Outdoor dining is set to return to Liverpool city centre streets this year as part of a wide ranging coronavirus recovery plan.
A consultation will also take place on closing some streets permanently to allow it to continue all year round.
The plan passed by the council’s cabinet this morning will see work take place across a wide range of areas to tackle the immense problems posed by the pandemic.
A new public park, The George Harrison Woodland Walk, is also among the plans, along with a slew of policies to tackle issues highlighted by the pandemic.
They include hunger and digital and social exclusion. The city’s economic recovery is also a key focus.
Speaking about the wider plan, acting mayor Wendy Simon said significant portions of the plan would be focused on hitting ten specific pledges.
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Acting mayor Simon said: “The plan does set out the actions that each area of the council will undertake over the next year to help our city recover.
“It also sets out some longer term trends and opportunities, thinking about how the city may evolve as a result of the pandemic over the next two to five years.”
“While most of plan set _- rather than outlining specifically policies, it did confirm that the popular Liverpool Without Walls scheme would return in 2021.”
The popular Liverpool Without Walls scheme will return to aid the city’s hospitality sector.
It saw major roads like Castle Street and Bold Street shut off to traffic last summer to allow for outdoor dining to take place.
The report said: “Last summer as part of the Liverpool Without Walls scheme, we closed city centre streets and helped restaurants, cafes and bars take over outdoor spaces in the city centre. This energised our amazing hospitality sector and allowed people to eat out safely.
“The importance of the hospitality and cultural sector to Liverpool’s recovery can’t be overstated, so we will commit to continuing this scheme throughout 2021 and will undertake a consultation process around permanently closing some city centre streets so that they can offer an outdoor dining and cultural experience all year round.”
