Merseyside risks being stuck in the 1950s if it doesn’t continue to make strides developing its active travel infrastructure, according to its cycling and walking commissioner.
Simon O’Brien, the commissioner for the Liverpool City Region, said that Liverpool is currently “miles behind” other UK cities which have already taken the steps to develop a modern active travel infrastructure for residents.
Speaking at the City Region’s very first Active Travel Summit’ last week, Mr O’Brien however added that Merseyside has been presented with an “opportunity to play catch up” with a number of successful funding bids secured by the Combined Authority. The latest comes in the form of £12m which will go towards projects in six of the Region’s boroughs, with Mayor Steve Rotheram, when announcing the funding, saying that he wants “to start an active travel revolution” and provide the region’s residents with “a quality alternative to the car.”
