Jonathan Spruce, head of policy and strategy at Transport for the North, gives insight into the strategic development corridors that make up a key element of TfN's plans
5. Strategic
Transport
Plan
A
multi-‐modal,
long
term
Plan,
setting
out
an
evidence-‐led,
compelling
case
for
strategic
transport
investment
across
the
North
Wide-‐ranging,
ambitious
scope
Adding
value
at
a
national
and
local
level
Public
facing,
publicly
supported
plan
Developing
TfN’s
connectivity
priorities
6. Pan-‐Northern
Transport
Objectives
Prime
objective
Transforming
economic
performance
Enabling
objectives
Increasing
efficiency,
reliability
and
resilience
on
the
transport
system
Promoting
and
supporting
the
built
and
natural
environment
Improving
opportunities
across
the
North
7. Northern
Powerhouse
Rail
Major
Roads
Report
Single
Integrated
Rail
Plan
Strategic
Transport
Plan
Rail
North
Long
Term
Rail
Strategy
Integrated
and
Smart
Travel
Economic
Growth
and
Transport
Demand
Analysis
International
Connectivity
Enhanced
Freight
and
Logistics
Analysis
Strategic
Development
Corridors
Integrated
Sustainability
Appraisal
Northern
Powerhouse
Independent
Economic
Review
Partner
Transport
and
Economic
Plans
Industry
Plans
and
Strategies
Integrated
Rail
Report
8. Formal
Public
Consultation
Engagement
on
Evidence
Base
Summer
2017
Publication
of
a
Position
Statement
on
the
Strategic
Transport
Plan
Publication
of
Initial
Integrated
Rail
and
Initial
Major
Roads
Reports,
and
Integrated
Sustainability
Appraisal
Position
Statement
Autumn
2017
Publication
of
Draft
Strategic
Transport
Plan,
Updated
Integrated
Rail
and
Major
Roads
Reports,
and
Draft
Integrated
Sustainability
Appraisal
Winter
2017
Public
Consultation
on
the
Draft
Strategic
Transport
Plan
and
Draft
Integrated
Sustainability
Appraisal
Summer
2018
Publication
of
the
Final
Strategic
Transport
Plan
and
Integrated
Sustainability
Appraisal
11. Strategic
Development
Corridors
Interactions
between
the
Road
and
Rail
corridors
leads
to
9
Strategic
Development
Corridors
(in
alphabetical
order):
• Central
Pennines
(Both
Road
and
Rail)
• Connecting
the
Energy
Coasts
(Both
Road
and
Rail)
• Northern
Powerhouse
Rail
(already
part
of
the
TfN
programme
activity
-‐ Rail
only)
• Smart
North
(already
part
of
the
TfN
programme
activity
-‐ Public
Transport)
• South
Pennines
(Both
Road
and
Rail)
• West
Coast
Corridor
linking
to
Greater
Manchester
and
Sheffield
City
Region
(Rail
only)
• West
to
Wales
Connections
(Both
Road
and
Rail)
• Wider
East
Coast
Corridor
to
Scotland
(Rail
only)
• Yorkshire
to
Scotland
(Road
only)
13. Corridor
Interventions
– Planning,
funding
and
delivering
interventions
Strategic
Development
Corridor
-‐ Confirming
strategic
fit,
identifying
interventions,
exploring
the
way
forward
Strategic
Transport
Plan
-‐ Stating
the
strategic
and
economic
context,
making
the
case
for
change
Final
Business
Case
(FBC)
Outline
Business
Case
(OBC)
Strategic
Outline
Programme
(SOP)
National,
Regional
and
Local
Policy
Implementation
of
Intervention
Taking
Forward
the
Strategic
Development
Corridors
Strategic
Outline
Case
(SOC)
Strategic
Outline
Programme
(SOP)
Strategic
Outline
Business
Case
(SOBC)