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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 of sustainable transport e.g. implementation of 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 operating.

CONCLUSION • Whilst spend has varied across the Scheme Elements the overall 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 overall 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.