Strategic Transport Plan

What is it?
The Strategic Transport Plan sets out the long‑term vision and priorities for transport in the North to 2050. It provides a shared regional framework for how transport should support economic growth, reduce carbon emissions, and improve access to jobs, services and opportunities. The Plan sets clear ambitions for an integrated, affordable, accessible and near zero‑emission transport system.

How is it useful?
The Plan helps combined and local authorities align their local transport plans with agreed pan‑Northern priorities. It provides a consistent, evidence‑based framework to support decision‑making, strengthen business cases and ensure funding bids reflect shared ambitions for growth, decarbonisation and inclusion. Progress against these ambitions is tracked through the Strategic Transport Plan Monitoring and Evaluation Dashboard.

Key information
Our vision: by 2050, the North of England will be a thriving, inclusive and sustainable region. People, businesses and places will benefit from stronger economic performance, better health and wellbeing and improved access to opportunities.

This will be supported by a transformed transport system that is:

• Integrated and easy to use
• Safe, reliable and resilient
• Affordable and accessible
• Near zero-emission

We want to achieve this by:

• improving economic performance
• reducing emissions from transport
• improving access to jobs, services and opportunities

Policy position statements

A series of policy positions that support the evidence base for the Strategic Transport Plan

• Active travel
• International connectivity and aviation
• Multi-modal hubs
• Role of spatial planning
• Rural mobility
• Transport and health