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The Midlands Connect Centre of Excellence is the first of its kind and is a flagship example of how we are leading the way in strengthening our connection with our partners. It has been developed to bring partners together in one place where they can receive guidance and share best practice.

It will provide support through:

  • Tools and expertise: We’re developing tools for Local Transport Authorities to use, providing guidance on particular areas such as EV charge point strategy.  
  • Supplying good practice and resources: Bringing Local Transport Authorities together to share best practice and develop common approaches.
  • Guidance and training: This new approach will also help avoid duplication.

Our Centre of Excellence platform creates a safe place for our partners to collaborate and share. As the Centre of Excellence develops in the future, it will: 

  • Support the production of updated Local Transport Plans and ensuring integration with the regional transport strategy / Strategic Transport Plan.
  • Provide support on Quantifying Carbon Reductions, a key requirement of new Local Transport Plans
    In partnership create effective business cases, as and when these are required to secure investment.
  • Aid each Local Transport Authority to develop and maintain a pipeline of future schemes. 

If you are an Local Transport Authority officer and you would like to access our Centre of Excellence, please email mcadmin@midlandsconnect.uk starting the subject with "CoE".