• A new system of trunk road planning to avoid planning delays

• New power to local authorities to manage traffic demand in their areas and reduce vehicular pollution

• Promoting the use of bus

• Continuing transfer of transport operations, especially the railways, into the private sector to free up investment decisions and improve the services

• Increased use of private finance for funding transport schemes

• Giving greater emphasis to public road transport in future public expenditure decisions

• A range of initiatives to make better use of the existing capacity

• Tougher standards for new vehicles to reduce emissions

• Tougher enforcement of safety standards for goods vehicles

• New measures to promote cycles and help pedestrains

• Improving the level of information for transport users

• An independent examination of the links between traffic growth, investment and economic growth

• Facilitating local measures to improve services to rural areas and reduce the impact of transport on the rural government

• Making sure that transport users pay the full costs, including environmental costs, and reflecting this in future tax decisions

• Using pricing measures rather than regulation to achieve environmental benefits without unnecessarily restricting choice

• Continuing the policy of annual increases in fuel duty above the rate of inflation to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions