Major 30–year plan unveiled to transform Liverpool waterfront with new beach and park

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Liverpool Council has adopted a long-term vision to reconnect the city centre with its world-famous waterfront, including plans for a ten-kilometre Merseyfront Walkway, new green spaces and a major redesign of one of the city’s busiest road junctions.

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00:00Standing on Liverpool's waterfront, it's hard to imagine it changing more than it already has in recent decades.

00:07But the council says an even bigger shift is coming, describing its newly adopted 30-year plan

00:12as a once-in-a-generation chance to rethink how communities, visitors and businesses connect with this iconic place.

00:19At the heart of the proposals is the Mersey Front Walkway, a continuous 10-kilometre green route

00:25designed to stretch from Otterspool in the south to Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium in the north.

00:30The vision has been developed by international urban design and landscape architecture firm West8, working alongside BDP.

00:38They propose new public green spaces, including Dingle Bank and the Otterspool,

00:43designed to restore natural habitats while creating inclusive recreational areas.

00:47The scheme also promises major improvements away from the shoreline itself.

00:51Several inland routes could be reimagined as linear parkways prioritising pedestrian cyclists

00:57and the planned rapid transit network for the wider city region.

01:01Mixed-use developments such as Baltic Beach and the Brunswick Market District would, according to the council,

01:06blend heritage housing and local enterprise with vibrant public realms.

01:10One of the most significant interventions would be the redesign of the Great Howard Street-Leed Street Junction.

01:17The proposals for a cut-and-cover solution, sinking traffic below ground to create a surface-level pedestrian plaza and transit hub.

01:25It would connect with the billion-pound plans for the King Edward Triangle, which include a new hotel, an events arena and hundreds of homes.

01:32Liverpool Council says the waterfront needs to contribute more to the city's growth agenda

01:36and that this long-term approach is about ensuring change happens in a way that balances development with public access and green space.

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