Building back better: what role can transport play?
With the National Infrastructure Strategy due for publication this year, the role of transport in connecting places will be high on the political agenda. What powers, co-ordination and funding are needed to make the most of these opportunities for places and is transport the right vehicle to deliver them? This event will ask how the government can use transport to \u2018build back better\u2019 and create more resilient post-Covid places as part of the economic recovery.\n\nPanellists:\n\nSimon Jupp MP, Member of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee\nChris Loder MP, Member of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee\nCaroline Donaldson, Managing Director at West Coast Partnership Development\nLaura Shoaf, Managing Director of Transport for West Midlands\nChaired by Alistair Baldwin, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.\n\nThis event was kindly supported by West Coast Partnership.