Cycling summary of TfGM’s latest consultations
A summary of the details and documents available for the TfGM Bus Priority consultations.
Forward thinking in Wigan for active travel
Wigan Council plans to enable active travel and to lower speed limits in the town of Leigh.
Lancashire takes an innovative approach to speed limit enforcement
To tackle the problem of speeding, Lancashire County Council has taken the unusual step of involving school children in the re-education of law-breaking motorists.
How Poynton tamed its traffic with ‘shared space’
A discussion of a ‘shared space’ street design in Poynton, Cheshire. Authorised aggression at traffic lights and how Poynton tamed its traffic.
Trafford shows where there’s a will there’s a Way
When it comes to creating routes for leisure cycling, ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way’ – as shown by the project to resurface the Bridgewater Canal towpath between Altrincham and Trafford Park.
GMCC AGM Monday 11th Feb from 7pm
Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign’s AGM will be held on Monday evening, 11/2/2013, at the Friends Meeting House, Manchester, followed by our usual monthly meeting. Our AGM will commence at 7pm, with refreshments served from 6.30pm. From 9pm we’ll head to The Waterhouse on Princess Street for a drink. All are welcome, members and non-members alike.
£10million for cycling in Manchester ?
There’s no guarantee we’ll get an extra penny at this stage, but this morning Transport Minister Norman Baker said: “up to 3 cities will benefit from a fund of up to £30 million to make cycling easier and safer for people in urban areas”, and Manchester is one of the eligible cities. The full press […]
APPCG’s “Get Britain Cycling” inquiry starts
“We couldn’t have wished for a more illuminating start to our Get Britain Cycling inquiry…” Ian Austin MP said when summing up the first session of the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group’s Get Britain Cycling inquiry. The full text of the APPCG press release is below… Political leadership is needed to ‘Get Britain Cycling’ Leadership from the top […]
Cycling safer than driving for young men
A study by researchers from University College London has found that cycling is safer than driving for young males, with 17 to 20 year old drivers facing almost five times greater risk per hour than cyclists of the same age. Researchers used hospital admissions data over a two-year period and National Travel Survey data in […]
Olympic success gets Brits on their bikes
A new national poll has found that more than half the country has been inspired to get on their bikes following the success of the British Olympic Cycling team. Research by the London School of Economics has also revealed a new attitude to cycling among Britons, with more taking part in mass bike rides, going […]
