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==Transport==

The Liverpool City Region has a highly advanced and extensive transport network, and is extremely well connected locally, nationally, and internationally by road, rail, sea and air.

===Road===

The region is served by a network of 6 [[Controlled-access highway|motorways]] ([[M58 motorway|M58]] to the North, [[M56 motorway|M56]] to the South, [[M6 motorway|M6]] & [[M62 motorway|M62]] to the East and [[M53 motorway|M53]] to the west). In addition, the [[M57 motorway|M57]] acts as an outer ring road and bypass for the city of Liverpool itself. The area has relatively low road congestion and its central UK location makes it a highly efficient base from which to service the whole country.<ref>{{cite news | url=www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/business-sectors-location/%20green-investment-bank-submission-liverpool | title=Green Investment Bank: The Liverpool City Region Self Assessment | accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref>

Rail

[[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street]], the region’s main train station, is served by five [[Train operating company|train operating companies]] serving a wide variety of destinations and is used by 11.8 million passengers per year.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/may/19/train-stations-listed-rail | title=Train stations in Britain listed and mapped: find out how busy each one is | date=2011 | accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref> Excellent rail connectivity, particularly since the upgrade to the [[West Coast Main Line]] and investment in the high speed [[Pendolino|pendolino]] train fleet means journey time to [[London]] is within 2 hours via [[Virgin Trains]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/liverpool-lime-street-to-london-eustonhttp://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/liverpool-lime-street-to-london-Euston | title=Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston | accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref> East Midlands Trains serves Norwich, Manchester, Sheffield and Nottingham.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/yourdestinations/TownsAndCities/Pages/Liverpool.aspx | title=Train services to & from Liverpool Lime Street | accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref> [[First TransPennine Express|TransPennine Express]] operates daily services to [[Leeds]], [[Middlesbrough]], [[Hull]], [[York]], and [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]. [[Northern Rail]] operates to [[Huddersfield]], [[Preston]], [[Warrington]], and [[Blackpool]], and direct links to [[Birmingham]] are possible via [[London Midland]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/liverpoollimestreets | title=Liverpool Lime Street Station, United Kingdom | accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.redspottedhanky.com/train-stations/liverpool-lime-street | title=Stations Overview: Liverpool Lime Street | accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref>

The sub-regional rail network is operated by [[Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive|Merseytravel]], the combined [[Passenger transport executive|Passenger Transport Executive]] and [[Passenger transport executive|Integrated Transport Authority]] for Merseyside, and public sector body responsible for the coordination of public transport across the Liverpool city region with the exception of Halton. [[Merseyrail]] is the urban network of vital importance to the transport infrastructure of the city region and runs almost 800 trains per day carrying over 100,000 passengers on its network of 67 stations. The Merseyrail system is the most intensively used commuter network outside of London and includes 4 underground stations in [[Liverpool City Centre]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmtran/1609/1609vw10.htm | title=Transport Committee: Written evidence from Merseytravel (CTR 09) | date=31 October 2011 | accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.transportweb.com/directory/386/15561 | title=transportweb.com: Merseyrail Electrics | accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:40, 9 May 2012

Not to be confused with Liverpool Urban Area or Merseyside

53°24′07″N 2°58′37″W / 53.402°N 2.977°W / 53.402; -2.977

The Liverpool City Region is an economic and political area of England centred on Liverpool, with a population of 1.6 million people.[1]
The region is characterised by the cross-boundary co-operation of the five local authorities of Merseyside and the neighbouring borough of Halton on strategic policy areas such as economic growth, transport, tourism, culture, housing, and physical infrastructure. The region's economic development is supported by the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), established in 2010 as the private sector led Board comprising political and business leaders from around the city.[2]

History

The Liverpool city region was one of eight defined in the 2004 document Moving Forward: The Northern Way,[3] as a collaboration between the three northern Regional Development Agencies.

On 13 March 2007 , UK Local Government Minister Phil Woolas announced plans to create a "cabinet" of the Leaders of the six councils (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) in a form of regional devolution for what was termed the "Liverpool City Region".[4][5][6] While a report in the Liverpool Daily Post newspaper on 3 June 2008 suggests a 'Super Cabinet' plan to boost economy in the city region.[7]

In January 2009 an agreement was made that the local authorities of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral would form the Liverpool City Region, in a Multi-Area Agreement (MAA). The agreement led to a transfer, from central government, greater responsibilities in more than 10 areas covering employment, skills, transport, regeneration, housing and planning. Hazel Blears, the former Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government said: "Today's 'Liverpool city-region' Multi-Area Agreement will mean Merseyside's seven councils will no longer have to work alone on their economy, they will work from the same blueprint with more devolved powers to deliver jobs, training, welfare support and economic resilience."[8][9]

Economy

The Liverpool City Region is strongly established as an important driving force in the economy of Northern England and as a strategic sea and air gateway to the European Union. It connects to North America, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Europe and beyond; serving international, national and regional markets, investors and visitors. Liverpool is the UK’s fastest growing economy outside London, one of the UK’s top three biomedical centres, and has the UK's second largest wealth management industry.[10][11]

The region contains some 49,000 local businesses providing 540,000 jobs, generating GVA of £19bn-£22bn, and its economy is worth 17% of North West England’s entire total.[12][13][14]

