The failure of Liverpool’s disastrous car-free day last month was down to communication issues, it was claimed.
As part of World Car Free Day in September, Liverpool Council closed large parts of The Strand to encourage people to ditch their cars and find alternative ways to travel into town. The major route through the city was due to close for six hours with a variety of activities on offer.
However, the event was brought to a close on the waterfront road - from Chapel Street to James Street - early, amid chaos, complaints and bad weather. Problems arose with large queues of traffic building up around the city centre, while images and video of the long tailbacks were posted on social media.
