Corporate Documents
DfT letter regarding the Transport Strategy
Strategic Investment Programme (SIP)
Annual Report 2025-26 | PDF
Annual Report 2024-25 | PDF | HTML
Annual Report 2023-24 | PDF | HTML
Annual Report 2022-23 | PDF
Business Plan 2026-27 | PDF
Business Plan 2025-26 | PDF
Business Plan 2024-25 | PDF | HTML
Business Plan 2023-24 | PDF
Comprehensive Spending Review Submission
Consultation Documents
Transport Strategy & SIP Consultation summary*
Transport Strategy and & SIP consultation full report
Final Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA) documents:
Habitats Regulations Assessment - Transport Strategy
Habitats Regulations Assessment - SIP
Documents from the 2021-22 Transport Strategy and Strategic Investment Programme consultation
* Please note the SIP was known as the Investment and Delivery Plan (IDP) during this consultation.
Agent Based Modelling and Technical Evidence Reports
Agent Based Model Report for Transport East - Full Version: Document for the first phase of the Transport East Agent Based Model (ABM) development.
Agent Based Model Report for Transport East - Summary
Passenger transport report: Report setting out recommendation for improving bus services across the East.
Stage 1 Report - summary of technical evidence base: Report focuses on understanding the role of transport in delivering social, economic and environmental goals.
Regional Evidence Base: Regional Evidence Base that informed the development of our Transport Strategy.
Buses
Bus Back Better documents:
Package of documents to support local transport authorities with the delivery of their Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) and Enhanced Partnerships (EPs).
Support Package 1: Fares and Ticketing
Support Package 2: Data and analysis toolkit
Support Package 3: Low cost and quick wins
Support Package 5: Bus infrastructure guidance and road space design
Support Package 6: Demand Responsive Transport Technical advice note
Support Package 7: Rural hubs and integration technical advice note
Decarbonisation
Carbon Baseline Emissions: Quantification of Current Baseline Carbon Output from Transport Emissions and the Projected Pathways to Achieve Emission Targets
Decarbonisation report: How transport contributes to the East of England’s carbon emissions and identifying possible ways to reduce emissions.
Electric Vehicles and Alternative Fuels
Regional Electric Vehicle Strategy Evaluations, Action Plans and Learnings (REVEAL): 2024 Report which evaluates LTAs progress with EV plans and provides recommendations for further development.
Electric Vehicle Insight Study (ELVIS): Current state of EV infrastructure deployment and EV strategy development in the region.
EV:Ready Report: Report summarising the key findings from the EV analysis.
EV:Ready Methodology Note: Supporting document for the EV:Ready report.
Rail
Shorter-Term Rail Opportunities in the Transport East Region: Full Report: An investigation into the short-term priorities across each of the East’s core rail corridors.
Shorter-Term Rail Opportunities in the Transport East Region: Summary
Colchester - Clacton Route: Short-Term Opportunities: Following a review of rail corridors, Colchester – Clacton-on-Sea corridor has potential to secure enhanced rail services in the short term.
Ipswich - Peterborough and Cambridge Route: Short-Term Opportunities Following a review of rail corridors, Transport East identified that the Ipswich–Cambridge/Peterborough corridor has potential to secure enhanced rail services in the short term.
Thameside Taskforce: A Rail-led vision for South Essex’s growth: The Thameside Taskforce unites key stakeholders and political representatives to unlock the full potential of the Thameside rail corridor.
East West Rail – East: The Case for Investment in the Eastern Section of the East West Railway: Presents an economic narrative to promote investment in infrastructure that unlocks the enormous potential of the East of England.
State of Rail: Full Report: Analysis of the current strengths and weaknesses of the rail network across the East. First phase of our integrated rail plan.
Keeping Trade on Track: The Case for Ely Upgrade: A joint report with England's Economic Heartland on the benefits of improving rail capacity at Ely Junction.
Road
Roads: driving forward economic growth in the East of England: Briefing presented to ministers outlining the region's road networks.
Rural Mobility
Shared Transport in the East: Study into the opportunities to expand and roll out different shared modes of transport in the East
Shared Transport in the East: Summary
Rural Connections Report: Call for evidence report examining the challenges and solutions of rural mobility in the East.
Rural Connections Report Summary
The Case For Rural Investment: Joint report with Western Gateway and Peninsula Transport.
Rural Mobility Survey Analysis Report February 2023: Insight into the rural perspectives of the region.
Compendium of Best Practice in Rural Mobility: Suggests ideas for improving transport in rural areas.
Rural Networking Partnership: View rural mobility presentations and reports from external partners.
Transport Related Social Exclusion
Visit the Transport Related Social Exclusion page to access each district report.
Travel Behaviour Survey
The East: Full Report | Executive Summary
Essex: Full Report
Norfolk: Full Report
Southend-on-Sea: Full Report
Suffolk: Full Report
Thurrock: Full Report
Walking, Cycling and Wheeling
Active Travel Report: Joint report with Sustrans.