Infrastructure
The infrastructure required for economic growth includes not
only the necessary transport and communications provision, but also
appropriate employment and housing sites and mechanisms to
encourage public and private investment.
An effective planning and transport system is fundamental to a
successful regional economy. Businesses and people need good access
both within the Northwest and to other parts of the UK, the rest of
Europe and the world, by land, sea and air.
Similarly, housing policy needs to support economic growth
priorities across the region.
To support productivity growth, it is vital that the region
has a strong offering of employment sites. The region’s portfolio
of strategic regional sites and commercial property aims to secure
the growth of knowledge-based industry, inward investment and
logistics across the region.
The NWDA is also working to improve the local environment
through land regeneration, creating quality public spaces and
amenities that local communities and visitors can enjoy,
complementing ongoing regeneration activity and projecting a
positive image for potential investors.
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