https://thechamberlainfiles.com/long-term-infrastructure-planning-is-the-key/ Politics, LEPs and economic development in the West Midlands Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/long-term-infrastructure-planning-is-the-key/#comment-6126 rosi edwards Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:52:42 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=11555#comment-6126 Sensible planning looks at a range of options and determines the best mix. At present, the HS2 case is being bolstered by reference to local improvements in infrastructure that no-one knows much about. It’s therefore time to set out what these local improvement plans are, when they are due to be implemented, how much they will cost, and how they link up with HS2 – will they only work with it, or are they capable of standing alone? Having got all that information, we can then make a sensible decision about how important HS2 is to the overall mix, and its contribution to regeneration and growth. sadly, though, I rather suspect that these local improvement plans scarcely exist at all, are not properly aligned to HS2 and may be an attractive fantasy – much as the (recently identified) freight argument is – to make HS2 look more rounded and thought out. Please, by all means, prove me wrong – I look forward to seeing references to how local plans for network improvement and HS2 have been worked on and how they tie together.

]]> https://thechamberlainfiles.com/long-term-infrastructure-planning-is-the-key/#comment-6128 ChamberlainFile Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:29:30 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=11555#comment-6128 @BenCities “HS2 has the potential to be an important, strategic investment for the future of the UK economy.” http://t.co/eDgXvIlF5G

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