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[Report of the Assistant Director for Planning. To be introduced by the Leader of the Council.] This will be a new Transport Strategy that clearly sets out the transport objectives and priorities that will provide the context for preparing more detailed plans, policies, and bids for investment and works over the next 10 years.

The Leader introduced the report which invited comments on the draft Transport Strategy and also sought agreement to consult on the draft strategy in October 2017.

Taking account, the comments of the Regulatory Committee, contained in the tabled pack:

RESOLVED

To approve the draft Haringey Transport Strategy, attached at appendix 1, for public consultation.

Reason for decision

The Transport Strategy was needed to ensure clarity around the Council’s strategy and priorities for managing the local transport network and to support the delivery of corporate priorities for growth and regeneration as well as improving health and environmental quality.

The absence of a Strategy runs the risk of decisions about investment in transport being made in an uncoordinated manner.

Alternative Options considered

The Council could rely on the Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy and the North London sub-regional Transport Plan to provide the Strategy and priorities locally. However, while Haringey shares many of the same transport challenges as the rest of London and the sub-region, these higher level strategies and plans fail to recognise variations in approach based upon local context, and therein, the weight to be afforded to the realisation of specific objectives and priorities.