Editing North West England (section)

===Transport policy===
As part of the national transport planning system,
the [[North West Regional Assembly]] was, before its abolition in 2008, required to produce a Regional Transport Strategy (RTS) 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=GoNW1>{{cite web |url=http://www.gos.gov.uk/gonw/Transport/RegionalTransportStrategy/?a=42496 |title=Regional Transport Strategy: the National Picture |publisher=[[Government Offices for the English Regions|Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber]] |access-date=8 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611144459/http://www.gos.gov.uk/gonw/Transport/RegionalTransportStrategy/?a=42496 |archive-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Within the region, the local transport authorities plan for the future by producing [[Local transport plan|Local Transport Plans (LTPs)]] which outline their strategies, policies and implementation programmes.<ref name=DfT1>{{cite web |url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/ltp/theltpprocess |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009193023/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/ltp/theltpprocess |archive-date=9 October 2007 |title=The LTP Process |publisher=[[Department for Transport]] |access-date=8 May 2009}}</ref> The most recent LTP is that for the period 2006–11. In the North West region, the following transport authorities have published their LTP online: [[Blackburn with Darwen]] U.A,<ref name=BwDLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.22943&viewPage=2 |title=Blackburn with Darwen 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council]] |access-date=8 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607025029/http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.22943&viewPage=2 |archive-date=7 June 2011}}</ref> [[Borough of Blackpool|Blackpool]] U.A.,<ref name=BpLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Services/S-Z/TransportPolicy/FAQs/WhatisaLocalTransportPlan.htm |title=Blackpool 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Blackpool|Blackpool Council]] |access-date=8 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070503104148/http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Services/S-Z/TransportPolicy/FAQs/WhatisaLocalTransportPlan.htm |archive-date=3 May 2007}}</ref> [[Cheshire]],<ref name=ChLTP>
{{cite web |url=http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/localtransportplan/home.htm#localtransportplan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019020114/http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/localtransportplan/home.htm#localtransportplan |archive-date=19 October 2007 |title=Cheshire 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Cheshire County Council]] |access-date=8 May 2009}}</ref> [[Cumbria]],<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/roads-transport/transportplan/ltp2from2006.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411155959/http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/roads-transport/transportplan/ltp2from2006.asp |archive-date=11 April 2008 |title=Cumbria 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Cumbria County Council]] |access-date=8 May 2009}}</ref> [[Greater Manchester]],<ref name=GMLTP>
{{cite web |url=http://www.gmltp.co.uk/ |title=Greater Manchester2006-11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=Greater Manchester LTP |access-date=8 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720164951/http://www.gmltp.co.uk/ |archive-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> [[Borough of Halton|Halton]] U.A.,<ref name=LTP>{{cite web |url=http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/transportandstreets/localtransport/?a=5441 |title=Halton 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Halton Borough Council]] |access-date=8 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614071507/http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/transportandstreets/localtransport/?a=5441 |archive-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> [[Lancashire]],<ref name=LaLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/ltp/ |title=Lancashire 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Lancashire County Council]] |access-date=8 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810060840/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/ltp/ |archive-date=10 August 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Merseyside]]<ref name=MsLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.letstravelwise.org/content83_The-Local-Transport-Plan.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509194409/http://www.letstravelwise.org/content83_The-Local-Transport-Plan.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 May 2009 |title=Merseyside 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=Merseyside LTP |access-date=8 May 2009}}</ref> and [[Borough of Warrington|Warrington]] U.A.<ref name=WrLTP>{{cite web |url=http://www.warrington.gov.uk/Transportandstreets/Transportpolicy/Documents/LTP2.aspx |title=Warrington 2006–11 Local Transport Plan |publisher=[[Warrington Borough Council]] |access-date=8 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108155056/http://www.warrington.gov.uk/Transportandstreets/Transportpolicy/Documents/LTP2.aspx |archive-date=8 January 2009}}</ref> Since 1 April 2009, when the county of Cheshire was split into two unitary councils<ref name=ChGOV>
{{cite web |url=http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/ |title=Cheshire County Council Home Page |publisher=[[Cheshire County Council]] |access-date=8 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227152139/http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/ |archive-date=27 February 2007}}</ref> the Cheshire transport authority ceased to exist, however it is the most recent LTP for the area.