Walk Ride GMDear Cllr Bev Craig, We wanted to write to you today, in the wake of what can only be described as a remarkable set of election results for Manchester. The Green wave seen across the city is indicative of something we have felt during our campaign work when engaging with communities on School Streets, pavement […]
Walk Ride GM has launched an ambitious new pilot project to establish the UK’s first coordinated network of walking and cycling buses for school travel. The project will test a scalable model for helping more children travel to school actively, safely and sustainably. The pilot will initially focus on Manchester and Trafford, working with local […]
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) is a harmful pollutant formed mainly from the burning of fossil fuels in vehicles and industrial processes. It can harm our lungs through inflaming airways and worsen respiratory conditions such as asthma. The ten district councils that represent the Greater Manchester Combined Authority are directed by the government to reduce roadside levels […]
Walk Ride GM is horrified by the news of a hate crime against Klaudia Mitura on the Ashton Canal. There is no excuse for violence, including this example of male violence against women. Incidents like this are made more likely by a widespread press and media bias against cyclists. Language inciting hate and violence towards […]
Currently, many of Greater Manchester’s designated walking, wheeling and cycling routes are off-road, through parks or diverted along dark, quiet streets with limited passive surveillance. These routes are often indirect, causing inconvenience for people making sustainable travel choices, increasing the distance and time to get from A to B, compared to using a direct route. […]
Here at Walk Ride GM, we’re big fans of e-scooters and their potentially game-changing benefits for our region’s towns and cities. For the last five years, Lime have been operating their e-scooter hire scheme in Salford. Comprehensive studies show us evidence that this has been a great success. Results from the University of Salford’s surveys, […]
Walk Ride GM accepted an invitation to share our experiences as part of the featured panel of Merseyside Cycling Campaign’s Summit and AGM on 17 May 2025. Following on from a few words by fellow panellists Dr Kay Inckle (Wheels for Wellbeing), Ed Gommon (Zero Carbon Liverpool), and Simon O’Brien (Liverpool City Region’s Cycling Commissioner), […]
Walk Ride GM has today invited the independent MP for Gorton and Denton, Andrew Gwynne, to join a cycle ride around his constituency. The invitation states: Dear Mr Gwynne, We were concerned to read your comments about your constituent’s pleas for a safer network for cycling. We are a Greater Manchester-wide campaigning organisation with supporters […]
This week, the region’s active transport community came together in Levenshulme to celebrate an impactful year of making Greater Manchester a safer city for all to travel. Despite the dark winter night, it was standing room only at Station South as nominees and activists came together to reflect on all the progress made through 2024 […]
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 you want to see a greater shift to walking, wheeling or cycling across Greater Manchester?– Do you wish to get more involved in actively making change?– Do you want to be part of a group of like minds?– Do you have connections and skills that you would like to use to help make […]
and other antisocial parking / stopping / unloading Background One of the most common complaints of our members is motor vehicles taking up even more of our public space by parking on pavements and cycle lanes. It’s become an everyday occurrence to see parked cars completely obstructing access, forcing pedestrians to step into the road […]