Rail users at 75 West Midlands railway stations in the UK will be able to take advantage of the Swift smartcard scheme, which will be introduced next year.
A £4.5m package of measures, including improvements to pedestrian crossings, bus service reliability and cycleway provision is being introduced in the UK city.
As well as developing a zero emission, battery-powered vehicle, the team has created a much thinner track than that used in existing light rail systems.
The UK city council is launching a draft climate action and resilience strategy and plans to deliver a community engagement programme over the coming months.
Urban-Air Port’s Air-One will operate in the UK city for at least one month and aims to provide a blueprint for more than 200 vertiport sites planned worldwide over the next five years.
The consortium behind the project has set out plans to initially connect the Midlands with the south-east and those urban conurbations along the UK’s south coast.
The initiative at Birmingham Airport is being led by Solihull Council which owns the shuttle and is designed to test how CAVs might be integrated into the borough’s transport network in the future.
Peer-to-peer car-sharing platform Karshare’s keyless technology means all cars are instantly available via an app so there is no need to arrange a time and date to collect keys from the owner.
Neos Networks’ continuing partnership with CityFibre provides the cities with business-grade Ethernet connectivity, including in often overlooked regions of the UK.
5PRING and local authorities are inviting start-ups and small businesses to submit ideas focused on health and social care, public services, social and events, and public safety.
Voi has been awarded an exclusive tender and will work with Transport for West Midlands to bring e-scooters to major towns and cities in the region including Birmingham and Coventry.
Urban-Air Port and Hyundai Air Mobility want to develop an infrastructure to facilitate the creation of urban transportation systems to move people and cargo by air.
Trials will take place in dedicated zones in each local authority, covering areas where existing on-highway infrastructure is in place to safely accommodate e-scooter use.
Located in the West Midlands and spanning the cities of Coventry and Birmingham, it will allow connected and autonomous vehicles to be trialled on urban, rural, suburban and highway roads.
