The Mayor of the East Midlands has begun a 12-week consultation to inform a new long-term transport strategy for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The process supports the development of a 15-year Local Transport Plan that aims to improve connectivity, reliability, and access across the region. The Mayor said: “I’m ready to fight for the improvements that will make the East Midlands a fairer, greener, better-connected region. Some things will take time, but others can change quickly if we focus our efforts in the right places.”
A high-level vision document outlines priorities for easing travel across major employment, education, and residential areas. It highlights a need for cleaner journeys, reduced congestion, stronger public transport performance, and better links between towns, workplaces, and key services.
The consultation invites input from residents, businesses, and community organisations. Feedback will contribute to a full plan that will guide investment decisions over the next decade and beyond. The Mayor is seeking evidence on issues such as traffic growth, gaps in the public transport network, road maintenance demands, and the quality of local infrastructure, including bus stops.
The draft vision sets out three long-term goals: improving the usability and value of public transport, expanding travel choices to cut car dependence, and maintaining the region’s highways so they remain safe and reliable. The plan will integrate buses, trams, trains, walking routes, and cycling infrastructure under a single regional approach, supported by powers newly held by the Mayor.
Billions of pounds in future spending will be aligned with this framework to support economic growth, workforce mobility, and low-carbon development. The consultation runs from 17 November 2025 to 8 February 2026.
