This Report summarises the Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA2), which identifies the likely sustainability impacts of implementing the Strategic Transport Plan 2 (STP2).
The purpose of this report is to provide the necessary information for the competent authority to carry out a Habitats Regulations Assessment Appropriate Assessment in accordance with Regulation 63 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, as amended by the Conservation of Habitats and Species (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 20193, hereafter referred to as ‘the Habitats Regulations’.
Our second Strategic Transport Plan sets the vision, objectives and the North’s long term strategic transport priorities up to 2050, creating a consistent framework for our work with government, local transport bodies and delivery bodies.
Our policy and place framework uses Transport for the North's extensive evidence base and expertise to identify what policies might best support different types of places in the North to achieve our collective vision and objectives.
This Integrated Sustainability Appraisal Report (ISA2), produced by Ove Arup & Partners (Arup) on behalf of Transport for the North (TfN), identifies the likely sustainability impacts of implementing the Strategic Transport Plan 2 (STP2) and reports on the process of developing the STP2 from a sustainability perspective.
This document collates the ten appendices which support the Integrated Sustainability Appraisal including the scoping report and assessments into the delivery metrics of Transport for the North's second Strategic Transport Plan.
The Strategic Rail Report outlines Transport for the North’s (TfN) vision as to how the rail network in the North of England can serve its required functions, support TfN’s overall vision and objectives, and accommodate the varied scenarios for passenger growth that TfN’s Future Travel Scenarios work has anticipated for the coming decades.
At the result of rural members, like Lancashire, Transport for the North has produced a report setting out lessons learnt from Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) deployments. This report sets out findings from successful DRT schemes and provides a set of recommendations around delivering DRT as a complementary part of a transport network
The Connecting Communities strategy sets out Transport for the North's response to the urgent social challenge of transport-related social exclusion. This includes defining how we will act with local authorities and other key stakeholders to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the transport system in areas that have some of the greatest unmet needs anywhere in England.