{"id":1556,"date":"2022-07-20T13:53:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T13:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westerngatewaystb.org.uk\/western-gateway-and-peninsula-transport-stbs-launch-south-west-freight-strategy\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T13:53:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T13:53:28","slug":"western-gateway-and-peninsula-transport-stbs-launch-south-west-freight-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westerngatewaystb.org.uk\/western-gateway-and-peninsula-transport-stbs-launch-south-west-freight-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Gateway and Peninsula Transport STBs launch South West Freight Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Western Gateway and Peninsula Transport STBs launch South West Freight Strategy<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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The Western Gateway and Peninsula Transport Sub-national Transport Bodies (STBs) have launched the first joint freight strategy for the South West. The strategy addresses the challenges, opportunities and priorities for the South West over the next 30 years, to 2050, and reflects many of the priorities in the Government\u2019s recently published Future of Freight Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Freight is vital to communities and businesses across the region. It brings in essential goods and commodities and transports the products of many diverse businesses and services. As well as improving connections between people, place and businesses, the aim of the strategy is to enhance the resilience in the supply chain networks across all transport modes. It also seeks to support the health and wellbeing of local communities and help achieve a zero emission transport system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The strategy sets a pathway to a more efficient and sustainable freight sector, looking at various challenges to the freight network and setting out a number of prioritised interventions. These are packaged across five transport modes, covering the following themes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n