Pledge to increase cycling levels in Liverpool by 10% over two years
TRANSPORT leaders pledged to increase bike trips by 10% by April, 2011, as part of a plan to make Liverpool a “cycling city”.
The commitment was made at Merseyside Transport Partnership’s (MTP) third annual conference, at FACT, in Wood Street, yesterday.
Speakers said one of the main ways to achieve a low carbon future was to increase cycling levels in the city.
Liverpool PCT and Liverpool Council signed a formal agreement setting out their commitment to cycling, and invited others – such as businesses, universities and cultural and sporting agencies – to join the alliance.
Neil Scales, chief executive of Merseytravel and chairman of MTP, said: “We want cycling to become the activity of choice.”
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