Monday, February 1 2010
Transport planner JMP, in partnership with economic and regeneration advisors Genecon, is working with ONE North East, the Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit and the Highways Agency to develop the Tees Valley City Region’s long term transport priorities.
The Tees Valley City Region: Connectivity & Accessibility Study is part of the North East of England’s programme of work in taking forward the Department for Transport’s “Delivering a Sustainable Transport Strategy” (DaSTS) in the region.
Recently JMP also won work on the DASTS study for the North West when it was appointed by 4NW, the Regional Leaders Board, to explore the extent to which poor transport accessibility in North West England contributed to deprivation
The new work in the North East will build on earlier research undertaken by JMP in 2008 to identify the critical transport challenges to be addressed in the city region and elsewhere in the North East. It will also build on the Tees Valley’s innovative approach to delivering the critical transport infrastructure necessary to support housing growth and regeneration in the city region in the short term. This is encapsulated in the Tees Valley Area Action Plan (AAP).
JMP and Genecon will work closely with both public and private sector partners in the Tees Valley to develop options for delivering the necessary transport infrastructure and services to support the growth and regeneration of the Tees Valley until 2019. These options must be affordable and deliverable, and may include innovative approaches to making best use of existing services and infrastructure, as well as looking at investment in new transport systems.
Work will focus on tackling the agreed priorities for transport within the Tees Valley. These include supporting important labour markets and helping people to access jobs, improving the quality and reliability of journeys on important freight and passenger links both within and beyond the city region, and ensuring that improvements reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions from transport.