LCWIP Birkenhead to Liscard Active Travel Project
We Asked
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, known as LCWIP. The consultation asked for feedback on route plans and levels of support for the route and in person consultations took place simultaneously with the have your say consultation.
You Said
303 people engaged in the survey. 50.5% (153 responses) oppose the LCWIP Birkenhead to Liscard project and 38.0% (115 responses) support the project. In the wards that the route passes through, levels of support were mixed: Birkenhead and Tranmere – 8 responses, 75.0% support, 25.0% object, 0.0% neutral, Seacombe – 45 responses, 28.9% support, 48.9% object, 22.2% neutral, Liscard – 42 responses, 28.6% support, 61.9% object, 9.6% neutral. The main reason respondents gave for supporting the project was that the project will improve safety for cyclists and other active travel users. The main reason respondents gave for objecting to the project was disagreement with the proposed spend as they do not believe that the project would provide value for money. Feedback on individual plans can be found in the full report.
We Did
The feedback from the online and in person consultations was reviewed by the July meeting of Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee (link).
The decisions were:
1. to undertake the detailed design of the Birkenhead to Liscard Active Travel Scheme (RIBA Stages 3 and 4) and undertake public and stakeholder consultation (including statutory consultation) on the detailed design, duly informed by the public and stakeholder consultation process;
2. to progress the development of the Business Case for the Birkenhead to Liscard Active Travel Scheme in accordance with the requirements of the LCRCA City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement Gateway Process.
