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Cycle and walking grants now available to community groups across Greater Manchester

Cycle and walking grants now available to community groups across Greater Manchester

by Nikki Brown | Feb 15, 2023 | Transport

Community organisations across Greater Manchester can now apply for an exciting initiative to help inspire more people to walk, cycle or wheel in their area. ‘Cycle and Stride for Active Lives’ is a Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) community resource that aims...
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...
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...
Bury opens first ‘School Street’ to encourage children to walk or cycle

Bury opens first ‘School Street’ to encourage children to walk or cycle

by Nikki Brown | Jan 23, 2023 | Sustainable Living, Transport

Bury’s first ‘School Street’ has opened to help keep pupils safe and encourage them to walk or cycle to school. A traffic-free environment now exists outside Guardian Angels Primary School during peak times in the morning and afternoon.  The initiative is a...
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