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Merseyside Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) FINAL OUTPUTS REPORT 2011-2015

Background

• Members will be fully aware that Merseytravel

was acting on behalf of the Combined Authority as the accountable body for the Merseyside LSTF, following a successful bid to DfT in 2011.

• The fund was Merseyside-wide and covered the

financial years 2011-2015. It consisted of financial years 2011-2015. It consisted of £4.877m Key Component element and a £19.99m Large Scheme element.

• LSTF was intended to deliver a range of small

scale packages of work aimed at addressing transport barriers to employment.

Background cont:-

• Merseyside Local Sustainable Transport Fund

(LSTF) supported access to opportunity through the facilitation and promotion of sustainable travel trips.

• LSTF formed of four distinct, complementary

elements:

• Working with employers
• Travel Solutions
• Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
• Bus Services

Outputs Report

• The outputs report provides an update on the

key issues relating to the delivery of the LSTF programme across Merseyside in 2014/15 financial year specifically, but over the life of the whole programme also, 2011/12 – 2014/15.

• Reporting on progress on an annual basis to the

Department for Transport (DfT) is a condition of funding and the deadline for this year’s progress report was 19 June 2015.

Working with Employers

• Approximately 1,914 employers engaged

with across Merseyside throughout the whole programme.

• 60 grants being provided to encourage use
• f sustainable transport e.g. implementation
• f cycle storage/ showers etc.
• 727 mode shift surveys have been

undertaken with employers across Merseyside over the last 4 years.

Travel Solutions

• 15,000 individuals have been engaged.
• 3,000 travel tickets being distributed to help

individuals access employment.

• 320 NEETS issued with travel tickets
• 800 school/college leavers given advice or

support with regard to their sustainable travel choice options.

Sustainable Travel Infrastructure

• 10.4kms of off-road cycle path has been

implemented with a further 2.5kms of on- road cycle path.

• In addition Liverpool has seen a new cycle

hire scheme where 160 hire stations installed across Liverpool with a 1000 bikes in operation.

Bus Services

• The bus control room which has been

established utilising LSTF funds has proved extremely useful this year in regard to the many ‘big events’ that have taken place.

• Four bus services have operated to try to

establish sufficient patronage to become commercial operations however despite some good monthly average patronage figures none of the services have continued

• perating.

CONCLUSION

• Whilst spend has varied across the Scheme Elements the
• verall performance of the LSTF programme has been a

successful one for all the Merseyside partners.

• DfT has allowed for a level of ‘local flexibility’ within the
• verall programme. This has enabled the Merseyside

partners to divert budgets from underperforming projects to those projects which can deliver and have a beneficial those projects which can deliver and have a beneficial impact on the outputs and outcomes of the overall programme.

• The Annual Outcomes Report, also a requirement of DfT

will be produced early next year. This report is designed to identify some of the longer term observable changes as a result of the activities undertaken in the LSTF programme.