{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62d9322562e8610013dde948/62dfd9165de2bb0012454b37?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Megatrends in the West Midlands - Future Mobility","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/cover/1658401139433-8ff49a4739d61e6701ef438da76a10dd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of the City-REDI / WMREDI, University of Birmingham podcast, we examine transport in the West Midlands. Dr Magda Cepeda Zorrilla discusses future mobility with Mike Waters, Director of Policy, Strategy &amp; Innovation,&nbsp;Transport for West Midlands (TFWM).</p><p><br></p><p>They discuss:</p><ul><li>The rise in homeworking since the pandemic and its impact on regional transport.</li><li>How TFWM has responded to covid-19.</li><li>The 15-minute city and the 20-minute neighbourhood.</li><li>Funding for transport in the West Midlands and involving the public in how the funds are spent.</li><li>The electrification of transport and tackling congestion.</li><li>The move towards sustainable transportation and living in the West Midlands.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This podcast is part of a larger project looking at Megatrends in the West Midlands. Megatrends are major movements or patterns or trends that are having a transformative impact on business, economy, society, cultures and personal lives. The project examines some of these megatrends in a series of <a href=\"https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/city-redi/wm-redi/megatrends-in-the-west-midlands.aspx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">provocations, podcasts and a report</a>.</p>","author_name":"Stuart Mitchell"}