The economic powerhouse of UK Central. The Hub offers inward investors a compact, central and globally connected location to grow their business.
The Hub is home to key stakeholders, including the world-class combination of the NEC, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham International Station, Jaguar Land Rover and Birmingham Business Park, as well as the 340 acre Arden Cross development site, which will host the HS2 Interchange Station, as well as business, leisure and residential uses.
Urban Growth Company (UGC)
UGC, Solihull Council and HS2 are working together to fund, design and build additional elements at the Interchange Station site at The Hub, known as Arden Cross.
This will support Solihull’s growth agenda and create a new, sustainable mixed-use destination with HS2 at its heart, incorporating additional public transport connectivity and making better use of land for quality development to support the delivery of thousands of new jobs and homes.
Arden Cross
The UGC’s plan is to create an integrated transport exchange, bringing together existing rail, future high speed rail, trams, buses, rapid transit, private vehicles, taxis, bicycles and an automated people mover, with seamless connections to Birmingham Airport and the forthcoming HS2 Interchange Station.
It is anticipated that the redevelopment of Birmingham International Station and the improvements to local and regional transport connectivity will bring an additional 200,000 commuters to within a 45-minute commute of The Hub by public transport.
The UGC is taking the station concept to the next stage of detailed design.
The UGC is bringing together key stakeholders from the public and private sectors to look at sustainable ways to meet the expected demand for power across The Hub, above and beyond the demand generated by HS2 alone.
“The Hub is all about creating something which is greater than the sum of the parts and this collaborative project is the perfect example of this in action. The UGC has quantified this potential shortfall – this next step is about working with partners to find the solution.” Nick Brown, UGC Chairman
Alongside new and improved public transport, the UGC is coordinating improvements to the local and strategic highway network.
It is also bringing together major stakeholders like the Airport and the NEC to make best use of the 40,000+ existing car parking spaces across The Hub and ensure that future provision factors in changing patterns of car use and ownership.
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