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Any new cycling infrastructure must be of the highest possible quality to ensure people of all ages and abilities are able to cycle in safety. The Oxford Road corridor is Manchester’s busiest cycling route so it deserves a flagship scheme with dedicated cycleways that minimise conflict with pedestrians and motorised traffic. Manchester Cycle Forum was […]
July 3rd, 2016 | Filed under Cycling Infrastructure,Get behind campaigns,Manchester | Read More »
Proposals to change – and water down – the designs for Oxford Road’s cycleways were presented to Manchester City Council’s Cycle Forum on Tuesday 28th June 2016. Instead of providing protected cycleways throughout, TfGM and MCC are now considering designs that would make the cycling route less safe and attractive at three locations: near the Palace […]
July 3rd, 2016 | Filed under Cycling Infrastructure,Get behind campaigns,Manchester,Proposed Routes | Read More »
GMCC’s social rides are on the penultimate Thursday of each month during summertime. Cycle on quiet routes from Manchester city centre
March 31st, 2016 | Filed under General Cycle Routes,GMCC News,Local Information,Shorter Rides,Social Events,Starter Rides | Read More »
MPs are called to debate “Government investment in cycling” – will yours be attending? This Wednesday (3rd February) from 4.30pm your MP will have the opportunity to participate in a ‘Government investment in cycling’ debate at Westminster Hall, proposed by Bolton West MP Chris Green. Please use one of the links below to urge your MP to attend […]
January 31st, 2016 | Filed under Funding For Cycling,Get behind campaigns,National Cycling News | Read More »
We’ve submitted a formal response to Transport for Greater Manchester’s 2040 Vision consultation. It highlights our vision for 2040, with the headline: “By 2040 no parent will be afraid to allow their 8-year-old child to cycle to school unaccompanied” You may read our response below or download it here (1MB PDF)
October 5th, 2015 | Filed under Campaigning News,GMCC News,Local Information,Policies & Strategies | Read More »
GMCC holds monthly social bike rides during summertime, usually on the penultimate Thursday of the month. The rides go from Manchester city centre to various destinations around Greater Manchester. Discover pleasant, low traffic routes out of the city, and visit places with scenic, cultural and historical interest. The rides always call at a café, pub […]
March 31st, 2015 | Filed under GMCC News,Local Information,Shorter Rides,Social Events,Starter Rides | Read More »
On Friday 27th February 2015, Manchester City Council announced their public consultation for the Rusholme section of the Wilmslow Road Cycleway, commonly known as “The Curry Mile”. GMCC made an initial response, encouraged people to support the scheme, and provided a simple template-based response system – thanks to all of you who used it to support […]
March 27th, 2015 | Filed under Cycling Infrastructure,Local Cycling News,Manchester,Proposed Routes | Read More »
A collection of recent consultation information and GMCC’s responses…
March 20th, 2015 | Filed under Cycling Infrastructure,GMCC News | Read More »
Please take a moment to support the plans, we’ve created a simple template-based response system here. Manchester City Council have presented their plans for new cycling provision on the “Curry Mile” section of Wilmslow Road in Rusholme. They include by-passed bus-stops, cycle lanes relocated to the other side of on-street parking bays, a cycle-bypass for one set of […]
March 10th, 2015 | Filed under Cycling Infrastructure,Get behind campaigns,Local Cycling News | Read More »
On Friday 13th February 2015 a group of around 50 people assembled to hold a vigil in memory of Artur Piotr Ruszel, who was killed whilst cycling on 13th January. The vigil was held close to the spot on Upper Brook Street where Mr. Ruszel was involved in a collision with a car. He died […]
February 22nd, 2015 | Filed under Campaign Events,Get behind campaigns,GMCC News,Manchester,Road Justice,Vision Zero | Read More »