As reported in the following article on the Liverpool Echo Wesbite
A TfL style franchising approach in which bus operators will bid for their routes and a proper integrated ticketing system will be brought in. This has been brought up before by the Metro Mayor, resurfacing the issue to win votes for upcoming region elections?
What are your thoughts?
The Liverpool City Region is moving towards a radical new bus system where local leaders will take control of routes, fares and timetables as part of a London-style integrated transport network.
Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced that a new franchising model is his "leading option" for improving the region's bus network in a move that will signal the biggest shake-up of the way buses are operated around the region in decades.
Mayor Rotheram believes franchising will be a key way of delivering a London-style integrated public transport network around Merseyside and Halton - and no longer put up with a "second-class" bus network.
A TfL style franchising approach in which bus operators will bid for their routes and a proper integrated ticketing system will be brought in. This has been brought up before by the Metro Mayor, resurfacing the issue to win votes for upcoming region elections?
What are your thoughts?