Droning on at the Urban-Air Port
coventrysociety The publicity says that this is “the world’s first fully operational Urban-Air Port for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and drone technology”. It’s called Air-One. Our Secretary, John…
Transport
New Railway Station Opens
The £82 million transformation of Coventry Railway Station has been officially completed and looks very fine. The major project at one of the fastest growing stations outside London has involved…
CovSoc Response to the Transport Strategy
The Society is impressed by the scale and vision of the strategy. We welcome most of the content with just a few reservations. We accept that in the longer term…
Flying Taxi Taster
CoventryLive has reported that a public exhibition of an urban airport for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is coming to the city centre this Spring. A car park…
Coventry Railway Station update
The new station building, multi-storey car park, and taxi drop off point at the Coventry Railway station will now open in the New Year. Over £80 million has been invested…
Council Consults on Air Quality Plans
The Council has begun a public consultation on its plans to address poor air quality on the city’s roads. The Council has been told by the Government to reduce NO2…
Money Approved for Ring Road Assessment
The City Council has been a awarded a grant of £50,000 to assess what needs to be done to improve the ring road. The grant is from Midlands Connect, the…
New Transport Strategy for Coventry
The City Council’s Cabinet has approved public consultation on a new transport strategy for the city. The strategy sets out a long-term (15 year) vision for the way that people…
Affordable Very Light Rail Track Unveiled
VLR takes a step forward. We have reported previously on the project to create a Very Light Rail (VLR) network for the city. The project took a step forward last…
New Artwork at the Station
Coventry’s Grade II listed railway station is to get a makeover this month, courtesy of artist Christopher Tipping. Christopher has been commissioned to create artwork to decorate the huge windows…