Intermodality and flexibility

921.  Intermodality - enabling people to take different modes of transport to complete a journey, for example cycling to a station and then riding the train - can make sustainable transport easier and more appealing. Currently intermodality is not at the heart of transport planning, for example the Review heard that "in community rail [a grassroots movement working to engage communities in their local railway] the lack of integration is a huge barrier, and it is hugely challenging working at community level to get modes [of transport] working better together."638 The Review also heard that "more flexibility has economic benefits in terms of having a resilient population with multiple ways to get to work."639 Pillar 4 considers how local authorities can support more sustainable travel, including through the use of spatial planning.