Huge public response to Metro Mayor’s big bus debate
Less than a week after the launch a debate on the future of the bus service in the Liverpool City Region more than 1000 people have already completed a digital survey sharing their views.
The government is in the process of devolving new powers over how the city region’s buses operate and this conversation will help inform how those powers are used to drive through major improvements to the network and give greater control back to the public sector and passengers.
The types of improvements identified could include:
Smarter, simpler, more affordable, and easier to use ticketing
Quicker and more reliable bus journeys
Greener buses that help improve air quality
Improving buses so that more car users choose to make the switch
Making it easier to switch between different modes of transport
The first phase of the conversation is an online survey aimed at finding out what perceptions both bus users and non-users have about the bus system and what changes they would like to see. The survey is available here.
In the New Year, the next phase of the debate will see face-to-face on-street interviews, conducted across the city region, to be followed up by qualitative research in the form of focus groups.
All of this research will inform potential changes to be made to the bus system, which will be submitted to government in early 2020.
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Learn more about our ambition for transport
Whether for business or pleasure, we’re improving and transforming the ways in which people can move around the region and beyond.
A modern, effective transport system is what defines great international cities (and city regions). Connecting people to employment, education and leisure also supports and grows the economy.
Achieving this is not an easy task, but Liverpool City Region has always done things differently, and with transport we make no exception.
Huge public response to Metro Mayor’s big bus debate
Less than a week after the launch a debate on the future of the bus service in the Liverpool City Region more than 1000 people have already completed a digital survey sharing their views.
The government is in the process of devolving new powers over how the city region’s buses operate and this conversation will help inform how those powers are used to drive through major improvements to the network and give greater control back to the public sector and passengers.
The types of improvements identified could include:
The first phase of the conversation is an online survey aimed at finding out what perceptions both bus users and non-users have about the bus system and what changes they would like to see. The survey is available here.
In the New Year, the next phase of the debate will see face-to-face on-street interviews, conducted across the city region, to be followed up by qualitative research in the form of focus groups.
All of this research will inform potential changes to be made to the bus system, which will be submitted to government in early 2020.
Share this story
Learn more about our ambition for transport
Whether for business or pleasure, we’re improving and transforming the ways in which people can move around the region and beyond.A modern, effective transport system is what defines great international cities (and city regions). Connecting people to employment, education and leisure also supports and grows the economy.
Achieving this is not an easy task, but Liverpool City Region has always done things differently, and with transport we make no exception.
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