Investing in transport to build a better future
Think a better transport system in your area would improve the quality of your life? Would it help your business flourish? Do you feel strongly about the need to reduce C02 caused by transport? Rupert Clubb, lead officer of Transport for the South East urges you to get involved in the consultation of its draft Strategic Investment Plan
Transport for the South East (TfSE) has launched a 12-week public consultation on a £45 billion plan that sets out the steps to decarbonise the transport system across the region, level-up left-behind communities and facilitate sustainable economic growth in the South East.
The TfSE partnership brings together local transport authorities from across the South East region, plus local enterprise partnerships, district and borough authorities and many other stakeholders from the worlds of transport, business and the environment to determine the investment needed to transform our region’s transport system and drive economic growth.
Collectively we know a better transport network can affect profound change –connecting people with jobs and training, helping businesses reach markets, bringing family and friends closer together. It can unlock new housing and jobs and help cut carbon emissions. That’s why investing in transport is not an end in itself. It is an investment in people, in business, in our environment and our shared future.
Together we’re dedicated to creating an integrated and sustainable transport system that makes the South East more productive, competitive, protects our natural environment and improves quality of life.
Investing in transport is not an end in itself. It is an investment in people, in business, in our environment and our shared future
We believe our draft Strategic Investment Plan truly puts the South East and its communities at the centre, connecting people and business, improving access to education, healthcare, jobs and our green spaces.
It will support the South East’s economy to more than double over the next thirty years.
It provides the potential for new jobs, new homes and new opportunities – all supported by a modern, integrated transport network. Creating a prosperous, confident South East where people want to live, work, study, visit and do business.
Implementing the plan won’t happen overnight and it cannot be growth at any cost
We are clear that implementing the plan won’t happen overnight and that it cannot be growth at any cost. The first step on this journey is simple; we must make better use of what we have. The packages of interventions outlined in the plan do just this.
And it isn’t about building new roads or railways. It is about making better use of existing assets and corridors and about making sure new and emerging technology is used to its full potential, to boost physical and digital connectivity.
It is about more joined up planning, particularly between transport and housing, to help build more sustainable communities and enable more efficient business operations. It’s about putting the strategic transport infrastructure in place that enables communities to thrive.
TfSE would like to hear from anyone who lives, works, travels through or visits the South East region. Click here to view the draft Strategic Investment Plan and respond to the consultation
You can find out more about TfSE at www.transportforthesoutheast.org.uk
Transport for the South East is hosting a one day conference at G Live in Guildford on 5 July providing an opportunity to get the low down on the plan, its transformational potential and how you can get involved in the consultation.
Organised by Meetings of Minds, the conference is a sister event of Interchange. It is free to attend. Click here for full details of the speaker programme and a registration link
Rupert Clubb is Lead Officer, Transport for the South East. He leads the development of Transport for the South East. He chairs the Senior Officer Group and supports the Chairman and Board. He is also the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport at East Sussex County Council. A former president of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport, Rupert is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.