platform to monitor modal share and incentivises uptake of active travel through monthly reward badges. Data collected is shared with local authorities.

Page 79 3.28. From approximately 785 schools across the West Midlands (Department for Education data), 102 schools have been recruited for the WOW scheme, which is about 13% of the total schools (Appendix). There is scope to expand the scheme further. Active travel trips have increased from 64% to 83%, with car use decrease from 33% to 16%.

3.29. Living Streets are working with Department for Transport to secure funding for the programme in 2020/21.

3.30. School Streets: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council launched Car Exclusion zones at three schools which started in September 2017 as part of an 18-month pilot to minimise traffic around school drop offs. The scheme has now been made permanent and there are now plans to start rolling out the scheme at three other schools starting April 2020.

3.31. Birmingham City Council has started their pilot in September 2019 at the following schools:  Alston Primary (Heartlands)  Chilcote Primary (Hall Green South)  Cofton Primary (Longbridge & West Heath)  Featherstone Primary (Stockland Green)  Nelson Primary (Ladywood)  St Francis CE Primary (Bournville & Cotteridge) Progress will be monitored a decision will be made on how to expand the programme.

3.32. TfWM have worked alongside WMCA colleagues and members of the Cycling Charter Steering Group to address the need to encourage more inclusive cycling environments. To improve the accessibility of cycleways a prototype access barrier has been developed by local cyclists and is set to be trailed as part of the Better Streets Community Fund schemes. In total, £300k from the fund has been awarded to projects that directly support inclusive cycling and walking.

3.33. Cycle More Sandwell. TfWM Cycling and Walking team working with British Cycling, Healthy Sandwell and Active Black Country have been developing an innovative social prescribing pilot with the aim to improve the health and wellbeing of residents in the West Midlands.

3.34. The project will target 2 GP surgeries in Smethwick and work with them to refer and encourage patients to take part in a structured cycle training instead of the usual treatment process. This should in turn reduce demand on the surgeries as well as improving the physical and mental health of patients who will be gaining the benefits of physical activity through cycling.

3.35. The referral process will be managed by Sandwell Council’s Public Health team and the cycle training will be delivered by British Cycling. The aim of the pilot is to learn whether this approach can be successful and discover what impact a project can have on the local community with the hope that this can expand to other parts of the region. Page 80 4.0 Financial Implications

4.1 The 2018/19 cycling investment per head was an estimated £9.47. This will be updated to reflect final spend from our regional partners once received.

4.2 The additional £23m investment through Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) referenced in section 3.3 will continue to support ambition contained within the Cycling Charter to achieve £10 per head.

4.3 Part of this investment has been allocated as capital contributions as follows:

Allocation TCF Funding Contribution (Capital, £m) Better Streets Community Fund 2.0

Development Funding (including Staffing, 1.0 Programme and Communications plan)

A34 Cycle Route 1.5

A45 – Birmingham to Airport/NEC Cycle 5.0 Route

Binley Road Coventry University to 5.0 University Hospital Cycle Route

Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro 3.0 Corridor Access Improvements for cycling and walking

5.0 Legal Implications

5.1 Legal and procurement support will be required in relation to the LCWIP especially around collaborative working arrangements between other sectors and any emerging funding arrangements.

6.0 Equalities Implications

6.1 The West Midlands Cycling Charter does not result in any negative disproportionate impact for any of the protected characteristics. However, cycling nationally (and regionally) is unequal with cyclists more likely being male, young, non-disabled and white. To improve wider participation and representation there needs to be a stronger focus on the creation of more inclusive cycling environments (both in terms of infrastructure and cycling route choices) that can cater for cycles of all sizes, including tricycles, trailers and tandems and for all different types of cyclists. Moreover, promotion of cycling activities and opportunities needs to be reflective of the diversity of the region, both in terms of the images used and the way information is disseminated and communicated to West Midlands residents.

6.2 A number of the Cycling Charter Action Plan activities are likely to have a positive impact on different equality groups by raising awareness and promoting cycling more widely as well as through infrastructure and other improvements and initiatives.

6.3 Some people with special needs or physical disabilities may be able to benefit from programmes in the region that use adapted bicycles and they are referred to the organisations that deliver these. ParkRide and Wheels for All are initiatives organised by Midland Mencap and Cycling

Page 81 Projects in various locations across the UK including the West Midlands (Sutton Coldfield, Coventry, Birmingham, and Solihull).

