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Gateways to the city
Liverpool
Opening up Liverpool to increase the flow of trade, commerce and tourism has been a key priority for English Partnerships, with the focus of this work being Lime Street Station and Edge Lane.
At Lime Street Station we are collaborating with Liverpool Vision URC and other partners to remove the ugly 1960s Concourse Tower and shops that currently hide the listed Victorian station entrance. In their place a new, high-quality public space will provide a welcome worthy of this location, opposite the listed St George’s Hall and the Walker Art Gallery. There will also be a mixed-use landmark building of the finest contemporary design which will open out onto the new public realm.
To the east of Liverpool, off the M62, we are working with the Liverpool Land Development Company to transform the length of Edge Lane into a new, sweeping, tree-lined boulevard approach to the city. We are using our compulsory purchase powers to acquire the land needed for the western part of the Edge Lane Project, to transform an area blighted by derelict properties and severe deprivation.
The result will be an area-wide, mixed-use scheme that will include highquality public realm, new housing and employment floorspace with better facilities for the local community. The existing single carriageway road will be widened to a dual carriageway urban boulevard, improving safety and traffic flow for motorists and pedestrians, allowing easier access to the city from this critical gateway.
