Investment
From 1 April 2024, the responsibility for LEP functions across the Enterprise M3 LEP region has transferred to Hampshire County Council and Surrey County Council.
The Enterprise M3 Board met for the last time in March 2024 and Enterprise M3 LEP is no longer operating as an organisation.
For any enquiries relating to economic development across the counties of Hampshire and Surrey, please visit the Hampshire County Council website and Business Surrey respectively.
Please note that Enterprise M3 LEP staff have transferred to Hampshire County Council to continue to deliver services and activities in Hampshire, including the Growth Hub, the Careers Hub, work on key business sectors, and trade and investment.
They can be contacted at economic.development@hants.gov.uk.
Investment
This project delivered five inter-linked measures that improve the attractiveness of public transport which will benefit all of the Growth towns and two step-up towns. These were to:
This provision for the new equipment on buses improves the quality of public transport, which will encourage more people to use local bus services to access town centres. It will also encourage modal shift from the car by allowing people to make productive use of their travel time. By improving the quality of bus and rail services, this makes non-bus/train users more confident about using the bus or train to commute to work instead of by car. The security of AV next stop announcements helps ‘new’ bus users know where to alight. This growth in demand for travel could result in public transport operators running more frequent services, and needing to employ more staff including drivers and train crews. Businesses can also have access to a wider pool of skilled labour, which will support those with expansion plans. The Wi-Fi Improvements at stations again improve the quality of public transport as well as improving the waiting time experience at rail stations. Whether this is for busy commuters wanting to see and plan their onward journeys using the internet or allowing people relaxing at the station to catch up on the latest news, emails and social media, this service enhances quality of the rail experience. It also help travellers get online in busy places where the 3G network is often unreliable or slow because of high demand.
Start date:
End date:
Amount financed: £829,900
Total cost: £1,585,634
Status: Completed
Project Lead: Kevin Travers
Partner: Hampshire County Council
Themes: Places
Geo-location:
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