Problem statement
Transport authorities and regional leaders need to demonstrate how changes to routes, stations, fares and service frequency affect jobs, housing delivery, town-centre activity, visitor spending and access to opportunity. Transport, planning, property, employment and business data are held separately, making it difficult to compare interventions or prove economic outcomes.
Underserved audience
Combined authorities, local councils, economic development teams, transport planners, regeneration agencies, developers, infrastructure investors and consultancies preparing business cases or evaluating public investment.
Evidence summary
The Combined Authority describes Merseyrail as the backbone of the transport network and is aligning public control with a joined-up network. Its Local Transport Plan shapes investment to 2040, while major funding programmes connect transport upgrades to regeneration, housing and jobs.
Demand signal
Billions of pounds of transport and regional investment require ongoing prioritisation and benefit tracking. Public ownership gives authorities more levers over services, increasing demand for evidence showing which interventions generate inclusive growth and which corridors remain underserved.
Competition signal
Established competitors offer strategic modelling, consultancy reports or general GIS. Fewer provide a subscription intelligence product combining live transport data with planning, property, employment, footfall and investment pipelines at local level.
Suggested solution
A transport economic-impact intelligence platform that shows where mobility changes are likely to unlock—or fail to unlock—housing, employment, investment and local spending.
Monetisation angle
Regional pilot: £30,000–£75,000. Annual platform licence: £70,000–£200,000. Developer or investor insight package: £15,000–£50,000 per corridor or portfolio. Bespoke business-case modules: £20,000–£80,000.
- liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.ukLiverpool City Region Combined Authority — Mayor sets out plan to take back public control of Merseyrail
- liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.ukLiverpool City Region Combined Authority — £1.6bn transport investment
- liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.ukLiverpool City Region Combined Authority — £2bn Investment Fund
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Liverpool Regional Mobility Intelligence Platform
Score 85/100
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