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 Location of the West Midlands within the United Kingdom | |
| Abbreviation | TfWM |
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| Predecessor | West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority |
| Formation | 17 June 2016 |
| Type | Public body |
| Purpose | Transport authority |
| Headquarters | 16 Summer Lane Birmingham, England |
Region served | West Midlands (county) |
Managing Director | Laura Shoaf |
Parent organization | West Midlands Combined Authority |
| Website | www.tfwm.org.uk |
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services in the West Midlands metropolitan county in England.[1] It is an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with bus franchising and highway management powers similar to Transport for London.[2][3][4] TfWM's policies and strategy are set by the Transport Delivery Committee of the WMCA.
TfWM's initial priorities upon its establishment in 2016 were the expansion of the West Midlands Metro through East Birmingham, Brierley Hill and Birmingham Airport, improvements to the M5 and M6 motorways, and new cycle routes as part of a metropolitan cycle network. There are also plans to work with central government over the future of the underused M6 Toll.[5]
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- ^ "Just the ticket, West Midlands metro mayor to get control of buses". The Chamberlain Files. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Devolution register". Local Government Association. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "WMITA - West Midlands ITA - May 2016". www.wmita.org.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "West Midlands Combined Authority - £4 billion of transport infrastructure over coming decade". westmidlandscombinedauthority.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.