7.0 Inclusive Growth Implications

7.1 Encouraging cycling and walking in the West Midlands LCWIP supports inclusive growth by supporting the following themes:  Affordable, safe, and connected places  Sustainability  Health and Wellbeing  Equality  Economy

7.2 Safer routes for cycling and walking will help provide the people who live, work, learn and play here with safer routes to walk and cycle to where they want to go. Active travel encourages people to combine physical activity as part of their journey which has a positive impact on health and wellbeing as well as air quality.

7.3 A wide spectrum of users can access safer cycling and walking routes including people who use adapted cycles, scooters, motorised scooters, and even inline skaters. The objectives are to get people to use alternative modes of travel and to participate in physical activity.

7.4 As accessible and low-cost modes of transport, cycling and walking can help people access their local high streets, jobs and education.

8.0 Geographical Area of Report’s Implications

8.1 Transport for West Midlands will work with the Constituent Local Authorities to manage cross border relationships and align cycling and walking schemes to ensure consistency in access and quality. Approximately 57% of journeys in the West Midlands cross an administrative boundary.

8.2 Several members of the West Midlands Cycling Charter Steering Group have remits that cover the wider WMCA 3 LEP geography. Cycling UK and Living Streets have community development officers hosted within TfWM’s Cycling & Walking Team, they deliver promotional schemes across the region.

9.0 Other Implications

9.1 Improving cycling and walking provisions to increase levels of active travel will have a positive impact on air quality, physical and mental health.

10.0 Schedule of Background Papers

10.1 West Midlands Cycling Charter

Page 82 Appendix Better Streets Community Fund – Successful Projects

Birmingham

 Woodgate Valley Country Park: The Better Streets Community Fund will be funding the widening and resurfacing of the main pathways around Woodgate Valley Country Park to allow for people using adapted bicycles to use their routes. There will also be a contribution made to a local charity to provide adapted bikes and storage for them with the aim of creating a hub for inclusive cycling.  Wheelers Lane and Barns Lane: The Better Streets Community Fund will be funding an improved crossing across the busy roads of Wheelers Lane and Barns Lane. This is to improve safety and access to the 5 schools in the local area.  Soho Road in Bloom: The Better Streets Community Fund will be funding the expansion of the Soho Road in Bloom project which aims to make the Soho Road a more pleasant place to walk and shop. The funding will go towards more planters which will reduce pavement parking and aid in improving air quality.  Clifton Primary School: The fund will provide Clifton Primary School with a number of Parking Buddies which aim to reduce the amount of pavement parking outside of their school. This will help make the trip school a safer and happier experience.  Sparkbrook/Balsall Heath: The Better Streets Community Fund will be providing funding for cycle parking outside a community hub in Sparkbrook/Balsall Heath. This will give local people the opportunity to cycle to their community hub without the concern of not knowing where to park their bike.  Summer Lane Canal Access: The Fund will be contributing towards the improvement of the canal access point on Summer Lane. The access currently has steps which make it difficult for cyclists and those with mobility issues to gain access to the canal, the improvements will aim to remove these steps to make it more accessible.  Tangmere Drive Crossing: Improvements to a crossing on Tangmere Drive to improve access to local facilities.

Coventry

 Charterhouse Community Corridor: The Better Streets Community Fund will be funding the first stage of the Charterhouse Community Corridor. Working with Historic Coventry Trust the funding will be used to create an safe, accessible, offroad cycle link between the local residential areas to and the historic Charterhouse building in Coventry. The end result being a completely traffic free walking and cycling route which can be used by everyone in the local community.  Stoke Aldermoor: This project aims to make the community of Stoke Aldermoor an easier place to walk and cycle around. This will be done with improvements to signage, lighting and cycle parking within the community.  Allesley Park: The project aims to improve the pedestrian and cycling access to Allesley Park in Coventry. This will be done by delivering a new crossing across Allesley Park Drive as well as safer entrance for pedestrians and cyclists to the park itself.  Local Nursery: The Better Streets Community fund will be providing funding to add cycle parking to a local nursery to allow parents to cycle their children to school.  Parkride: The Better Streets Community Fund will be contributing towards the setting up of a Parkride Inclusive Cycling Centre in Coventry. The funding will be a contribution towards the provision of adapted bicycles and storage for them.  Stivichall Primary School: The Better Streets Community Fund will provide funding to improve cycle parking outside Stivichall Primary School to enable more children from the local community to cycle to school.

