Chapter 13 Introduction to policy and practice

In the UK transport planning is intended to be fully integrated with land-use and spatial planning at national, regional and local levels. Transport strategies and policies produced by central and local government bodies and their agencies govern the planning process by which transport infrastructure schemes are conceived, justified and developed to the point where implementation becomes possible. In addition, there is now an established requirement for new schemes and other interventions in the road transport system to be considered and justified as part of an integrated multi-modal transportation strategy at national, regional and frequently at local level.