I would rather have buildings the height of Albert Dock with the odd tower around the docks Quays and the odd open space agains the quays - excavate many of the infilled docks.
Then remove the Dock Rd to merge the docks into the city and have the towers back off the docks. Tall towers act as a wall to the dock waterfront as occured on London's south bank, where the towers act as a long wall isolating the population behind them. Also obsuring the view as well. Having them off the docks and gradually rising as they built inland is the way.
Concentrating the dock population tight up against the quays gives density and vibrancy that would entail a Merseyrail station and a tram system around the docks and city centre if need be. Or better still a Dockland Light Rail system, which most is actually elevated like the Overhead, which can run onto the Merseyrail network giving greater flexibility.
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Between all this can be places of attraction and leisure.
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