The shape of Coventry's transport infrastructure is quite interesting.
Now, if I was playing Sim City, the obvious choice would be a opening a train/tram loop line around the City Centre to relieve the congestion on the main road arteries of the city.
The car parking fees at the proposed stations along with the Govt financial help to tackle congestion/ air pollution would go a long way to pay for this.
Imagine using the NUCKLE line as a way of relieving congestion/air pollution to the left of the city with the reopening of stations, namely Coundon Road, Lockhurst Lane and others.
Join the Very Light Rail to the NUCKLE Line around Lockhurst Lane, and shoot a right down the A444, to the right of the City Centre, again opening stations where and when needed, and finally join the line back up with itself near Coventry train station.
You've got the main transport infrastructure then to branch out to other places like Walsgrave Hospital and University of Warwick etc. Incorporate the NUCKLE Line into this, and that's Nuneaton, Bedworth, Kenilworth, Leamington and Coventry Arena sorted as well, whilst relieving a lot of the congestion/pollution in and around the City Centre.
I understand there was talk about a Very Light Rail line being open for the City of Culture year. And the train stations on the Nuckle Line could be opened well within the Govt's timetable to relieve congestion/air pollution.
Other areas have been given twelve months to solve their problems and the Clean Air Zone is the default fall back position provided to the Govt by CCC.
It can be changed.
I believe CCC/WMCA would need greater control on the future delivery of the NUCKLE Line to make a truly locally intergrated transport infrastructure.