The region is largely monocentric with Liverpool as the dominant employment centre, however economic activity is widely spread across the six districts. Broadly speaking Liverpool is the commercial, cultural and transport hub of the region, with Sefton as the base of Seaforth Dock and tourist resort of Southport, Halton as the location for chemical, science, technology, logistics and distribution companies, and Knowsley, St Helens and Wirral providing key manufacturing and logistics for the area. The city of Liverpool itself has a compact Travel to Work Area reflecting its position on the North West Atlantic Seaboard and compactness of the surrounding urban area.[15][16]

The city region is traditionally seen as a service sector economy, with its so called knowledge economy providing one third of the local employment base and over 40% of its total economic value. According to statistics for 2008, the Life sciences sector accounts for almost 10% of the region’s economy, over 71,000 people are employed in financial and professional services, over 34,000 in manufacturing, and almost 24,000 in the creative and digital industry.[17] The area is strongly connected to global markets, through its ports, airports and by its many multinational companies. World companies such as Barclays Wealth, Jaguar Land Rover, Maersk, Novartis, Santander, Sony and Unilever, all have a major base of operation in the locality.[18]

File:Jaguar Landrover plant.png
Jaguar Landrover plant at Halewood, Liverpool
File:Unilever Port Sunlight.jpg
Unilever factory at Port Sunlight, Liverpool City Region

Liverpool City Region is closely related economically to the wider functional area of Warrington, Cheshire West and Chester, Ellesmere Port, North East Wales and Lancashire.

Over the coming decades, the city region plans to deliver some of the UK’s largest and most ambitious development and infrastructure schemes, representing a development value in excess of £30bn.[19]

Planned schemes include

• Liverpool Waters

• Wirral Waters

• International Trade Centre

• Commercial District Expansion

• Round 2.5 and Round 3 Irish Sea offshore wind farms

• New Deep Water Port on the Mersey

• Daresbury Science and Innovation Park

• Biomass Power Stations along the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal

• Environmental Technology Zone

• Mersey Gateway Bridge

• Expansion of the Mersey Multimodal Gateway (3MG)

• New Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Bio Campus

• Edge Lane Retail Park

• Transformation of North Liverpool

Transport

The Liverpool City Region has a highly advanced and extensive transport network, and is extremely well connected locally, nationally, and internationally by road, rail, sea and air.

Road

The region is served by a network of 6 motorways (M58 to the North, M56 to the South, M6 & M62 to the East and M53 to the west). In addition, the M57 acts as an outer ring road and bypass for the city of Liverpool itself. The area has relatively low road congestion and its central UK location makes it a highly efficient base from which to service the whole country.[20]

Rail

Liverpool Lime Street, the region’s main train station, is served by five train operating companies serving a wide variety of destinations and is used by 11.8 million passengers per year.[21] Excellent rail connectivity, particularly since the upgrade to the West Coast Main Line and investment in the high speed pendolino train fleet means journey time to London is within 2 hours via Virgin Trains.[22] East Midlands Trains serves Norwich, Manchester, Sheffield and Nottingham.[23] TransPennine Express operates daily services to Leeds, Middlesbrough, Hull, York, and Newcastle. Northern Rail operates to Huddersfield, Preston, Warrington, and Blackpool, and direct links to Birmingham are possible via London Midland.[24][25]

The sub-regional rail network is operated by Merseytravel, the combined Passenger Transport Executive and Integrated Transport Authority for Merseyside, and public sector body responsible for the coordination of public transport across the Liverpool city region with the exception of Halton. Merseyrail is the urban network of vital importance to the transport infrastructure of the city region and runs almost 800 trains per day carrying over 100,000 passengers on its network of 67 stations. The Merseyrail system is the most intensively used commuter network outside of London and includes 4 underground stations in Liverpool City Centre.[26][27]

References

  1. ^ "LCR Economy". 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ^ "About the LEP: What we do - Vision / Priorities". 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ Moving Forward:The Northern Way
  4. ^ Halton City Region Prospectus
  5. ^ Liverpool City Region
  6. ^ Blueprint for City Region
  7. ^ Super Cabinet
  8. ^ Government press release: New council partnership to get Merseyisde fit for upturn
  9. ^ Clay, Oliver, Halton to become part of Liverpool city region, Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News, retrieved 2009-01-15
  10. ^ "City Facts". 2008–2010. Retrieved 8 May 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  11. ^ "Liverpool strong in wealth management". 29 March 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  12. ^ "LCR Economy". 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  13. ^ "The North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021" (PDF). 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  14. ^ "'Super-region' plan to aid recovery is signed by PM". 12 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Response of Liverpool City Region to the Consultation on Local Enterprise Partnerships/Regional Growth Fund" (PDF). 30 July 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  16. ^ "City Relationships: Economic Linkages in Northern city regions/Liverpool City Region" (PDF). November 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  17. ^ "GDC Labour Market Briefing Update" (PDF). 27 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  18. ^ "it's liverpool" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  19. ^ "Green Investment Bank: The Liverpool City Region Self Assessment". 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  20. ^ [www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/business-sectors-location/%20green-investment-bank-submission-liverpool "Green Investment Bank: The Liverpool City Region Self Assessment"]. Retrieved 9 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  21. ^ "Train stations in Britain listed and mapped: find out how busy each one is". 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  22. ^ "Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston". Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  23. ^ "Train services to & from Liverpool Lime Street". Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  24. ^ "Liverpool Lime Street Station, United Kingdom". Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  25. ^ "Stations Overview: Liverpool Lime Street". Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  26. ^ "Transport Committee: Written evidence from Merseytravel (CTR 09)". 31 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  27. ^ "transportweb.com: Merseyrail Electrics". Retrieved 9 May 2012.


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