The Local Transport Plan
The five year Local Transport Plan (LTP) runs until 2011 and is a long term strategy and £230m delivery programme of transport investment and service improvements. It aims to give Merseyside a safer, sustainable, efficient and integrated transport network, accessible to all.
Our vision for transport on Merseyside is:
'a fully integrated safe transport network for Merseyside which supports economic and social regeneration and ensures good access for all, and which is operated to the highest standards to protect the environment and ensure quality of life'.
Our long term strategy is to support the continuing economic development of Merseyside by managing for an increase in the demand to travel and to ensure the efficient movement of people and goods.
Our five year plan aims are:
- Provide appropriate infrastructure to improve the capacity and efficiency of the transport network and support areas where the economy is growing.
- Provide access for everyone to services such as employment, education and health.
- Manage demand for travel to ensure that our roads do not become congested and affect the efficient movement of public transport and freight.
- Protect/enhance the environment by taking positive measures to reduce the impacts of travel demand.
- Support a healthier community by addressing air and noise problems caused by traffic and promoting cycling and walking.
- Make best use of our existing resources by ensuring an efficient maintenance regime.
The economic, social and environmental regeneration of Merseyside is continuing and we need a transport system that supports that regeneration. The increased prosperity will mean increased demand for travel, and for car ownership.
Major developments and changes over the next 10 years include:
- The transformation of the City Centre.
- Increasing passenger and freight movement through the docks and Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
- Changes to where people live with the boom in city centre living, and the New Heartlands housing programme in areas of Liverpool, Wirral and Sefton.
- More travel to leisure, health and education.
- Increased job opportunities outside Merseyside, in areas like Warrington, Chester and Deeside.
We need to ensure that we meet the increased demand for travel without harming economic growth, with more congestion, or the environment, with more pollution. In order to do this we must work effectively with a wide range of partners in all sectors.
To read some of our reports please click below.
- To download the full LTP here, the Executive Summary is available to download below.
- If you would like to see a particular chapter or appendix of the LTP please click here for the contents page
and then visit our Key Documents section.
To request hard copies of any reports you see, please contact the LTP Support Unit on info@transportmerseyside.org
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Merseyside Transport Partnership appoints Climate Change Specialist
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A climate change officer has been appointed to help Merseyside reach its goal of cutting carbon emissions by 31% by 2022.