Transport for West Midlands

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services in the West Midlands metropolitan county in England. It is an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with bus franchising and highway management powers similar to Transport for London. TfWM's policies and strategy are set by the Transport Delivery Committee of the WMCA.

For the predecessor organisation that existed from 1969 to 2016, see West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive.

Transport for West Midlands
AbbreviationTfWM
PredecessorWest Midlands Passenger Transport Executive
West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority
Formation17 June 2016
TypePublic body
PurposeTransport authority
Headquarters16 Summer Lane
Birmingham, England
Region served
West Midlands (county)
Managing Director
Laura Shoaf
Parent organization
West Midlands Combined Authority
Websitewww.tfwm.org.uk

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.

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