A woman has called on the Liverpool City Council to carry out work on a well known road due to accessibility concerns.
Around five years ago Sarah McCullough, 42, was walking down Lodge Lane in Toxtet h and noticed a wheelchair user "pushing themselves amongst the traffic". She claims the person was unable to get back onto the pavement at the side road junctions.
As Sarah, from Toxteth, works in construction and "understands government policies and standards" she looked into dropped kerbs. She found that dropped kerbs should be in place for accessibility, which she said is not the case for a section between Fern Grove and Smithdown Road.
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Sarah, who helps to run Fern Grove community gardens, is "passionate about the area and community" and "bringing people together, by having nice spaces". She praised Liverpool city council for helping to create the community space but has "hit a brick wall" when it comes to her accessibility concerns.
Sarah said: "I knew the pavements weren't great anyway, but when I've started to look into it these aren't even compliant. So why aren't the council doing anything about it? Every single side road doesn't have a dropped kerb. And not only do they not have dropped kerbs, they're just in a really poor condition.
"We still have the old Victorian kerbs on the pavements, it's just uneven, paved slabs, tarmac and concrete. It just concerns me.
"I know that Smithdown Road has had theirs done twice in the past 30 years. Recently has been Princes Avenue, Princes Parade and its been done lovely, and even Kingsley Road which runs parallel to Lodge Lane has just recently been all refurbished."
She said she raised the issue with councillors and sent emails about the risks of the pavement conditions. She has also raised concerns about the lack of tactile pavements but has had "absolutely nothing" back.
Sarah added: "I just feel like I've been completely ignored for years. I've been told it's not a priority and its part of a bigger scheme that may get done. But no, 'yes we will look into this'.
"It's not just renewing it, it's about bringing it up to standard.
"They [Liverpool council] have done things on Lodge lane, they've added the containers and have done work to tidy the square, which are all great spaces. But the connecting them is really poor."
The council plans to make transport more accessible through its proposed mini-Holland transport scheme.
A spokesperson for Liverpool City Council said: “The city council has an annual programme for delivering dropped kerbs. These are prioritised by three criteria - proximity to public amenities, vulnerable road users demand and pedestrian footfall. The sites chosen are then agreed with the city’s Corporate Access Forum.
“Lodge Lane is not in the priority list for this current programme, but the area is part of a proposed mini-Holland transport scheme and accessibility issues will be incorporated within that project.”
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