Moving Up North

The northern perspective on walking, wheeling and cycling. 

Harry and Will digest each month’s policy and delivery news into a friendly, easily accessible round-up.

Walk Ride GM campaigns to make walking, wheeling and cycling the natural choice for journeys across Greater Manchester.  We’ve created a podcast to explore in more detail how the work we do as a campaign group affects the changes you’re seeing in active travel infrastructure across the city. Harry Gray and Will York are both members of the Walk Ride GM Steering Group..

Episode List

• The Budget, Stretford Regeneration and Walk Ride GM Awards
  30/10/2024 by Walk Ride GM
  Harry and Will discuss the budget and how it effects active travel spending in Greater Manchester and beyond. We also discuss the new regeneration project in Stretford on Kingsway, our recent policy conference with the University of Manchester and Salford and our annual Walk Ride GM Active Travel awards. 
• How to campaign effectively, Louise Haigh on Streets Ahead and our trip to Oldham
  09/09/2024 by Walk Ride GM
  Harry and Will discuss how Walk Ride GM effectively campaigns when trying to balance the role of 'Critical Friend' as well as our infrastructure visit to Oldham, with the good and bad experiences we faced on our journey there. We also discuss the Louise Haigh interview with the Streets Ahead podcast 
• A New Government & GM Roundup
  27/07/2024 by Walk Ride GM
  Harry and Will discuss how the change in government will effect how Active Travel is funded in Greater Manchester going forward, as well as a roundup of the latest news from across the 10 boroughs.