Liverpool City Region

Liverpool City Region Mayor unveils £1.6bn transport investment

Steve Rotheram, the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, has unveiled plans for a record-breaking £1.6bn investment in Liverpool City Region’s public transport including new railway stations, rapid transit links and smart ticketing across the entire network. The city region’s biggest ever public transport investment is designed to better connect communities, including major new housing […]

Liverpool City Region and South Korean experts join forces as KUDATA AI-assisted project expanded

A high-tech initiative aimed at boosting efficiency and reliability on Liverpool City Region’s public transport is to be expanded following a successful year-long trial. Launched in July 2024, the project brought together data scientists from the Liverpool City Region and South Korea to create a computer-based copy of the city region’s public transport network. The […]

Mayor unveils £30m worth of new funding for walking and cycling schemes across Liverpool City Region

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram, has unveiled a funding package of nearly £30m to deliver schemes which will make walking and cycling easier and safer for communities across the Liverpool City Region. The money is being committed to active travel, highways and regeneration projects supporting sustainable transport, employment and housebuilding in Huyton, Netherton and […]

Blueprint for the future of public transport network in the spotlight

A blueprint for the future of the public transport network supported by Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram will be considered this week. Set to go before the Combined Authority today, the new plan is designed to help drive future improvements to the city region transport network until 2040 and includes the city region’s six […]

Liverpool Mayor announces £17m for first phase of new walking and cycling link for East Runcorn

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced more than £17.5m is to be committed funding to the first phase of new pedestrian and cycle links for East Runcorn, supporting sustainable transport, employment and housebuilding in the area. This first tranche of funding – approved at June’s meeting of the Combined Authority – will be […]

New images of planned £100m Liverpool Baltic station revealed

New images of the £100m Liverpool Baltic station scheme have been revealed – showing how the new rail link will look in the heart of one of the city region’s fastest growing areas. The new station is one of four planned by recently re-elected Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram, who has committed to completing […]

Report finds residents want more money spent on ‘active travel’ schemes

A majority of residents in the Liverpool City Region want to move money currently spent on road building to fund more infrastructure that helps people walk, wheel, cycle or use public transport, according to a new report by the charity Sustrans with The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The Liverpool City Region Walking and Cycling […]

Mayor announces £10m fund to expand electric vehicle charging across the Liverpool City Region

More than £10m is being committed to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points across the Liverpool City Region, Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced. The funding, secured by the Mayor and Combined Authority, will be used to improve and expand the region’s on-street charging network helping households without private driveways or off-street parking – including people […]