Produced in November 2006, the City Region Development Programme (CRDP) is the action plan for the economy, built on the three principles of subsidiarity, added value and co-operation.
The programme includes a series of proposals which are intended to maximise the key economic drivers and sectors in the city region, whilst addressing issues such as transport connectivity, skills and labour market and housing.
The CRDP is built on a substantial body of evidence, much of which is available for download in a series of Appendices. This evidence provides analysis of city region linkages, the financial and business services sector in the city region, ways of improving the residential offer, economic growth in the city region and innovation mapping.
The CRDP identifies transport as being the main investment priority to support continued economic growth and to maximise the benefits of this growth across the city region. The Partnership’s priorities for transport investment are set out in our Transport Vision, which proposes a high quality, multi-modal transport network throughout the city region, alongside better links to neighbouring city regions and to global markets through airports and ports.
The Transport Vision addressed the need for a long-term strategy for transport in the city region, encompassing:
- The main urban centres in the city region (namely Airedale, Barnsley, Bradford, Five Towns (around Castleford/Pontefract), Halifax, Harrogate, the Heavy Woollen Area (around Mirfield, Dewsbury and Batley), Huddersfield, Leeds, Selby, Skipton, Wakefield and York)
- Areas of significant sub-regional investment such as regeneration areas; and
- Key city-regional transport hubs and nodes, including Leeds-Bradford International Airport and Leeds and York rail stations