Designs have been drawn up by the council for a new bike training facility at Everton Park to help children learn to cycle safely.
The facility would be the first of its kind in the city, providing an artificial road network to help children understand how to navigate different types of junctions. It is part of British Cycling's “places to ride” programme.
Councillor Dan Barrington, Liverpool City Council’s cabinet member for environment and climate change, said its construction would mean the council is “sowing the seeds for the next generation to be even more cycle-minded” and “laying the foundation for a real revolution in how Liverpool gets moving”.
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Meanwhile, a consultation is being launched on Monday, August 1 to gather public opinion on improvements to three cycle routes in Liverpool. The proposed permanent cycle lanes run to the city centre from East Lancashire Road, Gateacre and Sefton Park.
Equating to six kilometres of continuous cycle routes, these new lanes will also connect to other new routes such as the Princes Avenue cycleway in Toxteth and will complement schemes such as Lime Street in the city centre. The consultation will run for six weeks until Friday, September 9.
The proposals are part of the city’s Active Travel programme and will feature new and improved footpaths and pedestrian crossing facilities. This new £3m phase of the programme also includes improving 30 access points along the Liverpool Loop Line, which runs 16km through the city from Halewood to Aintree.
Following the consultation, the proposed measures will be signed off by the council which will then issue a tender to procure contractors to carry out the schemes. It is expected the works will be complete by Spring 2023.
Simon O’Brien, walking and cycling commissioner for the Liverpool City Region, said: “To encourage more people to leave the car at home for short journeys we need to make cycling a really attractive option by building safe, separated routes where people can ride their bikes with confidence. That’s why routes like the three new ones being planned around Liverpool are so important.”
“We know that across our city region support for new, safer cycle lanes is really high – about 70% of people back this infrastructure being built – but it’s vital to get feedback from residents, road users and cyclists about specific routes, and that’s why we’re asking people to take part in this consultation let us know what they think.”
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