Moving On: A progressive transport policy for Northern England
Paper 4 from the Northern Economic Agenda project

Author: Howard Reed
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Price: Free
Publication Date: 28 February 2008

This is the fourth paper produced for ippr’s Northern Economic Agenda project, which aims to provide a detailed insight into the performance of England’s three Northern regions: the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber. This report looks at the economic, social and environmental aspects of the North’s transport system.

We aim to answer a range of crucial questions:

• How can the transport network be improved to better support economic development in theNorth?
• Can the transport system contribute to faster and more balanced economic growth across the northern regions and city-regions?
• Are the Government’s plans for aviation and the road and rail networks in the North compatible with Britain’s long-term commitments on climate change?
• What governance arrangements for transport at the national, regional and local level are most conducive to a dynamic, well-functioning, pan-Northern transport system?