The Transport Team at Coventry City Council are running the third in their series of interactive webinars alongside the Green Business Programme, providing insight into the success the City is having in putting sustainable transport infrastructure in place.
De-carbonising transport and improving air quality are major issues for expanding cities, which are being compounded by unanticipated challenges arising as a result of Covid-19.
Providing a safe, sustainable and attractive public transport service is key to achieving these aims, which is why Coventry is developing a lightweight and battery-operated urban passenger transport solution designed to make a rail-based system affordable for smaller towns and cities.
This upcoming webinar will be providing insight into the very light rail (VLR) transit system development, the first of its kind in the UK. The VLR system will include lightweight, self-propelled vehicles, which will provide the city with an environment-friendly and economic public transport option.
To guide you through Coventry’s Very Light Rail project, this webinar will bring businesses up-to-speed on the city’s aspiration to have an operational first route in place in 2025.
By attending this webinar you will learn:
• What urban VLR is
• How the R&D has progressed
• How Coventry plans to ensure urban VLR is suitable for a post-pandemic world
This event is partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is being delivered by Coventry City Council.