Labour conference #space4cycling ride 22/9/14
Ride with us to show your support and demand commitments
#space4cycling ?
Whilst browsing through my twitter feed one afternoon I had something of a moment of clarity. Clarity is a rare thing to me so I decided to pay attention to it. Cycle lanes should be 2m wide. ‘How wide?’, yes, that’s the recommended width that we hardly ever get to see. Instead we get a […]
Oldham Cycling Forum Wed 17/9/2014 6pm
Oldham Council cycling forum, Wednesday 17th September from 6pm
Stockport CUG – Town Centre Access Package
Lots of plans released, public consultation until October 17th
Manchester Cycle Forum Tuesday 9th Sept
Manchester Cycle Forum Date: 9th September 2014 Time: 17:30 – 19:30 Venue: The Town Hall, Committee Room 4 – Please use the Lloyd Street entrance. Directions: www.manchester.gov.uk/a_to_z/service/1422/town_hall-directions Background: www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200102/cycling_and_walking/732/cycling_in_manchester/2 Agenda 1. Welcome and Introductions (5 Minutes) 2. Minutes and matters arising from previous meetings (5 Minutes) 3. Purpose of the meeting- ‘A voice for everyone’ (10 […]
Summary of Cycling Research from 2 MCC wards
Making cities easier places to travel around by bike has many benefits: reduced traffic congestion, air pollution and greenhouse gases, as well as improved health and welfare. Whilst this is increasingly recognised within government, widespread social and environmental change to increase the number of cyclists has not been so readily forthcoming. Currently, cycling in the […]
A future cycle map for Greater Manchester
Proposal to create a schematic, strategic cycle route map for Greater Manchester. I’ve been a GMCC member for quite a short time (since October 2013), however at monthly meetings there was something which kept cropping up in different discussions; here, there and everywhere. A strategic map of cycle routes across Greater Manchester. At June’s GMCC […]
Seville – a tenfold increase in cycling in a decade
GMCC member David Butler reports from Seville… Seville is ranked as the fourth most cycle friendly city in the world by the Copenhagenize index. Not because of the proportion of trips made by bike – it still falls way below many Northern European cities in that respect – but because of the rapid growth in cycle […]
Response to ManchesterCC LSTF consultation
GMCC response to “Local Sustainable Transport Fund Manchester Cycle Access to Regional Centre” consultation. Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation. General Points: Manchester City Centre is still a long way off anything that could be considered cycle friendly. It fails the 8 to 80 test; Would you let your […]
Space for Cycling #BigRide 17th May 2pm
Ride with us to show your support and ask your Council to provide safe Space for Cycling! Meet by the lake in Platt Fields from 1pm, we’ll depart at 2pm on this route: plotaroute.com/map/2260. We’ll ride together at a gentle pace into central Manchester, finishing near Albert Square. This time there’s no party conference in town, so no police escort […]
