A public consultation has revealed public support for a new cycle lane on Vauxhall Road, north of Liverpool City Centre.
Liverpool City Council asked the public for their feedback on the proposed continuous, one-way cycle path on both sides of Vauxhall Road and Commercial Road.
The proposal is key to the city region’s Active Travel programme and will separate pedestrians, cyclists and motorised traffic from each other using kerbs for most of the route.
New controlled crossings are also proposed at signalised junctions, with new pedestrian and cycle crossings at various points on the route.
Residents who replied to the public consultation were in favour of the proposed scheme.
Responses were received via the online survey, at the in-person events or by direct email to Liverpool City Council. A total of 81% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the scheme should be progressed.
Consultees were asked their views on two potential improvements for the Commercial Road/Sandhills Lane/Lambeth Road junction.
Most respondents (53%) indicated their preference for the option that realigns Sandhills Lane and Lambeth Road to create an improved junction for pedestrians, cyclists and all motorised traffic.
Highlights of the Council’s active travel programme since 2020 include the installation of seven active travel routes, an upgraded Liverpool Loop Line corridor, a new learning to ride facility in Everton Park, and the recent adoption of a new Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP).
The LCWIP has generated a list of 13 strategic cycling routes and 30 primary routes, for which six have been prioritised as short-term and 11 medium-term.
For walking, the decade-long strategy has also identified 36 core walking zones, with 15 identified as short-term priorities and 11 identified as medium term. The LCWIP is part of the city’s Transport Plan which aims to address the fact that almost two thirds of all journeys in the city are car journeys. This generates almost half a million tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year and is a core plank of the Council’s ambitions to achieve Net Zero.