Dudley

 Howley Grange Park: This project will deliver footpath improvements on Howley Grange Park providing a strategic walking and cycling route helping to link this area of Halesowen with Woodgate Valley in Birmingham.  Thorns Road: The Better Streets Community Fund is providing funding to improve two crossings across the busy Thorns Road near Quarry Bank. The crossing will allow the students from Old Park School and Thorns Primary School to cross the Thorns Road more safely while also allowing better access to the green space provided by Stevens Park.  Wordsley School: The Better Streets Community Fund is providing funding to improve the crossing outside Wordsley School in Dudley by improving it to a toucan crossing allowing both cyclists and pedestrians to cross safely. This will improve access from the school to nearby residential areas as well as the recently resurfaced canal towpath network.

Sandwell

 Millenium Community Centre and Friar Park Primary School: Two applications for the Better Streets Community Fund were submitted within close proximity of each other asking for improvements near the Millenium Community Centre and Friar Park Primary School. This project will provide improvements at and between these two locations providing a safe and enjoyable space for local people to walk and cycle.  Smethwick Old Church and Dorothy Parkes Community Centre: This project will aim to improve the public space outside of Smethwick Old Church and Dorothy Parkes Community Centre by reducing traffic speed and making it easier for people to walk and cycle in their local community.  Blackheath:The Better Street Community Fund will contribute to improving the accessibility of an existing crossing for cyclists and those with mobility issues by providing small amount of dropped kerb. The crossing in Blackheath forms a part of an existing cycle route between Blackheath and Rowley Regis Train Station and this small improvment will help improve this route.  West Bromwich Town Centre:This project will provide public cycle parking outside of the YMCA in West Bromwich Town Centre. Allowing people attending the YMCA and the wider town centre to be able to park their bikes securely.

Solihull

 Berkswell Project: The Better Streets Community Fund will be funding the start of the Berkswell Project, which aims to make the local area a better place for cycling and walking by engaging the local community.  Green Hill Way Day Centre: This project will provide benches and planters on the local streets around Green Hill Way Day Centre. The aim of this is to improve the area for the local elderly population making their local area a more pleasant place to walk around. Page 83  Willow Park, Balsall Common: This project will provide new cycle parking at Willow Park in Balsall Common with the aim of encouraging local people to cycle to the park.

Walsall

 National Cycle Route 5: The Better Streets Community Fund will provide funding to improve accessibility on National Cycle Route 5 in Walsall and improve a the link between NCN5 and Walsall Town Centre. The aim being to give all of the local community the opportunity to access the town centre and NCN5 by bike.  Hawes road: This project will aim to deliver cycling and walking improvements along Hawes road with the aim of encouraging local residents to walk and cycle more. The project will widen footpaths and calm traffic to make the area a more pleasant place for the local community to become more active.  Aldridge High Street: This project will add cycle parking to Aldridge High Street outside of Aldridge Social Club, as well as adding some planters and other improvements to the public realm improvements. The aim of this project is to make the town centre a more attractive place to cycle to in the hope of reducing congestion in the town.  Walsall Rugby Club: The Better Streets Community Fund will help make Walsall Rugby Club a cycling hub for the local community. The aim is to build new cycle storage and provide a balance bike area for members of the local community to engage with cycling.

Wolverhampton

 Cycleways and Signage: This project will make minor improvements to cycleways and signage around a local community of Wolverhampton.  Wednesfield Road: The Better Streets Community Fund will help support the delivery of improvements along the Wednesfield Road with the aim of creating a strategic cycling link into the Town Centre.  Park Village Education: The Better Streets Community Fund will help Park Village Education become a cycling centre for its members and the wider community. The project will provide cycle parking, maintenance equipment as well as an area in cycle training can take place.  Aldersley Stadium: The Better Streets Community Fund will be contributing towards the setting up of a Wheels for All Inclusive Cycling Centre at Aldersley Stadium in Wolverhampton. The funding will be a contribution towards the provision of adapted bicycles and storage for them.

