Transport for the South East (TfSE) will continue to make the case for improved transport infrastructure and sustainable travel options in the South East following a £2.1m funding settlement from the government for 2025/26.
This news comes after the submission of a new business plan to the Department for Transport, outlining our priorities for 2025/26.
Cllr Keith Glazier, Chair of TfSE said:
“We are all aware that these are challenging times, and the significance of this settlement underscores the importance of our work and our commitment to our partnership approach.
“I am very pleased that our support for the government’s missions, along with our collaborative work with the DfT and our partners, has been recognised through this funding settlement.
We will continue to champion the case for investment in transport at every level and ensure that the government is aware of our transport priorities and ambitions across the region.
“We are not going to cease our support for the region’s Local Transport Authorities and our work this year, launching a revised transport strategy, updating the SIP and developing the Centre of Excellence.”
In the past year, we have:
- delivered a Centre of Excellence, providing additional resources and support to local transport authorities (LTA)
- written a new draft transport strategy which highlights our key missions based on strategic connectivity, resilience, integration, decarbonisation and sustainable growth (publishing in the autumn)
- provided funding through our Strategic Investment Programme (SIP), directly supporting LTAs across the region
- progressed our analytical framework, developing an evidence base in the fields of modelling and data for our LTA partners
- supported progress towards sustainable transport and decarbonisation through our work on electric vehicle charging and reducing carbon emissions
- collaborated with our Sub-national Transport Body partners supporting government priorities and improving transport infrastructure across the country
The updated business plan will be presented for approval in the TfSE partnership board meeting in March.