In a presentation at the Transport Summit in March this year (2006), Cllr Len Gregory introduced a taskforce on Congestion in Birmingham. The presentation consisted of just six slides. The final slide entitled “ACTION” merely says “must be value for money”. A case of fiddling while Birmingham grinds to a halt. Seems as if the Councillor is a bit short on ideas and is even less inclined to reduce car journeys into Birmingham in case “they migrate to Solihull or Merry Hill”. Meanwhile Birmingham Metro has been stopped in its tracks.
The following was published in the Birmingham Post today following an earlier article on congestion:

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