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Coventry Yew Tree Primary School St Albans Catholic Primary Parkgate Primary School Yorkswood Primary School School Cannon Park Primary School St Benedicts Primary School Eastern Green Junior School Walsall St Francis C of E Primary Mount Nod Primary School Fibbersley Park Academy School Sacred Heart Catholic Primary Lindens Primary School St John Fisher R C School St Patrick's Catholic Primary Blackwood School St Laurence Church Infant School St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Whitley Abbey Primary School School Darlaston St Laurence Church Junior Hearshall Community Academy St Patrick's Primary School School Hill Farm Primary School St Saviours CofE Primary St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary Wolverhampton School School Bantock Primary School Thornton Primary School Stanton Bridge Primary School Bilston Church of England Walmley Infant School Primary School Warren Farm Primary School Dudley D'Eyncourt Primary School Washwood Heath Academy Brierley Hill Primary School Manor Primary Waverley School Howley Grange Primary School SS Peter and Paul Catholic West Heath Primary School Hurst Hill Primary School Primary Academy and Nursery Woodthorpe Junior and Infant Priory Primary School Wilkinson Primary School school Red Hall Primary Wyndcliffe Primary School St Mary's RC Primary School Birmingham Tenterfields Primary Benson Community School Billesley Primary School Birchfield Community School Sandwell Broadmeadow Junior School Yew Tree Primary School Brownmead Primary Academy Moat Farm Infant, Oldbury Christ The King Catholic Grove Vale Primary School Primary School Corngreaves Academy Clifton Primary School Hall Green Primary Cofton Primary St John Bosco Catholic Primary Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School School St Matthews Church of England George Dixon Primary School Primary School Greenholm Primary School St Philip's Catholic Primary Guardian Angels Catholic School Primary School Temple Meadow Primary Kings Rise Academy Blackheath Primary School Lea Forest Primary Academy Crockett's Community Primary Lea Forest Primary Academy School Leigh Junior Infant and Nursery Ferndale Primary School School Glebefields Primary School Lyndon Green Infant School Our Lady and St Hubert's Minworth Junior & Infant School Catholic Primary School Moor Green Primary Academy Whitecrest Primary School Nansen Primary School Nelson Mandela School Solihull Northfield Manor Primary Blossomfield Infant School Academy Castle Bromwich Junior School Olive Primary School Dorridge Primary School Parkfield Community School Greswold Primary School Pegasus Primary School Haslucks Green Junior Quinton Church Primary Langley Primary School Regents Park Community Meriden C E Primary School Primary School Olton Primary SS John and Monica Catholic St Mary and St Margaret C of E Primary School Primary Page 85 This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 14

Transport Delivery Committee

Date 6 January 2020

Report title Safe and Sustainable Lead Member Reference Group Annual Report Accountable Chief Laura Shoaf, Managing Director, TfWM Executive 0121 214 7444 [email protected] Accountable Claire Williams, Cycling and Walking Manager, TfWM Employee 0121 214 7984 [email protected] Report has been Councillor Diana Holl-Allen, Lead Member Safe and considered by Sustainable Transport

Recommendation(s) for action or decision:

Transport Delivery Committee is recommended to:

1. Note the summary of the Safe and Sustainable Travel portfolio.

Page 87 1. Purpose

1.1 To outline the work on the Safe and Sustainable Travel Portfolio.

2. Background

2.1 The Safe and Sustainable Travel Portfolio focuses on the delivery of sustainable travel initiatives, and programmes delivered by the Safer Travel Team. Work on equalities and inclusion in public transport is also included in this portfolio.

2.2 The West Midlands Cycling Charter outlines the key principles that all partners, including the seven constituent Local Authorities, have adopted to deliver the required step change in cycling across the West Midlands Metropolitan area. It represents a shared vision and approach that will increase cycling levels across the West Midlands.

2.3 A detailed Action Plan is currently being delivered with the target of increasing levels of cycling to 5% of all trips by 2023 from the current levels of 1.7% (Census Data, 2011).

2.4 The Cycling Charter is based on the following four principles:  Leadership and Profile  Cycling Network  Promoting and Encouraging Cycling  Funding.

2.5 The Safer Travel Partnership consists of just over 100 staff brought together from a number of organisations including TfWM, West Midlands Police, British Transport Police, operators and private security companies. Managed through TfWM, the Partnership has the main objectives of delivering the Safer Travel Plan, reducing/managing crime levels on public transport and making passengers feel safe.

