Decision details

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director seeking endorsement of the Merseyside Local Transport Plan (LTP) and approval of Sefton's four year outline LTP Implementation Programme; and indicating that a decision on this matter was required as the third LTP would come into effect from 1 April 2011; that final responsibility for the LTP rested with the Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) (Merseytravel), but the LTP required the support and endorsement of the individual local authorities; that the LTP was required to include an Implementation Programme that would provide the basis for the 2011/12 LTP Capital Programme and future annual programmes; and that the Cabinet Member had delegated powers to approve the annual Local Transportation Capital Programme and therefore the outline programme on which it would be based needed to be approved.

Annex A to the report detailed the interactions between Sefton's transport priorities and LTP key actions; whilst Annex B detailed the proposed four year outline Implementation Capital Programme for Sefton.

This was a Key Decision and was included on the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:  

That Cabinet be recommended to:

(1)          endorse the Merseyside Local Transport Plan Preferred Strategy; and;

(2)          approve the proposed four year outline Sefton LTP Implementation Programme