Bid to overturn council plans to cut park spaces

OPPOSITION LEADERS SAY THE MOVE MAY DRIVE PEOPLE AWAY FROM CITY

- By DAVID HUMPHREYS

OPPOSITION leaders have claimed a “trendy” parking plan that could lead to the loss of spaces in Liverpool city centre could drive people away into other shopping districts as a bid is lodged to overturn it.

Earlier this month, Liverpool Council's cabinet moved forward with sweeping changes to how motorists access the heart of town.

City leaders backed a proposal to adopt a new parking strategy with the aim of reducing the ability for people to drive into and park in the city centre.

The strategy includes bold plans to reduce city centre parking, including the removal of existing parking sites, a potential tax on employers with parking spaces and a new multi-storey car park on the outskirts of the city centre.

Now, attempts have been made to get the decision thrown out after opposition councillors formally called in the cabinet motion and asked them to look again.

Cllr Steve Radford, who triggered the call-in, said the plan may push people out of the city centre.