2.6 The Safer Travel Partnership is nationally unique and has received praise at both a national and European level for its innovative crime reduction methods and for bringing together a range of partners to deliver the results. The Safer Travel Partnership utilises deployment models such as SARA (Scan, Analyse, Respond, Assess) and POP (Problem Orientated Policing), following the Police National Intelligence Model (NIM). This approach has ensured that the right resource is in the right place, at the right times, doing the right things to reduce crime and make passengers feel safer.

2.7 The Equalities and Diversity Manager oversees equalities and accessibility issues within hiring practices and services at WMCA/TfWM. Each report presented to the boards of WMCA (e.g. Transport Delivery Committee, WMCA, Strategic Transport Officers Group) includes a statement on equalities and diversity to ensure programmes of work are inclusive and accessible to all. A response was also provided on behalf of WMCA on the DfT Accessible Travel Report. Of particular concern was accessibility at unmanned rail stations.

2.8 Together with the Head of Demand Management, our Travel Choices Team in the Network Resilience directorate are working with partner local authorities and transport authorities to enable targeted travel demand management strategies tied to a programme of key regional investment projects.

2.9 TfWM recognises that people can make more informed decisions about their journeys when they have access to the right information. Managing demand is a key pillar in our Congestion Management Plan. Our Travel Demand Management (TDM) approach, which is a key part of our wider Congestion Management Plan, comprises of strategies to help keep businesses, education bodies, communities, visitors and residents informed so they can best move around the region.

Page 88 2.10 Safe and Sustainable Travel Members Group Monthly Meetings Forward Plan:

Date Theme July 22 2019 Forward Plan Review Sept 9 2019 Employment Engagement Update Nov 4 2019 Cycling Charter and Safer Travel Reports Jan 6 2020 Travel Demand Update Feb 10 2020 Equality and Diversity Update 16 March 2020 Cycling Charter and Safer Travel Reports 8 June 2020 Forward Plan Review

2.9 Biannual reports are submitted to TDC by Safer Travel and Cycling Charter progress.

3. Legal Implications

3.1. There are no direct legal implications arising from this report however Legal and procurement support will be required as the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan evolves especially around collaborative working arrangements between other sectors and emerging funding arrangements and procurement support will be required as the LCWIP evolves especially around collaborative working arrangements between other sectors and emerging funding arrangements

4. Equalities Implications

4.1. The West Midlands Cycling Charter does not result in any negative disproportionate impact for any of the protected characteristics. However, cycling nationally (and regionally) is unequal with cyclists more likely being male, young, non-disabled and white. To improve wider participation and representation there needs to be a stronger focus on the creation of more inclusive cycling environments (both in terms of infrastructure and cycling route choices) that can cater for bikes of all sizes, including tricycles, trailers and tandems and for all different types of cyclists. Moreover, promotion of cycling activities and opportunities needs to be reflective of the diversity of the region, both in terms of the images used and the way information is disseminated and communicated to residents.

4.2. A number of the Cycling Charter Action Plan activities are likely to have a positive impact on different equality groups by raising awareness and promoting cycling more widely as well as through infrastructure and other improvements and initiatives.

4.3. Some people with special needs or physical disabilities may be able to benefit from programmes in the region that use adapted bicycles and they are referred to the organisations that deliver these. ParkRide and Wheels for All are initiatives organised by Midland Mencap and Cycling Projects in various locations across the UK including the West Midlands (Sutton Coldfield, Coventry, Birmingham, and Solihull).

5. Inclusive Growth Implications

5.1. The development of the West Midlands LCWIP supports inclusive growth by supporting the following themes:  Affordable, safe, and connected places  Sustainability  Health and Wellbeing  Equality  Economy

5.2. As accessible and low cost modes of transport, cycling and walking can help people access their local high streets, jobs and education. Page 89 6. Geographical Area of Report’s Implications

6.1. TfWM will work with Constituent Local Authorities to manage cross border relationships and align cycling and walking schemes to ensure consistency in access and quality. Approximately 57% of journeys in the West Midlands cross an administrative boundary.

6.2. Several members of the West Midlands Cycling Charter Steering Group have remits that cover the wider WMCA 3 LEP geography. Cycling UK and Living Streets have community development officers hosted by TfWM to deliver promotional schemes across the region.

