Sefton Bus Review – Information from Merseytravel

September 28, 2016
“Sefton is the latest area to be reviewed as part of a wider review of the whole Liverpool City Region bus network, with the aim of creating an improved and simpler network.
Historically bus routes have been considered on a piecemeal basis and the idea is to consider the commercial network and the supported network – that which relies on public subsidy via Merseytravel – as a whole for the first time, to ensure it best reflects current working and living patterns and new developments and how they are served.

Part of the review has been looking at the current supported bus network and considering how increasingly limited public resources can be focused where there is most need.

As part of this review, we are looking for feedback and information from the public about how they use the bus network in the area, particularly any supported bus service.

There will be six drop-in events taking place across Sefton and Liverpool, where you will be able to speak to representatives from Merseytravel about bus services across the area, how you use them and what might encourage you to use them more. Previous events in Kirkby and St Helens provided useful feedback which helped to inform the changes to the bus network.

  • Monday 26th September, 10am – 3pm – Maghull Central Square
  • Tuesday 27th September, 10am – 3pm – Crosby Village
  • Thursday 29th September, 10am – 3pm – Marian Square, Netherton
  • Friday 30th September, 10am – 3pm – Chapel Street, Southport
  • Monday 3rd October, 9am – 5pm – Bootle Strand
  • Wednesday 5th October, 9am – 5pm – Williamson Square, Liverpool

If you are unable to make these events, you can also give your views via our online survey:

You have until 21st October 2016 to submit your survey.
With help from the feedback received at these events and from the online survey, proposed changes to the network will be drafted and an additional drop-in event scheduled and online survey published to give you chance to comment on them. That information will also be published on this webpage, with the opportunity to offer your views.

It is likely that we will work with the bus operators and look to extend or re-route some commercial services i.e. those without public subsidy, to cover areas previously served by publicly supported services.

To make the network easier to understand we do plan for services on the same routes operating under the same number whatever the time of day where possible.
We will be working with the operators in the area to endeavour that passengers will have alternative provision available within their area if a service is removed or changed. Any changes will come into effect in January 2017.

If you have any further questions or further feedback, please email us at comments@merseytravel.gov.uk




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