CLondoner92 (New Account)<p>Mayor Steve Rotheram of the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Liverpool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liverpool</span></a> City Region welcomed the £2bn funding announcement for <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transport</span></a> in the North, calling it a shift towards a government that recognises the importance of investing in the region. He highlighted the progress made, such as the introduction of publicly owned trains and the return of control over buses. Rotheram praised the funding for a new station in the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Baltic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baltic</span></a> Triangle, a rapidly growing area in Liverpool. The new <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Merseyrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Merseyrail</span></a> station will support local growth and is part of plans for three more stations across the region. Rotheram emphasised the importance of a modern, London-style integrated transport network, built around people and local needs, which will improve opportunities for work, leisure, and business. He stressed that this investment would help transform the region and demonstrate the power of locally-led change.<br><a href="https://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/news/mayor-rotheram-welcomes-2bn-funding-announcement-for-transport-in-the-north-and-boost-for-the-new-liverpool-baltic-station" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/</span><span class="invisible">news/mayor-rotheram-welcomes-2bn-funding-announcement-for-transport-in-the-north-and-boost-for-the-new-liverpool-baltic-station</span></a></p>