Local Transport Plan 2011 - 2016

The third Local Transport Plan (LTP) has been produced and can be downloaded by following the link listed on the right of this page. The LTP has been based upon the Mayor’s Transport Strategy which sets the vision for Transport in Middlesbrough over the next five years, and describes how we will deliver that vision through the LTP. The purpose of the Mayor’s Transport Strategy is to facilitate key improvements to transport in the town which will in turn:

• Support economic growth
• Reduce carbon emissions
• Promote equality of opportunity
• Contribute to better health, safety and security
• Improve quality of life and a healthy natural environment.

The LTP provides a targeted approach to prioritising transport improvements, addressing the diverse needs of our town and areas within it, in summary the LTP:

• Examines the national influences on our future transport strategy
• Sets out the regional and sub-regional context within which the LTP sits
•  Summarises problems, issues, interventions and outcomes for key transport priorities
•  Details our five year implementation plan to deliver our anticipated outcomes
•  Sets out how we will monitor progress through a series of key indicators and targets.

For more information about Middlesbrough Council’s Local Transport Plan telephone 01642 728183.  

Following the publication of the "Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon" White Paper on local transport in January 2011, details on a Local Sustainable Transport Fund for Local Highway Authorities to make a bid for a share of a £560 million pot of Government funding, for sustainable transport projects were released.

Following consultation with the community and working with partners, Middlesbrough Council are in the process of re-submitting a bid for funding a variety of initiatives that help to support economic growth and reduce carbon emissions across Middlesbrough. We will find out if we have been successful in early to mid 2012.

You can download the working copy of the Sustainable Middlesbrough bid here.

For further details please contact Principal Transport Officer, Craig Cowley - craig_cowley@middlesbrough.gov.uk