Moving to a green, healthy, dynamic and thriving North East

Transport North East are working to deliver a modern, robust transport system region-wide and promote greener, more sustainable travel, to support our residents, the environment and the wider economy.

Strong, sustainable economic growth is reliant on connectivity. Through the Transport Plan, our aim is to provide affordable, reliable, safe and healthy transport choices for businesses, residents and visitors. By creating a network that is accessible, reliable and fast, we hope to help the North East thrive.

Transport Plan

The Transport Plan is a core element of the North East Strategic Economic Plan and sets out our transport aspirations to 2035. Delivered by Transport North East, our collective goal is to greatly improve the lives of everyone living and working in the region.


The Plan contains a live programme of schemes worth at least £6.8bn – an amount which will grow over the Plan’s lifespan. Delivery of the programme will help to make a big difference to the lives of people in the North East – our health, our environment and our economy.


The Plan is also aligned with our long term goal to first return the region to pre-Covid-19 GDP and employment levels and then to move forward in pursuit of the economic ambitions set down in our Strategic Economic Plan.

You can read the North East Transport Plan here.

Making the Right Travel Choice

On behalf of the North East Joint Transport Committee, Transport North East have also published their latest strategy – the Making the Right Travel Choice Strategy – which aims to make it easier for local people to make more sustainable journeys such as journeys on foot, by bike or using public transport, a key priority for the region.

You can read the strategy here.

Transport North East

You can find out more about Transport North East who are responsible for the delivery of the Transport plan here.

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