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Wirral Council

… between services - Extensive, interconnected regular and frequent public transport services - Easier connection between different modes of sustainable travel - walk and ride, cycle and ride, park and ride, bus and train - A shift from individual ownership of vehicles to the use of travel services, e.g. car clubs, travel passes - Increase in the proportion of zero emission vehicles…

… Prioritise transport interventions that support rapid decarbonisation of travel Develop ‘The Loop: Wirral’ circular economy programme Existing transport policies and programmes do not reflect the scale and urgency of the changes needed to address the climate emergency. A challenge is to make sustainable transport a natural, convenient and safe option by giving sustainable modes - walking…

…, cycling and public transport-priority; priority for funding, priority for road space, priority in the design of new spaces, networks and junctions. In parallel there is a need to identify ways to support a rapid shift in the motor vehicle fleet to ultra-low emission vehicles including electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles and provision for their charging. Different organisations in the public…

… world’ conditions. Rising motor traffic has also limited progress. Cars still dominate over public transport, walking and cycling. Shifting to cleaner travel will bring benefits for health and environmental quality. Locally, there is frustration and annoyance about the cost and limited integration of local public transport services. There is also concern about limited provision for cycling…

… safely and park cycles securely - Greater use of cargo and delivery bikes for final mile deliveries - A greater proportion of journeys in town and between towns made by public transport - Priority for public transport over other motor traffic - Better public transport infrastructure and vehicles - More flexible and affordable payment and ticketing options that enable interchange…