As you say yourself, quality public transport systems attract people to live and work so why not get an overhead by the docks put in place immediately and watch the population increase... which is something you have touched on many a time. I don't see no harm at all in putting one in without 'waiting to see what happens', the city needs to be bolder and more positive.
Gateacre... my othe gripe with it is journey time. Just look at where it is on a map and look how the CLC line has the potential to take it north and then west on to the St Helens line, then compare this to the CLC line going south, then west, then north... I honestly don't believe it would be much quicker than a car trip - the key would be to cut-and-cover that line (meaning the cycle path will remain) and link in with Broadgreen. But to go south, west, north and then west to Lime St would be a bit silly and even if it went via Brunswick it wouldn't be much quicker.
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Also, consideration must be given to the CLC physically connecting with the St Helens line - the motorway is slap bang in the middle of where the two lines meet but I think I'm right in saying there is a bit of green space to play around with so yea, maybe there is hope...
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