7. Other Implications

7.1. Improving cycling and walking provisions to increase levels will have a positive impact on air quality and health.

8. Schedule of Background Papers

8.1. West Midlands Cycling Charter 8.2. Travel Demand Management

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Transport Delivery Committee

Date 6th January 2020 Report Title Putting Passengers First Lead Member Reference Group Annual Report Accountable Director Pete Bond, Director of Integrated Network Services Email: [email protected] Tel: 0121 214 7388 Accountable Edmund Salt, Network Development Manager Employee Email: [email protected] Tel: 0121 214 7305 Report has been Putting Passengers First Lead Members considered by

Recommendation(s) for action or decision:  To note the contents of this report.

1.0 Purpose of Report

1.1 To report on the Lead Member and Lead Member Group for the Putting Passengers First (PPF) portfolio for the past six months from June to December 2019.

2.0 Background

2.1 In July 2019, Cllr. K. Hartley was reappointed as the Transport Delivery Committee (TDC) Lead Member for PPF. The following TDC members are part of the wider Lead Member Group for PPF.  Cllr. M. Locke (Birmingham City Council)  Cllr. M. Fazal (Birmingham City Council)  Cllr. A. Taylor (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council)

2.2 Cllr R. Worrall (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) also attends the monthly LMRG PPF meetings.

3.0 Key Initiatives

3.1 Section 3 of this report highlights initiatives that the PPF Lead Member Group has been involved in over the past 6 months. A Report was presented and noted by TDC at the May 2019 meeting that covered the first 6 months of activity in 2019.

3.2 Customer Services

3.2.1 PPF has been involved in discussions regarding a wide range of customer driven initiatives to improve the service provided to customers by TfWM. These include the commencement of a 6-month Live Chat trial in April 2019, a new telephony system Page 91 Page 1 of 5 [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED]

with improved analytics and functions for customers that went live in August 2019, development and delivery of a new Bus Alliance Customer Charter and support staff team members of Customer Services taking part in the Institute of Customer Services Communications Qualification.

3.2.2 PPF were involved in a review of the TfWM Petitions Process. This involved liaising with the local authorities and other combined authorities, wider TfWM Directorate engagement to understand requirements and a review of customer information. As a result, TfWM have now implemented a new WMCA Petitions Protocol from 1st October 2019. This includes a new threshold of 250 signatures where the Petition will be considered by a Committee (for a transport related petition this will be TDC). For petitions less than 250 signatures this will be considered by a new internal Officer Petition Panel. Introduction of a 30-calendar day resolution for petitions less than 250 signatures and 60 calendar day for anything above this threshold. The new Petitions Protocol is now available on both the WMN and WMCA websites for all citizens to see.

3.3 Bus Matters

3.3.1 Bus Related Petitions TfWM have taken recommendations on 5 bus related petitions to the PPF Lead Member’s during the last six months, which have all been actioned by the Group and subsequent responses issued to customers.  Bus Services - Knowle/Dorridge/Chadwick End – Review of network  Bus Stop (Service 3, commercial) - Eagle Street, Coventry. A request to remove or relocate (Request was denied)  Bus Service 17 (commercial) - Objection to withdrawal of service. Petition sent to the Mayor Andy Street, for which TfWM responded to advise that NXWM will hold off any network review until early 2020, then referred the Petition to National Express West Midlands (NXWM)  Bus Services (commercial) – Stourbridge – Review of network. Referred the Petition to NXWM.  Service 34 (subsidised) - Route/Diversion request. Petition has not been taken to PFF as it does not meet the new Petitions threshold. TfWM are currently investigating with Birmingham City Council and will inform PPF of the outcome.

3.3.2 Non-Bus Related Petitions One non-bus network related petitions has been received in the past six months, requesting a new cycling route in Walsall. Response issued to the Lead Petitioner on what TfWM have done to raise awareness and funds, then referred Petition to Walsall MBC.

3.3.3 Bus Shelter Appeals TfWM have taken 2 shelter appeals to the Bus Shelter Appeals Decision Group, chaired by the PPF Lead Member Chair, Cllr Hartley and involving other PPF members in the last six months. 1) Bus shelter removal request – Harnell Lane East. The shelter was downgraded to stop, and this has reduced anti-social behaviour.

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2) Bus shelter removal request – Lode Lane, Solihull. The request was denied, but it was agreed to review again in 6 months following the mitigation measures put in place.

3.3.4 Over the past six months, PPF have been involved with implemented and planned service changes for:  South Solihull Landflight changes on services financially supported by TfWM introduced from 1st September 2019;  Coventry National Express commercial changes introduced from 22nd September 2019; and  West Dudley National Express commercial changes proposed to be introduced from 26th January 2020.

