TravelWise in Sandwell
Welcome to Sandwell's TravelWise page, where you can find information for making journeys by low carbon and healthy methods of transport, such as cycling, walking, public transport and car sharing. There is also travel related assistance for businesses and schools, and information for people and organisations making planning applications.
Travel Information
Find people to car share with - free
Plan a public transport journey
- Find a bus to your local rail and metro stations
- Plan walking routes to bus stops
- Find a cycle route to your local rail and metro stations
- Find cycle parking at railway and metro stations
- Keep up to date with timetables, tickets and passes
- Find a cycle route to your local rail and metro stations
- Find cycle parking at railway and metro stations
- Find out about cycle to work schemes
- Safety tips for drivers and cyclists
- Protect your bicycle from theft
- Attend cycle training sessions
- Request a copy of Sandwell's cycle routes map
- View a map of cycle routes in Sandwell
- More cycling information for Sandwell
- Plan ongoing journeys by bus, train and metro
- Public Rights of Way in Sandwell
- Walking to work
- Walking to school
Alternatives to travel - homeworking, teleworking
Business travel in Sandwell
Sandwell Council can help your company to set up a travel plan which could reduce the costs of commuting and business travel. Ask your company to Email or phone 0121 569 4261 for more information.
School travel in Sandwell
Schools can encourage parents, pupils and school staff to be TravelWise during home to school journeys by setting up a travel plan. This can also provide travel advice when pupils are changing schools, moving into the world of employment or going to college. Schools can register with Modeshift STARS and then set up a national standard school travel plan, for free. This is described further in Sandwell's Sustainable Modes of Travel Strategy (SMOTS). Email or phone 0121 569 4261 for more information.
Transport policy
Transport for West Midlands is an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) responsible for formulating transport strategy and policy in relation to strategic highways, Midland Metro, freight, rail, bus and cycling infrastructure. The document Movement for Growth, which supports the WMCA's Strategic Economic Plan (SEP), sets out the details about how transport will be improved and support the development of a TravelWise transport system.
The Black Country Core Strategy is a spatial planning document that deals with the environmental, economic and social issues aspects of land use and sets out the vision, objectives and strategy for future development in the Black Country to 2026.
Planning applications and transport
The Black Country Core Strategy aims to make sure that developments are well served by transport in a sustainable way. To assist with this aim, Sandwell Council has adopted a Supplmentary Planning Document (SPD) called The Preparation of Transport Assessments and Travel Plans. Developers are advised to consult this document to make sure that people can maximise the use of sustainable transport methods to access workplaces, residential developments, schools and other land uses. Sandwell's Cycling SPG provides advice on cycle parking and other development issues.
Further information about transport and TravelWise in Sandwell:
Telephone: 0121 569 4894 or 0121 569 4889
Email: transport@sandwell.gov.uk