{"id":28809,"date":"2018-02-08T14:25:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=28809"},"modified":"2018-02-08T14:25:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T14:25:02","slug":"new-deal-improve-transportation-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/new-deal-improve-transportation-system","title":{"rendered":"New Deal Set To Improve Transportation System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Metro Central scheme is to receive more funding, but what will the new transportation plans mean for the region?<\/h2>\n<p>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) Cabinet agreed to back a new transportation project to improve connectivity and to boost economic growth in South East Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The cabinet will allocate\u00a0in principle \u00a340m to the Metro Central Project, which\u00a0will modernise the core Valley lines as well as the South Wales rail network, at least over the next five years.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Andrew Morgan, chair of the CCR cabinet, said it is crucial to have \u201cappropriate infrastructure\u201d in the region as more than 80% of \u00a0\u201cCardiff\u2019s recent job growth arises from an increase in net commuting into the city from adjacent communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28823\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/cardiff_central_650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/cardiff_central_650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/cardiff_central_650-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/cardiff_central_650-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/cardiff_central_650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/cardiff_central_650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/cardiff_central_650-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/cardiff_central_650-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript> Metro Central project will modernize Cardiff Central Station in the coming years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Cardiff, the plans currently include the modernisation of the Central train station, a new bus terminal, and a cycle hub. The project aims to make public transport in and around the city more accessible and more effective in the future.<\/p>\n<p>One potential option to improve transportation in the city includes a light rail system. Trams can carry a large number of people and allow for faster services.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Andrew Potter, a transport expert at Cardiff University Business School, cautions against a possible economic imbalance in the region. Cardiff could \u201csuck up all the jobs\u201d if the Metro plans are not carefully thought through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important that we retain jobs up the Valleys. What you don\u2019t want to end up is with, say, Merthyr as purely being a commuter town for Cardiff,\u201d Mr Potter said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CCR Cabinet has unanimously agreed to support in principle the \u00a3180million re-development of Cardiff\u2019s main transport hub with \u00a340m of City Deal funding.<br \/>The proposed Metro Central project will deliver a new Central Transport Interchange at the heart of Cardiff\u2019s city centre.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CCRCityDeal (@ccrcitydeal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ccrcitydeal\/status\/952869239706275840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Welsh government estimates Cardiff\u2019s population will grow by more than 20% over the next two decades. The Metro Central project could deliver thousands of jobs and add \u00a38bn to the region\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>The transportation plan is part of the \u00a3180m City Deal programme. The agreement between the UK Government, the Welsh Government and ten local authorities of the Cardiff Capital Region intends to increase the region\u2019s GVA through various projects.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28828\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/bus_cardiff_650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/bus_cardiff_650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/bus_cardiff_650-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/bus_cardiff_650-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/bus_cardiff_650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/bus_cardiff_650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/bus_cardiff_650-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/bus_cardiff_650-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript> Bus travel accounts for the majority of public transport in Wales, but services declined by nearly half.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year, a report by assembly members asked for more \u201cpolitical will\u201d to tackle \u201cthe congestion on the bus industry in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is indisputable that slower journey speeds make bus travel less attractive to customers,&#8221; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Bus travel accounts for more than 80% of public transport in Wales. 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