LCWIP Birkenhead to Liscard Active Travel Project

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Wirral Council is developing ambitious plans to redesign streets along a direct route from Birkenhead to Liscard town centres to improve accessibility, make streets safer for local people and provide high quality facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.

The proposed 3.5 mile route runs from Chester Street, Birkenhead and connects Hamilton Square Station, Woodside Ferry, Wirral Waters, Seacombe Ferry, Eureka! Science and Discovery Museum and Liscard Town Centre.

Improved pavements and crossing areas, more street furniture and seating and dedicated spaces to ride and park your bike are all ideas under consideration to help make it easier for people to get to work, school or the shops - or simply create a more pleasant environment for residents to spend time in.

The roads and streets will all still be public highway where cars are permitted – and car parking is still provided in parking bays or dedicated car parks. But the idea is to provide a much greater balance along these routes to those who wish to walk, run, cycle, scoot or drive to their destination.

Back in 2020, the council first asked residents for their thoughts on this scheme, which was previously referred to as the ‘Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan’ (LCWIP).

Since that time, Wirral Council have worked through the feedback, made changes and created new proposals for the scheme - and now it’s time to hear from residents again.

The below video demonstrates the proposals and the proposal plans can be found in the documents section.

Features of the new design includes:

• Improved footpaths, junctions and crossing facilities
• More street seating, planting and street furniture
• Cycle routes that are either separate from the road or on quieter streets
• Cycle parking
• Accessible to cars, but narrower roads to encourage lower traffic speeds
• Car parking in laybys or public parking bays, with residential and short stay parking taking priority to support access for local residents and businesses
• One-way streets and a ‘quiet street’ - where motorised traffic can only access from one end of the street but pedestrians and cyclists can access from both ends
• 20mph speed limit on a small number of roads

Subject to the outcome of this consultation - and if the project proceeds to the next stage of design - any parking changes, one-way streets or 20mph speed limits proposed as part of this scheme will be subject to a further consultation via a statutory procedure required for Traffic Regulation Orders.

The project, estimated to cost £10 million, is proposed to be funded via the LCRCA City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement.

This area has been selected for this investment because it is part of wider Liverpool City Region Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) to develop a comprehensive cycling and walking network for people in Wirral and surrounding boroughs. The plan is for the routes to eventually join a wider network, both across the Liverpool City Region, but also with existing routes and proposed routes, as part of other projects, across Wirral.

Development of an LCWIP is a requirement of the National Infrastructure Act 2015. Birkenhead to Liscard corridor is the first part of the Liverpool City Region LCWIP network proposed to be delivered in Wirral and forms Phase 1 of a longer route - Birkenhead to New Brighton.

How to get involved

You can have your say online by completing the survey below. Details of in person engagement events can also be found on this page.

The results of the consultation will be discussed at committee later in early 2024. Committee Members will be asked to review the feedback and consider if the project should progress to the next stage. If agreed, a detailed design and business case would be developed, and further consultation would take place.

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