Liverpool City Region on track for active travel revolution after securing further £16m
The Liverpool City Region said it was on track for a ‘active travel revolution’ in the area after confirming it has received a further £16 million for projects. It will create a network of safe, easy-to-use walking and cycling routes across the region. The funding takes the Mayor’s total investment in active travel to nearly […]
Liverpool City Region welcomes 20 new hydrogen buses
A new fleet of 20 zero-emission buses have been launched in the Liverpool City Region this week, following driver testing and training on the roads. The hydrogen-powered buses start their first passenger journeys on the 10A route from St Helens bus station to Liverpool city centre. The busiest route in the city region, it will […]
Liverpool City Region announce £1.4m active travel funding
Plans to improve cycling and walking in the Liverpool City Region have been given a boost thanks to a fresh injection of funding. Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced that a new pot of £1.4m funding will help to pay for a variety of active travel projects. This will include detailed local route […]
Tens of millions of pounds to be spent completing transport projects in Liverpool
Tens of millions of pounds are to be spent getting some of Liverpool’s major transport network projects across the line including the much maligned Lime Street development. Half a dozen schemes across the city, including completion of the significant upgrades in and around Liverpool’s main train station, will be advanced through funding secured by the […]
£1.6m funding set to boost active travel in Liverpool
Approval for a £1.6m funding boost designed to improve walking and cycling options in Liverpool will be sought at a cabinet meeting next week. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has confirmed that through funding provided to the City Region from the Department for Transport (DfT), Liverpool will receive a further £1.605m in capital funding for […]
New £12m cycle funding will be a ‘down payment’ on Mayor Steve Rotheram’s active travel ambitions
Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, has announced £12m of additional funding has been secured to build high-quality walking and cycling routes across the Liverpool City Region. Outlining his ambition to make the region the best place in the country to walk and cycle, he said the new funding would be a down […]
Liverpool City Region start public consultation on new Local Transport Plan
Liverpool City Region has started a public consultation on the region’s new Local Transport Plan (LTP). The new plan, which will replace the existing plans that were published in 2011, will be the city region’s fourth LTP, and help shape future improvements to the city region transport network until 2040. The plan will provide a […]
Liverpool City Region reports strong recovery on public transport
The Liverpool City Region transport network is recovering very strongly following Covid – but service levels need to be maintained to sustain the bounce back, say city region leaders. At the height of the pandemic people across the region, as in other areas of the country, were discouraged from using public transport except to make […]
Yunex Traffic retrofit technology to help reduce CO2 emissions across Liverpool City Region
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has awarded a contract to Yunex Traffic to upgrade over 750 traffic signal sites across the region. Forming part of a Transforming Cities Funding project, the programme will see existing halogen traffic signals upgraded with Yunex Traffic’s LED central light source (CLS) technology, which consumes less energy while delivering improved […]
Liverpool City Region highways earmarked for major investment
Journeys on the Liverpool City Region’s highways and transport network would become smoother and safer, under a new multi-million-pound investment package set to be discussed by local leaders this week. In a move to improve the region’s roads, the Combined Authority is seeking to approve the indicative allocation of £232.96m from the City Region Sustainable […]