Participating towns and cities

United KingdomMerseyside, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Population:
441.000 inhabitants
Department:
Highways and Transportation
Contact:
Robert Perry
Municipal Buidings, Dale St
L2 2DH Liverpool Merseyside, Liverpool
(++44) 0151 223 2647
Merseyside, Liverpool already registered 7x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2014 2008 2007 2005 2004 2003 2002

Participation 2014

Activities within the week 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 Permanent measures

Merseyside, Liverpool implements 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)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers