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24th July 2024

Welcoming our new Board members

At the July meeting of our Western Gateway Board, we welcomed three new members, elected our new Chair and Vice Chair and were pleased to approve our Business Plan for 2024/25.

27th June 2024

June 2024 newsletter

This month we were proud to be official partners for Better Transport Week, enjoyed some green commutes to the office, and have been out and about at the Great Western Railway and Campaign for Better Transport conferences. Plus we have an update on our work on electric vehicles.  

Front cover the Western Gateway Strategic Transport Plan
23rd May 2024

May 2024 newsletter

We’re delighted to launch our long-term Strategic Transport Plan 2024-2050 this month. We’ve also published our Electric Vehicle Charging Study and held our second – and first in-person – coach forum. Plus National Highways hosted us on a visit to the A417 Missing Link scheme works.  

Strawberry Line Cafe Cycles
22nd May 2024

Community Rail Week launches at Yatton

Glorious sunshine welcomed the launch of Community Rail Week at Yatton station on Monday.  The week’s activities are shining a spotlight on the lesser-known community side of the railway and promoting its benefits at a national and local level. 

15th May 2024

Western Gateway STB launches region’s long-term transport plan

Today Western Gateway Sub-national Transport Body (STB) launches its long-term Strategic Transport Plan, setting out the region’s transport priorities from now until 2050.

The Western Gateway team with consultants AECOM
10th May 2024

Coach forum at Aerospace Bristol

Concorde, coaches and conversation was the theme of this years’ first in-person Coach Forum, held on Tuesday 7th May 2024 at the exciting Aerospace Bristol Museum.

8th May 2024

Western Gateway and Peninsula Transport STBs publish Electric Vehicle Charging Study

Western Gateway and Peninsula Transport Sub-national Transport Bodies have jointly published an Electric Vehicle Charging Study, to help local authorities plan for EV uptake and identify potential charge point sites. 

The Western Gateway STB team
1st May 2024

Discovering the Missing Link

The Western Gateway team took a trip via train to Gloucestershire to discover more about the progression of the missing link; a project to dual a three-mile stretch of the A417.

25th April 2024

April 2024 newsletter

This month we welcome a new member to the team, we took a trip to Taunton, and we had our long-term Strategic Transport Plan approved by our Board. We also have news about our coach and freight forums, plus and updates from our local authorities and partners.

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