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Norfolk and Suffolk Transport Board
6 September 2021
Norfolk & Suffolk Economic
Renewal Plan
Ellen Goodwin, New Anglia LEP
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Aim of today
• Set out the National and Local Context and the reasons for this work
• Outline the approach to developing the Economic Renewal Plan
• Briefly test some emerging economic observations
• Review current interventions and check they are fit for purpose
• Start to develop new actions and interventions needed
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– Plan for Growth published March 2021 replacing the National
Industrial Strategy – but strong alignments
– Pillars of Growth
– Infrastructure
– Skills
– Innovation
– The People’s priorities
– Levelling up
– Supporting Net Zero
– Global Britain
– Government to set clear metrics to monitor progress
– New approach to national and local funding
National Context
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Local Context
– Economic Strategy, Local Industrial Strategy & Economic
Recovery Restart Plan
– Partners have agreed the vision, aspirations & strengths still
stand
– Clean, Inclusive and Productive growth
– Net Zero higher on everyone's agenda
– Alignment of themes, foundations, pillars and priorities
– Strong evidence base to build on
– Our Collaboration is a competitive advantage
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Moving Forward
CLEAN
Productive
Inclusive
Agri-food
Clean
Energy
ICT/Digital
Creative
GROWTH
Underpinning Sectors
Skills, Innovation, Infrastructure
Alignment of local
strategies & Plans
P
L
A
C
E
An opportunity to move to the next level
• Not a new strategy, an evolved plan.
• Approach to Renewal Plan
• Consolidate
• Refine
• Agile
• Co-design, bottom up, defining of roles
• What does success look like? How do we
measure it?
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Clean
Growth &
Economic
Context
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Clean Recovery - Our Vision, Ambitions & Strengths
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Clean Growth Taskforce
Need to improve clean
growth skills
DECARBONISATION
ACADEMY
Work with the Skills
Advisory Panel to shape
the pilot proposal and its
delivery.
Transport highest emitter in Norfolk and
Suffolk
ALTERNATIVE FUEL STRATEGY
WORK WITH THE TRANSPORT
BOARD TO INFLUENCE
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND
ITS DELIVERY.
Need to support business in
their clean recovery
ROAD TO NET ZERO
BUISNESS SUPPORT
Oversee the delivery of the
programme – subject to
funding confirmation.
EVIDENCE & IMPACT
Oversee the development of Clean Growth evidence and impact
LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION
Be ambassadors for the Clean Growth region at home and elsewhere.
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Questions for discussion
• What does clean, zero carbon recovery mean to you/Transport Board?
• Have we captured the right observations and evidence, have we missed
anything obvious? If so, what?
• Do you agree with the assessment of the current interventions – What
should continue, evolve, scale up and stop? If not what and why?
• What new actions and interventions must we take to adapt and act on
the strategic opportunities?
• How can we ‘pivot’ our focus now Transport East is established?
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Observations
What trends have emerged, accelerated or declined?
Online retail
has increased
& retailers are
disappearing
from some
high streets –
how does
transport
support?
Transport
patterns
returned to
normal except
public
transport
Remote/flexible
working has
accelerated but
impact on work
space – how does
transport
support?
Covid has
impacted
different places
in different ways
– how can
transport
support?
Digital
innovation
adoption &
implementation
has accelerated
– transport/
connectivity
role?
Construction &
materials -
restrictions of
supply – what’s
your
experience of
this?
Access to
talent and
skills –
some sectors
struggling to
fill jobs –
what have
you seen?
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Questions for discussion
• What does clean, zero carbon recovery mean to you/Transport Board?
• Have we captured the right observations and evidence, have we
missed anything obvious? If so, what?
• Do you agree with the assessment of the current interventions – What
should continue, evolve, scale up and stop? If not what and why?
• What new actions and interventions must we take to adapt and act on
the strategic opportunities?
• How can we ‘pivot’ our focus now Transport East is established?
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Actions &
Interventions
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Connecting the East, Accessing the World
– Freeport East and other ‘Global Britain’ opportunities
– Clean maritime and aviation
– Haughley, Ely, Trowse, GEML, East-West Rail
– Strategic Roads and Large Local Majors
Regional Connectivity and Priority Places
– New crossings in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft
– Transport network improvements inc. Major Roads
What we have said before – high-level
CLEAN GROWTH – decarbonisation of transport
– Green recovery opportunities
– reduce need to travel and drive modal shift
– public transport inc. Transforming Cities
– 15-minute town and the rise of ‘hyperlocal’
– active travel
– shared and on-demand travel
– Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan and Norfolk EV Strategy
– Alternative Fuel Strategy inc. hydrogen – link to Taskforce
Agile to change
– Need for resilient, adaptable and flexible infrastructure/
networks and new mobility services
– Online service demand and homeworking/learning –
importance of digital connectivity moving forward
Influencer and enabler
– Link to sectors
– Tourism
– All Energy (Offshore and Sizewell)
– Others?
– Enhancing relationships with Government and Transport East
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Promoting greener travel choices - update
1. Overarching green recovery strand critical – #commutebackbetter – working with employers AND employees
– also applies to learning
2. Tourism and visitor economy – could we map demand to see where else an electric on-demand shared taxi
service model like ‘Katch’ could be successful?
3. Flexible working and changing commuter patterns – how do we plan for the unknown? Integrated and
flexible journeys/ticketing, personal travel planning and user centric data based approach crucial - demand
management and behaviour change needed alongside reliable and frequent services
4. Active travel needs to continue to be a bigger part of the mix moving forward
5. Significant opportunities for car sharing moving forward
6. Norfolk and Suffolk Unlimited opportunities for promotion – green travel choices and travel perceptions
7. Good performance and new trains – are there any similar messages for buses please?
8. Coordinate and reinforce messaging to ensure it is clear and consistent across the region
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Questions for discussion
• What does clean, zero carbon recovery mean to you/Transport Board ?
• Have we captured the right observations and evidence, have we missed
anything obvious? If so, what?
• Do you agree with the assessment of the current interventions – What
should continue, evolve, scale up and stop? If not what and why?
• What new actions and interventions must we take to adapt and act on
the strategic opportunities?
• How can we ‘pivot’ our focus now Transport East is established?
