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Manchester City Centre Speed Limit to Drop to 20mph to make Walking and Cycling Safer

Manchester City Centre Speed Limit to Drop to 20mph to make Walking and Cycling Safer

by Nikki Brown | Feb 15, 2023 | Transport

The default speed limit on roads in Manchester is set to be reduced to 20mph in a bid to make walking and cycling safer in the city. Manchester city council’s new active travel strategy also aims to cut 40mph speed limits to 30mph by 2028. Manchester City Centre has...
Dame Sarah Storey opens new ‘cycle stores’ at Tameside primary schools

Dame Sarah Storey opens new ‘cycle stores’ at Tameside primary schools

by Nikki Brown | Feb 2, 2023 | Transport

New ‘cycle stores’ which will enable Tameside children to ride their bikes to school and store them safely have been officially opened by Active Travel Commissioner, Dame Sarah Storey. Arlies Primary School and Silver Springs Primary Academy in Stalybridge are the...
First look at plans for Manchester’s newest green space on a former shopping centre site

First look at plans for Manchester’s newest green space on a former shopping centre site

by Nikki Brown | Jan 5, 2023 | Natural Environment

New images reveal how a new proposed green space at Manchester’s Central Retail Park will look once it has been completed. Recently, the council unveiled its ambitions to transform the dilapidated ex-shopping centre, on Great Ancoats Street, into a huge new...

Greater Manchester to receive £3.4m of government active travel funding

Active Travel Commissioner unveils refreshed priorities to ensure all residents in Greater Manchester can benefit from walking, wheeling and cycling

Active Travel Commissioner unveils refreshed priorities to ensure all residents in Greater Manchester can benefit from walking, wheeling and cycling

by Nikki Brown | Nov 2, 2022 | Transport

Greater Manchester’s Active Travel Commissioner, Dame Sarah Storey, has unveiled a refreshed active travel mission for the city-region focusing on accessibility, behaviour change and clear communications. The updated policy sets out Dame Sarah’s priorities and...
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