Activities within the week
Merseyside, Liverpool organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.
All week
Promotion of of the new citybike cycle hire scheme amongst local businesses with a special offer of half price corporate rate for those who sign up in the week. Twitter and Facebook promotion
Permanent measures
Merseyside, Liverpool implements, planned or promotes one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.
New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
implemented
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
implemented
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways
implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
implemented
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
implemented
Further info
Introduction of new segrated cycle path connecting one of the major universities in Liverpool with the Commercial District - called the Leeds St cycleway. Phase 1 completed in Summer 2014 and Phase 2 started Septemebr 2014.
Merseyside, Liverpool, United Kingdom