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 […]
Bus passengers set for greener, faster, safer, more reliable journeys
Transformational upgrades to the Liverpool city region’s busiest bus corridors to create ‘Green Bus Routes’ designed to improve journeys for the better could begin from this month, starting in Knowsley. The Combined Authority (CA) is seeking to invest £1.9m from its Transforming Cities Fund into Prescot Bus Station to not only improve bus services and […]
Yunex Traffic to install Zephyr® air quality monitors across Liverpool City Region
Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority has awarded a contract to Yunex Traffic to supply and install 37 Zephyr® air quality monitors, and to maintain them for a period of five years. The monitors will be installed in 37 existing traffic signal locations across the six authorities, with the option for a further 10 to […]
Liverpool City Region mayor plans to create a public transport system better than London’s
Liverpool City Region mayor, Steve Rotheram, has vowed to create a public transport system ‘better than they’ve got in London’. Mr Rotheram, who was speaking at a Labour Party conference event, said his plan would see trains, buses and ferries in the region come under one brand, with one ticketing method and with carefully planned […]
Runcorn’s 10-year transport plan takes shape
Plans for the East Runcorn Connectivity Corridor, easing congestion and opening development sites, are moving to the next stage. Halton Council’s executive will be asked next week to note progress made on the various parts of the plan. A report published ahead of the meeting seeks approval to develop the ERCC transport scheme and add […]
Liverpool Mayor launches new active travel campaign
Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotheram has launched a major campaign urging people to ditch their cars for short journeys – for the sake of the planet and their health. The newly re-elected Mayor called for a ‘revolution in the way people live their lives’ as he put walking and cycling on an equal footing with trains […]
