New Pedestrians Group formed for the Wirral
Come to our first Annual General Meeting on Saturday 2nd June 2012 at the Birkenhead YMCA (56 Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead, Wirral CH41 2TJ) at 10:30 am (doors open from 10:00 am). All who are interested are welcome.
Our aims:
• To campaign for the safety and convenience of pedestrians, including all legitimate users of footways such as walkers, runners, wheelchair users, and mobility scooter users
• To ensure pedestrians are placed at the centre of transport planning and systems
• To ensure pavements are well maintained and are free of obstructions such as illegally parked vehicles, wheelie bins, and overhanging vegetation
• To work with Merseyside Police and Wirral Council in improving pedestrian safety
• To promote walking as a sustainable means of transport, and as a means of keeping healthy and saving money
Read our Constitution here
Download our publicity leaflet from here
News
Newsletter number 1
Download from here (May 2012).
Plans for 20mph speed limits released by Wirral Council
Read more here (April 2012)
Constitution and leaflet finalised
We have now finalised our Consitution and a pubicity leaflet. See this page (Feb 2012).
Guide Dogs report on damage to pavements revealed that councils have spent more than £1billion to repair broken pavements between 2006 and 2010 (Nov 2011)
Read more here.
New online mapping of road casualties
See here.
New Council / Police policy on illegal parking on pavements
Council officers announced a new policy at the Wirral Pedestrians Forum of 18 September 2011 involving a notice that is to be put on vehicles parked illegally on pavements. Read more here.
Some progress on 20mph speed limits
On 18th July 2011, at the full Wirral Council meeting, councillors voted to press ahead with 20mph speed limits on all non-major residential roads. Read more here.