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West Midlands Mayor Andy Street promoting cycling in the region last year with Imandeep Kaur, former Transport Minister Jesse Norman MP and Daniel Blyden

West Midlands awarded £3.85 million to get region cycling and walking post-coronavirus lockdown

Staff ReporterJuly 7, 202001 mins

Plans for pop-up cycle lanes, wider pavements and many other measures to encourage more cycling and walking across the West Midlands have been given overwhelming backing from Government. The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and its partner councils a £3.85 million grant to implement these fast-track measures over the…

Imandeep Kaur, Andy Street, Jesse Norman MP and Daniel Blyden

Ambitious new investment plans to push cycling infrastructure in the West Midlands launched

Staff ReporterFebruary 9, 201901 mins

A new West Midlands cycling strategy targeting priority routes for investment is being backed by West Midlands Mayor Andy Street and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Ambitious plans, including goals to raise cycling investment to at least £10 a head each year, were set out in a report endorsed by the WMCA board at…