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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...
Greater Manchester cycle hire programme launches new, cheaper way to pay with ‘minute bundles’

Greater Manchester cycle hire programme launches new, cheaper way to pay with ‘minute bundles’

by Nikki Brown | Feb 3, 2023 | Transport

Greater Manchester’s cycle hire scheme users can now pay for their journeys before they hop into the saddle, saving them money. A new and convenient way to pay – ‘minute bundles’ – will now be available to riders through the Beryl app. Minute bundles will allow users...

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

New bike libraries boosting access to cycles in local communities across Greater Manchester

New bike libraries boosting access to cycles in local communities across Greater Manchester

by Nikki Brown | Nov 17, 2022 | Transport

A new scheme that provides bikes to local communities has launched across Greater Manchester, following a £145,000 investment from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). Bike libraries allow people to borrow a bike flexibly, to use it when it suits them and without...
Salford extends Lime e-scooter trial to encourage sustainable travel

Salford extends Lime e-scooter trial to encourage sustainable travel

by Nikki Brown | Nov 14, 2022 | Transport

The government-approved e-scooter trial scheme across Salford will continue to operate until at least May 2024, after Salford City Council opted to extend the trial. The scheme, which is operated by leading ride-sharing firm Lime, was launched in October 2020 and...
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