PPS 13 Transportation and Land Use·Page 26·74
Airports and Seaports - Regional Gateways
Regional gateway airports and seaports are important for economic development and employment generation. Future emphasis should be on ease of access by alternative transport modes including public transport, pedestrians, cyclists, people with restricted mobility, and where feasible, rail freight.
The RDS places considerable importance on the potential role of the regional gateways, including the ports and airports, as appropriate locations for major economic development and additional employment generation. It is likely therefore, that regional gateway air and seaports could generate considerable additional volumes of commercial and commuter traffic in the future. Only a small proportion of this traffic is currently conveyed by means other than private road vehicles. In future the emphasis will be on ease of access by alternative modes, including access by public transport users, pedestrians, cyclists and people with restricted mobility and, where feasible, by rail freight.
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