Good transport is vital for building strong communities and a successful economy. In order to achieve this, we have updated our Local Transport Plan.
This is our third Local Transport Plan and unlike previous plans that were written to comply with specific Department for Transport (DfT) requirements, it has been prepared to best respond to the needs of everyone who lives or works in Essex.
The Local Transport Plan has been developed following an extensive period of consultation and evidence gathering.
Our vision is for a transport system that supports sustainable economic growth and helps deliver the best quality of life for the residents of Essex.
The Local Transport Plan consists of a transport strategy and an implementation plan. The strategy sets out what we want to achieve in the long term. The implementation plan gives more detail on how we will achieve our outcomes.
Local Transport Plan 2011
The publication of the plan will not be the end of the process; it will require on-going collaborative work between the county council, transport operators, borough and district Councils and wider partners.
In delivering the plan we will be accountable to our communities rather than to the DfT. We have for the first time included independent measures of customer satisfaction and local communities will have a say in how our transport network is managed and improved.