LIVERPOOL LOCAL GROUP

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BETTER STREETS FOR LIVERPOOL IS A COMMUNITY LED CAMPAIGN CALLING FOR SAFE, HEALTHY, PEOPLE-FRIENDLY STREETS IN LIVERPOOL CITY REGION (LCR).

We want Liverpool City Region to be a place where children can play safely in their streets and get to school without being driven. Where people improve their physical and mental wellbeing through walking, wheeling and cycling most of their trips. Where public transport trips are frequent, safe and reliable. We are the umbrella group campaigning for active travel (walking, wheeling, and cycling) and public transport in LCR.

Our Vision

Getting around Liverpool City Region too often means putting yourself at risk. Between 2022-24 there were 2,063 serious and fatal reported road casualties in LCR. Roads with traffic going above 20mph are dangerous, and our pavements are often too narrow, discontinuous, and blocked by parked cars.

We also know that this is a social justice issue. Road danger disproportionately affects children, older people, disabled people, and those living in areas of high deprivation. Low income and ethnic minority communities live in neighbourhoods that are more likely to be pollution hotspots.

By connecting our city region to make car-free travel the easiest option, we will make it a more pleasant, safer and healthier place for everyone to work, live and play.

What We Want

We believe that every resident has the right to travel safely. We want safer streets, cleaner air, and more transport choice for everyday trips.

Evidence from across the UK and internationally shows that reducing vehicle speeds, improving street design, and prioritising active travel and public transport significantly reduces casualties, improves public health, and enhances local neighbourhoods.

LCR needs a joined-up and consistent approach to transport that puts its citizens’ safety, health, and connectivity at its heart. As residents, we need to speak out.

Take Action and Get Involved

Read our Ten Asks for Liverpool City Region below. We are supporting local campaigners to use the Ten Asks to engage their communities and councillors to support vital measures. We are also engaging decision makers directly, using the Ten Asks as a tool to start conversations and galvanise support for road safety and sustainable transport measures.

Ready to help make change across Liverpool? Get involved! Join us today to start this journey together. You can email us at [email protected] 

TEN ASKS FOR LIVERPOOL CITY REGION

by rolling out school streets and supporting child-friendly neighbourhoods and public spaces.

and especially people with impaired mobility, older residents, families and others who rely on them, by restricting and enforcing against pavement parking.

to deliver safer streets as evidenced by casualty reductions in Wales and Wirral.

by removing through traffic, greening (e.g. planting trees), installing benches and traffic calming.

as part of upgrades to public transport.

on main roads and cycle-friendly neighbourhood streets with no through traffic.

to reduce the high numbers of deaths and serious injuries amongst people walking, wheeling and cycling.

by upgrading crossings, reducing wait times and giving enough time to cross.

at public buildings and in residential areas.

to achieve WHO target levels.