The West Midlands will play host to delegates from across Europe after public transport in the region gained continental recognition.
Centro was selected as a ‘Good Practice’ centre for Integrated Transport Strategy and their innovative ideas will now be shared with 16 partner countries as part of a programme run by European skills sharing project Innovation & Environment Regions Of Europe Sharing Solutions (INTERREG).
The initiative will see visitors learn from the transport authority’s key successes, including public engagement and the recently launched Local Transport Plan. Centro will also work with Worcestershire County Council to assist them in promoting their good practices on Sustainable Travel.
Rafael Cuesta, Head of Commissioning at Centro, said: “This programme gives us a brilliant opportunity to work closely with some major European partners.
“Sharing ideas and good practices in this way will be significant step towards achieving our vision of a world class public transport system delivered by a best in class organisation.”
Delegates from Italy will visit this month and will be followed by counterparts from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Germany later in the year.
The transport authority in collaboration with the European partners put together a successful bid to INTERREG in August last year and the findings of the two year programme will decide how European funds are spent on public transport from 2014.
The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and made possible by the INTERREG IV C Programme.
