Connected North East: Our Blueprint (2020)

Published in 2020, the ‘Connected North East: Our Blueprint’ document forms the basis of ongoing discussions with central government about regional transport and digital connectivity post Covid-19.

Coronavirus has significantly impacted the North East economy in a variety of ways and regional connectivity will undoubtably have a huge part to play in helping the North East bounce back.

The Blueprint provides a clear request to Government for a £1billion package over five years to deliver a connected North East. The Blueprint also requests devolved power, which would allow the region to better integrate our transport services, sustained funding for public transport to operate and also importantly the investment and upgrade of national infrastructure assets which serve our region such as the East Coast Main Line and major roads.

Connected North East: Our Blueprint was a collaborative project brought together by a number of North East partners.

Transport North East led on the transport elements with input from the seven North East local authorities. Digital elements within the strategy were led by the North East LEP with input from the seven local authorities and partners.

Connected North East

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Strategy & Policy

North East Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy

The new North East ZEV Strategy mainly focuses on car and van drivers that will rely on the publicly available infrastructure network in the region to charge their electric vehicle and aims deliver reliable public ZEV charging infrastructure across the

North East Active Travel Strategy

The new Active Travel Strategy will form the basis of future funding bids which could transform the way we travel every day for work, education and leisure up to 2035 and aims for walking, cycling and wheeling to become the

Making the right travel choice

On behalf of the North East Joint Transport Committee we are working on a new strategy – Making the Right Travel Choice which aims to make it easier for local people make more sustainable journeys.