3.3.5 Enhanced Partnership Plan and Scheme for Buses in the West Midlands TfWM with local bus operators and local highway authorities have been preparing an EP Plan for the region that provides the strategic vision and an EP Scheme for the A34 (north) and A45 corridors to improve bus services in readiness for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. PPF have input to the preparation of an Enhanced Partnership (EP) Plan and Scheme for buses in the West Midlands, which uses the new powers available in the Bus Services Act 2017. PFF have overseen and considered detailed in the Plan and Scheme, consultation strategy and reporting to Transport Delivery Committee.

3.3.6 Vision for Bus PPF have continued to input to the shaping and delivery of the strategic Vision for Bus in the West Midlands to ensure that bus continues to be able to deliver the current and future economic and inclusive growth and prosperity of the WMCA.

3.3.7 Transport Delivery Committee Reporting PPF have continued to provide input and oversight on bus related reports submitted to TDC, including the Bus Alliance Update, Bus Business Update and Enhanced Partnership Update.

3.3.8 Passenger Information PPF have input to this provision of passenger information and received updates on new bus stop flag design under the re-brand, at-stop timetable information and the Real Time Programme to transform real time information across the network, bringing resources into one central, single back-office system to ensure passengers have accurate and reliable information.

3.4 Bus Stations and Travel Shops

3.4.1 PPF have assisted TfWM during the year with consultation and feedback on the development of refurbishment projects to bus stations and travel shops. This regular challenge has focussed on the customer experience and PPF have enabled evolvement and improvement of the following projects; Walsall St Paul’s mid-life refurbishment and branding, Coventry Interchange, Coventry Pool Meadow; Dudley Interchange and the New Street Travel Shop.

3.5 Member Tours

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3.5.1 PPF members attended a site visit to Nottingham City Transport on 23rd May 2019, organised by the Air Quality Lead Member Group. The site visit involved presentations from Nottingham City Council officers, a visit to the biogas bus depot and a ride on the Nottingham tram.

3.5.2 PFF hosted a TDC lead member tour with TfWM officers and key stakeholders at Walsall St Paul’s and Coventry Pool Meadow in October 2019. This reviewed the outcome of the recent refurbishment at St Paul’s, challenged and inputted to the improvements at Pool Meadow ahead of the 2021 City of Culture and saw the positive changes to shelters in Coventry from a recent petition.

4.0 Wider Engagement

4.1 PPF has played a key role this year with engagement across many different passenger transport groups including the Metro Passenger Panel and the Bus Satisfaction Task & Finish Group as part of the West Midlands Bus Alliance. PPF members have also attended the quarterly Passenger Champion meetings and contributed to a refresh of quality audits undertaken by these volunteers.

5.0 Forward Plan

5.1 Monthly PPF Lead Member Group meetings are in place for the remainder of the municipal year.

5.2 Further tours planned by PPF members include site visits to see the delivery of the shelter upgrade programme across the West Midlands.

6.0 Financial Implications

6.1 There are no direct financial implications as a result of this update report. Costs incurred or support provided by TfWM from undertaking activity referred to in this report will be from within agreed overall budgets and resources informed from previous decisions.

7.0 Legal Implications

7.1 This report is for information only and there are no new direct legal implications arising.

8.0 Equality Implications

8.1. This report is for information only and there are no new equality implications.

9.0 Inclusive Growth Implications

9.1 This report is for information only, however, bus is a vital component to inclusive growth as it directly supports access to the labour market, and allows people to access education, employment and services. The flexibility of the bus network also makes bus the perfect means of providing public transport options in areas of growth, changing travel demand and new housing; directly supporting our West Midlands Housing Deal and Local Industrial Strategy. This means that buses are central to supporting regeneration, inclusive growth and social integration. Where Page 94 Page 4 of 5 [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED]

there may not be a case for investing in permanent rail and light rail infrastructure, new bus infrastructure can be planned to connect new communities and support housing and jobs growth.

10.0 Geographical Area of Report’s Implications

10.1 This report covers the constituent area of the Combined Authority but due to the importance of cross boundary services – into and out of the constituent area – partnership working with non-constituent and shire authorities is crucial in undertaking activities referred to in this report.

