The Lake District National Park is being considered as a pilot area for a new approach to improving public transport and increasing the rate of decarbonisation.
Should the findings of the newly published Landscapes Review be accepted by government, powers as well as funding and planning functions would transfer from Cumbria County Council to the National Park Authority, in order to help it tackle car dependency and become a leader in low carbon transport by 2040.
In its submission to the review, the Lake District National Park said it wants to formalise its influence in regional and sub-regional transport policy - to secure, lead, commission and provide schemes and infrastructure by becoming the Strategic Transport Authority for the Park.
We've read it in: Passenger Transport, November 2019, p8
