The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has assured its plans for bus travel in the region remain ‘ambitious’ despite being overlooked for significant Government funding.
In November last year the Combined Authority produced its Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) which contained a number of key projects aiming to improve bus travel across the region. The bid was submitted to Government and asked for £667m to improve affordability and reliability on the bus network.
However in an announcement earlier last week it was revealed that the City Region would only receive £12m - £655m less than it requested in a bid to realise its vision. The proposed funding would have represented the biggest ever investment in the region’s bus services and helped to accelerate the delivery of a wide range of transformative projects such as major bus reform, priority bus lanes, reduced fares and new services.
