Liverpool City Council has awarded Bolt, Europe’s largest micromobility platform, a contract to operate shared scooters and e-bikes from early 2026. The new service, replacing existing provider Voi, will see 2,000 scooters and 100 e-bikes deployed across Liverpool, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It will cover the ... Read More...
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A set of parking measures trialled around Everton FC’s new stadium are to be reviewed. The measures, introduced under an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) for the stadium’s first event last month, have been suspended primarily around the business areas within the new zone. The review formally begins today (24 March), following ... Read More...
Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram announced today (18 March) that tap-and-go will be arriving on the Merseyrail network. Merseyrail is working in partnership with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to develop the system, which will be rolled out across Merseyrail’s Northern and Wirral lines. Phase 1 will launch ... Read More...
A trio of temporary cycle lanes in Liverpool, created during the COVID-19 pandemic, are set to be made permanent thanks to a multimillion-pound funding boost. A report to Liverpool City Council’s cabinet is recommending an allocation of £10.95m from the Active Travel England be accepted and invested in enhancing the three ... Read More...
A public consultation has launched today (19 June) on a major new active travel route in the city. Liverpool City Council is asking the public for their feedback on the proposed active travel route, which would run for approximately 8km from Childwall through Wavertree and into the city centre. This new route, ... Read More...
A project to improve how people get around Liverpool city centre has been given the green light. Liverpool City Council’s cabinet has agreed to accept more than half a million pounds to develop a mobility strategy that will build on the recent enhancement of key routes such as Lime Street and ... Read More...
Cycling in Liverpool is set for an e-revolution after a new bike hire scheme got the green light today (22 July). Liverpool City Council’s cabinet has approved a scheme to replace its own Citybikes, and appoint private operator Voi to provide e-bikes. The move is part of a decision by the Department ... Read More...
New rail links along the reopened Halton Curve are expected to “create further business and tourism opportunities” for the Liverpool City Region. Services between Liverpool Lime Street and Wrexham in North Wales got underway this morning (19 May), with the first service calling at Chester, Helsby, Frodsham, Runcorn and Liverpool South ... Read More...
Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced the formation of a commission to deliver a new 'world-class' train station in Liverpool city centre. Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale, CEO of Everton Football Club, will chair the expert group tasked with choosing a site for the transport hub. The new station will fully connect the Liverpool ... Read More...
Liverpool City Council’s planning committee has approved controversial proposals for a new bus hub on Old Haymarket. Local residents and business owners fear the facility, which could serve as many as 1,700 buses daily, will be hugely detrimental to the area. At a town hall meeting yesterday (26 February), four councillors voted ... Read More...