For me, the first thing the plan should address is need to bring all National Rail stations in the LA7 under the remit and control of NECA/TNE (or whatever they're called this week). This would allow complete multi-modal travel across the region from Haltwhistle to Horden; from Berwick to Durham; and everywhere in between. This happens in other Local Authority areas and counties across the UK so, for me, this is a more realistic proposition of progress using allocated funds rather than fantastical projects such as the Leamside Line; the Wearside Loop; the refurbishment of 16 year-old bus stations; or anything else where the cost is likely to run into the tens (or hundreds) of millions. It's an achievable prospect and is likely to encourage public transport usage if someone, for example, Alnwick, can nip on the bus down to Alnmouth and catch the train to Newcastle without sitting nigh on two-hours on a bus which traverses everywhere on the way. It's a small step, but one that could lead to bigger things such as the projects I've listed as you can then prove the passenger numbers are there if you speculate to accumulate.