Councillor Dennis Knowles

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Councillor Dennis Knowles
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Kate Sturgess
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Policy Context
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Introduction to European Policy and Impact on
Transport on Merseyside

• Neil Scales
• Chief Executive and Director General
• Merseytravel

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Merseytravel

• Co-ordinate public transport and act in
  partnership with private operators to provide
  public transport across Merseyside
• Subsidise socially necessary bus services
• Fund and specify service levels on the rail
  network
• Fund free travel for the elderly and disabled
• Operate pre-paid ticketing schemes
• Provide information
• Maintain bus shelters and bus stations
• Own and operate Mersey Ferries and Mersey Tunnels

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Baseline Situation

• Merseyside is leaving a period of post-industrial
  decline
• Fabric of region is changing and services
  available not meeting current needs
• Serious economic, social and environmental
  problems to be addressed
• Merseyside has Objective 1 status
• Transport plays a key role in regeneration

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European Transport Initiatives

• Merseytravel has been successful in securing
  European funding for a number of transport
  projects.
• PLUME (2002-2005)
• - Funded under 5th Framework programme as part
  of Energy, Environment and Sustainable
  Development Research Programme
• - Looking at best practice in organisation of
  land use and transport measures
• - Would hope to influence 7th Framework Research
  Programme

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• MAPLE (2003-2004)
• - Funded by European Commission DG for
  Employment and Social Affairs
• - aimed to promote the mobility, and encourage
  the social inclusion, of people with learning
  disabilities and people with mental health
  problems
• - produced best practice guidelines
• STIMULUS (1997-1999)
• - Funded by European Commission DG VII
• - aimed to identifying different types of
  transport user according to their psychological
  profiles
• - developed new analysis techniques for
  measuring public attitudes and motivations with
  reference to different transport strategies

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• JUPITER-2 (1997-2000)
• - Funded by European Commission DG Energy
• - Aimed to use innovative vehicle technologies
  together with integrated traffic management and
  support measures to reduce level of energy use
  and pollutant emissions
• - On Merseyside resulted in
• - 6 electric buses in Birkenhead
• - 4 CNG buses in Southport
• - 11 buses fuelled with ultra-low sulphur
  diesel and fitted with continuously
  regenerating particulate traps
• - Extension of real-time information
• - All branded as SMART-eco

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Electric bus in Birkenhead
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CNG bus in Southport
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Conclusions

• European policies and resultant funding has
  enabled Merseytravel to
• Research new marketing techniques
• Produce best practice policy guidelines
• Introduce new vehicle technologies
• Network with and learn from other European
  partners
• All of which benefit the travelling public on
  Merseyside!

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