{"id":1634,"date":"2024-07-24T08:25:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T08:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westerngatewaystb.org.uk\/welcoming-our-new-board-members\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T08:25:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T08:25:41","slug":"welcoming-our-new-board-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westerngatewaystb.org.uk\/welcoming-our-new-board-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming our new Board members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcoming our new Board members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the July meeting of our Western Gateway Board, we welcomed three new members: Cllr Ed Plowden, Bristol City Council; Cllr Jon Andrews, Dorset Council; and Cllr Tamara Reay, Wiltshire Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank our outgoing members \u2013 Cllr Don Alexander, Cllr Ray Bryan and Cllr Caroline Thomas \u2013&nbsp;for all their support, and we look forward to working closely with our new and existing Board members to continue our progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Western Gateway STB Board now comprises:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cllr Jon Andrews<\/a>, Dorset Council: Cabinet Member for Place Services, Liberal Democrats<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=14016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cllr David Gray<\/a>, Gloucestershire County Council: Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning, Conservatives<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/n-somerset.moderngov.co.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cllr And<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">y Hadley<\/a>,  Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: Cabinet Member for Climate Response, Environment and Energy, Poole People Group<\/li><li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/n-somerset.moderngov.co.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cllr Hannah Young<\/a>, North Somerset Council: Executive Member for Highways and Transport, Labour<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.bristol.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cllr Kye Dudd,<\/a> Representing West of England Combined Authority, Labour<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At the July Board meeting, we were pleased to elect a new Chair, Cllr Manda Rigby, and Vice Chair, Cllr Chris Willmore, and approve our Business Plan for 2024\/2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This plan sets out our work packages for the financial year that will ensure we can work with the new government and ministers to align our vision of transport for the Western Gateway as set out in our <a href=\"https:\/\/westerngatewaystb.org.uk\/strategy\/western-gateway-strategic-transport-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strategic Transport Plan<\/a> with the five key priorities the new Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has outlined:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>improving performance on the railways and driving forward rail reform<\/li><li>improving bus services and growing usage across the country<\/li><li>transforming infrastructure to work for the whole country, promoting social mobility and tackling regional inequality<\/li><li>delivering greener transport<\/li><li>better integrating transport networks<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to a busy and exciting period ahead, working with the Department of Transport, our constituent authorities, our partners and all our stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the publication of our transport plan, we are now working on producing a list of strategic investment priorities for our region\u2019s key transport projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This list will go out to consultation to allow all residents, businesses and communities in the region to have their say on how 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