England’s first integrated national transport strategy (INTS) is due this year. IPPR convened a unique mix of stakeholders to discuss why it matters and what it should achieve.

Transport policy is often developed without the input of people who are the most badly served by transport in England today, leading to social isolation and fuelling inequality. IPPR hosted three roundtables in August 2025 designed to make transport more inclusive and ‘people-focussed’. Here we summarise what we heard about the impact of transport in people’s lives and the priorities for change.