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Transport Delivery Committee

Date 6 January 2020

Report title West Midlands Combined Authority Petitions Summary

Pete Bond, Director of Integrated Network Services Accountable Director Email: [email protected]

Tel: 0121 214 7388 Lee Eteo, Customer Relations Manager Accountable Employee Email: [email protected]

Tel: 0121 214 7982

Recommendation(s) for action or decision:

 To note the contents of this report.

1 Page 97 1. Purpose of Report

1. To notify Transport Delivery Committee (TDC) of Petitions received by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) for the period October 2019 – December 2019.

2. Background

2.1. A new Petitions Protocol, endorsed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) Leadership Team, Lead Member Group for the Putting Passengers First (PPF) and TDC, came into effect from 1 October 2019. The Petitions Protocol comprises of:

 All Petitions below 250 Signatures – An internal Officer Petitions Panel to consider Petitions where the number of signatories is less than 250. The Panel is formed of Officers with appropriate specialist knowledge and will include a nominated Head of Service and or Director.  Transport Petitions Over 250 Signatures – An internal Officer Petitions Panel to consider and make recommendation(s) on Transport Petitions where the number of signatories is more than 250. TDC (passing via the PPF Group) to approve the recommendation of the Officer Petition Panel and reach a decision on the Petition.  Non Transport Petitions Over 250 Signatures – An internal Officer Petitions Panel to consider and make recommendation(s) on Non Transport Petitions where the number of signatories is more than 250. WMCA’s Monitoring Officer determines the appropriate Committee to approve the recommendations of the Officer Petitions Panel.

3. All Petitions received

3.1. 3 Petitions have been received during the period October 2019 – December 2019.

4. All Petitions below 250 Signatures

4.1. Walsall – Petition received 7 November 2019 requested a marked cycle route, following the existing National Cycling Network route 5, continuing to Walsall town centre to link Walsall with the village of Pelsall. TfWM is already supporting this project via the Better Streets Community Fund. The Petitions Panel recommended that the Lead Petitioner pursue this directly with Walsall Council, as they are now responsible for delivery of the route.

4.2. Birmingham – Petition received 14 October 2019 objected to the change of route of bus service 34. The service no longer turns left on to Ladypool Road on its way to Kings Heath and on its return to the city centre. This is due to a change in the traffic system between Alder Road and the junction of Ladypool Road, Taunton Road and Brighton Road combined. The investigation of this Petition is currently ongoing between TfWM (as it’s a tendered service) and Birmingham City Council in respect of the changes made to the road network.

4.3. Dudley – Petition received 17 October 2019 objected to the withdrawal of the 288 bus service in April 2019. As this was a decision of the operator regarding a commercial service, the Petitions Panel concluded that the request was outside of WMCA’s remit and recommended that the Lead Petitioner pursue this directly with National Express West Midlands. TfWM, therefore, passed this on the operator directly.

5. Transport Petitions Over 250 Signatures

5.1. None received.

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6.1. None received.

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COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA SETTING MEETING REPORT AND AUTHOR

Date of Meeting Date Final Reports Date of Meeting Date Reports to be to be submitted to submitted to Governance Governance Services Services

10 February 2020 30 January Page 101 Page  Bus Alliance Update (Edmund Salt) 27 January 22 January

 LMRG Air Quality, Congestion and Sustainability Annual Report (Jake Thrush)

 LMRG Finance and Performance Annual Report (Louise Cowen) 16 March 2020 4 March  Financial Monitoring Report (Linda Horne) 2 March 26 February Agenda Item 19  Capital Programme Delivery Monitoring Report (Sandeep Shingadia)

 Enhanced Partnership for Sprint (Edmund Salt)

 Bus Business Update (Richard Mayes/Richard Hardman) TRANSPORT DELIVERY COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA SETTING MEETING REPORT AND AUTHOR

Date of Meeting Date Final Reports Date of Meeting Date Reports to be to be submitted to submitted to Governance Governance Services Services

Page 102 Page 8 June 2020 28 May  Financial Monitoring Report (Linda Horne) 21 May 18 May

Note- first meeting  Capital Programme Delivery Monitoring Report of new municipal (Sandeep Shingadia) year  Cycling Charter Progress Update Report (Hannah Dayan)

 Safer Travel Update (Mark Babington)

 Rail Business Update (Tom Painter) Agenda Item 22 By virtue of paragraph(s) 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

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