Editing East Midlands (section)

===Transport policy===
As part of the transport planning system, the now defunct Regional Assembly was under statutory requirement to produce a Regional Transport Strategy to provide long term planning for transport in the region. This involved region wide transport schemes such as those carried out by the [[Highways Agency]] and [[Network Rail]].<ref name=GoEM1>{{cite web |url=http://www.gos.gov.uk/goem/transport/regtransstrategy/?a=42496 |title=Regional Transport Strategy: the National Picture |publisher=[[Government Offices for the English Regions|Government Office for the East Midlands]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |url-status=dead 
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718021317/http://www.gos.gov.uk/goem/transport/regtransstrategy/?a=42496
|archive-date=18 July 2006 }}</ref>

Local transport authorities in the region carry out planning through a [[Local transport plan|Local Transport Plan (LTP)]].<ref name=DfT1>{{cite web |url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/ltp/theltpprocess |title=The LTP Process |publisher=[[Department for Transport]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816091752/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/ltp/theltpprocess |archive-date=16 August 2009 }}</ref> The most recent LTPs are for the period 2006–11. The following East Midland transport authorities published an LTP online: [[Derbyshire]],<ref name=DLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_roads/transport_planning/ |title=Derbyshire 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Derbyshire County Council]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228222811/http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_roads/transport_planning/ |archive-date=28 February 2009 }}</ref> [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=LeTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/highways/transport_plans_policies/ltp/ltp2_summary.htm |title=Leicestershire 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Leicestershire County Council]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716022919/http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/highways/transport_plans_policies/ltp/ltp2_summary.htm |archive-date=16 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Lincolnshire]],<ref name=LiLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?sectiontype=fileattachment&catid=2225&docid=41750 |title=Lincolnshire 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Lincolnshire County Council]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223203039/http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?sectiontype=fileattachment&catid=2225&docid=41750 |archive-date=23 December 2012  |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Northamptonshire]],<ref name=NhLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Transport/TP/LTP/ltp06-11.htm |title=Northamptonshire 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Northamptonshire County Council]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522170309/http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Transport/TP/LTP/ltp06-11.htm |archive-date=22 May 2008 }}</ref> [[Nottinghamshire]]<ref name=NtLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/traffic_and_travel/strategy-policy/ltp.htm |title=Nottinghamshire 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Nottinghamshire County Council]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511164706/http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/traffic_and_travel/strategy-policy/ltp.htm |archive-date=11 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Rutland]] U.A.<ref name=RLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.rutland.gov.uk/pp/gold/viewgold.asp?idtype=page&id=9664 |title=Rutland 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Rutland County Council]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051230235815/http://www.rutland.gov.uk/pp/gold/viewGold.asp?IDType=Page&ID=9664 |archive-date=30 December 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Unitary authorities#United Kingdom|unitary authorities]] of [[Derby]],<ref name=DcLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.derby.gov.uk/TransportStreets/TransportPlanning/DerbyLJTP06-11/DJLTP-06-11.htm |title=Derby 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Derby City Council]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430121221/http://www.derby.gov.uk/TransportStreets/TransportPlanning/DerbyLJTP06-11/DJLTP-06-11.htm |archive-date=30 April 2009 }}</ref> [[Leicester]]<ref name=LicLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council--services/transport--traffic/transportpolicy/transport-plan/second-local-transport-plan |title=Leicester 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Leicester City Council]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201174457/http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council--services/transport--traffic/transportpolicy/transport-plan/second-local-transport-plan |archive-date=1 December 2008
}}</ref> and [[Nottingham]]<ref name=NcLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=848 |title=Nottingham 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher= [[Nottingham City Council]] |access-date=7 May 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101126003113/http://nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=848 |archive-date = 26 November 2010 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all}}</ref> They have each written a joint LTP in collaboration with their respective local county councils.