Improving air quality

Liverpool City Council are to declare a single Smoke Control Area for the whole of the city by proposing to merge historic Smoke Control Orders into a single, new, Smoke Control Order. This will be done by revoking the old Smoke Control Orders and making a new Smoke...

​Liverpool has turned its famous musical talent to AI for a world premiere influenced by….air pollution! Liverpool City Council, the University of Liverpool and The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra have combined to create a piece of AI-written music to promote...

​Live audience podcasts, curated Q&A sessions and artistic performances will spotlight Liverpool’s ambitions to become the most sustainable city for film, TV and music – on the planet! On Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November, a special two-day event, Expedition One,...

​ Liverpool City Council is set to phase in camera enforcement at six further locations around primary schools to improve safety and boost air quality. Known as School Streets, this project involves introducing a range of measures on roads close to schools that will...

​A series of greening projects to complement new active travel routes in Liverpool have been awarded funding from a European-wide climate grant. Liverpool is just one of five cities chosen from a list of 100 to be supported by the Sustainable Cities Mobility Challenge...

​Liverpool City Council are supporting the Burn Better, Breathe Better campaign to highlight the potential health risks from the incorrect use of indoor stoves and fires. Find out how to burn better with your indoor stove or open fire. Make sure you: Check it...

​Liverpool City Council has launched a public consultation to inform how and where the city invests in new infrastructure that will encourage people to walk and cycle more often.   The two week online consultation is primarily aimed at enabling the Council, which is...

he completion of the first major upgrade to one of Liverpool’s key active travel corridors has been hailed as “a game-changer” for the city’s population. The historic Liverpool Loop Line, laid out on a former disused railway that closed in 1964, was originally...

A public consultation has launched today (Monday, 19 June) on a major new active travel route in the city. Liverpool City Council is asking the public for their feedback on the proposed active travel route, which would run for approximately 8km from Childwall through...

Poor air quality affects the health of young people and the vulnerable disproportionately. Children and young people are more vulnerable to air pollution than adults because their brains, lungs and other organs are still developing. Poor air quality can lead to...

Step marks major milestone on Mayor Steve Rotheram’s journey to build a London-style transport network that’s faster, cheaper, cleaner and more reliable 20 strong fleet of new zero-emission hydrogen buses are publicly owned, just like the new £500m battery powered...

On Sunday 5 February,  Liverpool City Council will be installing Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras in eight locations to collect information on the general type, fuel and age of vehicles being driven in the city. The cameras will be in place for one week and...