7.6 million
people in the South East
Improving quality of life and enabling economic growth
The South East is a powerful driver of the UK economy and the nation’s major international gateway for people and businesses. Transport for the South East’s ambition is not just to improve but to transform the quality of transport for the South East’s residents, businesses and visitors.
Vision and Mission
By 2050 the South East will be the world’s leading region for sustainable economic growth. Our mission is to provide a clean, safe, seamless transport system to better connect our lives and our businesses while protecting the environment. That will mean more jobs, more opportunities to trade in the global marketplace and a better quality of life for everyone.
Centre of Excellence
A space for local transport authorities to access resources, collaborate, and knowledge share.
Current figures
7.6 million
people in the South East
368,000
businesses
£228 billion
gross value added to the UK economy
Our targets
£300 billion
boost to the economy
500,000
new jobs
Net zero
carbon emissions
Our Work
Discover how we’re transforming transport across the South East through various projects and initiatives.
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Why the South East needs strategic investment
By 2050 the South East will be the world’s leading region for sustainable economic growth. Our mission is to provide a clean, safe, seamless transport system to better connect our lives and our businesses while protecting the environment. That will mean more jobs, more opportunities to trade in the global marketplace and a better quality of life for everyone.
Partnerships
A key objective of our partnership is to better integrate the work that’s taking place across the South East needed to create thriving, productive and sustainable communities.
Places where people want to live, work and spend time.
That means thinking in a joined-up way about how we plan and deliver not just housing and transport but also schools, shops, leisure facilities and healthcare.
If these key elements aren’t considered together – for example, by building new housing without adequate public transport links or active travel infrastructure – we make it much harder to reach our goal.
In much of our region, responsibility for planning and delivering these different elements is split between different tiers of government. By working more closely together through Transport for the South East, we can help create better, more sustainable places built around the needs of local people and businesses.
