Transport policy must address the influence of specific kinds of transport on the environment, widely defined. Studies and design work regarding transport investments are currently being conducted, and many professional groups are pointing to the need to implement various transport projects in the near or distant future. Such investments not only disturb the environment, but also will stimulate changes in regional and national physical planning. The author suggests that transport policy should be subject to environmental impact statements. The main items of transport policy should be reviewed in terms of their compliance with the targets and priorities of the national environmental policy.