You’re not blocking the traffic.You are the traffic!
Chris, a long time GMCC member works out in Sri Lanka over Christmas in Matara on the southern tip of the island following a 2004 e.arthquake.
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Traffic calming – GMCC’s stand vindicated
The Observer (6/11/05, PAGE 13) contained an article entitled ‘Mind games force drivers to slow down’. A four year study by the Transport Research Laboratory found that many optical tricks were successful in slowing speeds. Focus groups showed psychological measures such as painting the road different colours, taking out white lines or planting things in […]
September 2005 newsletter
September 2005 newsletter (PDF) £10,000 Community Network cycling project vanishes without report Recycling in levenshulme Latest Department for Transport statisitics Is GMCC a (Public) Liability? Bikes, buses, trains & trams Velodrome cuts bike parking Whatever happened to the Greater Manchester Cycle Parking Standards? On Your Bike– with a little help from the National Health Platt […]
June 2005 newsletter
June 2005 newsletter (PDF) Commissioner Begg calls for Expansion of Congestion Charging Transport Minister, battered by Bikers, banished by Blair Sustrans rangers mobilise in Manchester Cycling on t’internet across Greater Manchester Cycling – the political game Cycling for fun
Cycle Carriage on the Metrolink
View the 2002 GMCC report arguing the case for bicycles to be carried on the Manchester Metrolink tram system.
Spring 2004 newsletter
2004 Spring newsletter (PDF) Headlines: Transport Czar Elected President of Greater manchester Cyclists Alien (Bike Racks) Spotted in Sale On Your Bikes UNISON Safe Routes to Schools Champion Faces Sack Don’t Turn Young Cyclists Into Young Offenders Manchester Council Shamed For Blocking Bike Lanes – During Council Meeting Saddle Bag My Law For Today Manchester’s […]
Winter 2003 newsletter
Winter 2003 Newsletter (PDF) On Your Bike, Bradley! Loop MP backs compulsory helmets Tameside Forum gears up Cyclist use is going up, says Sustrans Using mobile phones whilst driving becomes an offence Think locally, Act regionally….. view from Steve Essex North West leads way in regional benchmarking introduced by the CTC Salford launches its local […]
Repairs at last for the TPT in Sale
Years of campaigning by GMCC activist Paul Thomson have finally paid off now that Trafford Council have started vital maintenance work on the neglected Kickety Brook section of the Trans-Pennine Trail. The Sale and Urmston Messanger reported Paul’s successs. Click here to read the full article.
It beats the car
It’s quicker by bike – and that’s official. A series of rush-hour races between city centre cyclist and motorists this week saw pedal pushers first across the finishing line every time
