Funded by the Department for Transport, the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) 2012-2015 has awarded almost £25 million to Merseyside to deliver sustainable travel solutions that support economic growth while reducing carbon emissions. As part of this The Mersey Forest has secured funding to plant street trees and other greenery along a total of 22km of “linking routes” in the following five areas marked in yellow on this map.
The programme is focused on planting street trees in order to create attractive routes that encourage residents to walk and cycle to areas of employment, training and education.
Together with the street greening work, the projects aims to boost the number of people using sustainable modes of travel including walking, cycling and taking the bus; providing a greener route to work.
The street trees will provide a host of benefits to the areas where they are planted - encouraging residents to spend more time outside, improving air quality, and encouraging active travel. They will have an important role in boosting the local economy by improving the attractiveness of the area, ensuring investor and buyer confidence and leading to jobs.
The programme is being funded by Merseytravel through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, and is being delivered by The Mersey Forest.
This blog will be kept up to date with the latest developments in the programme. For more information about the Merseyside Green Streets project, visit The Mersey Forest website.
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