By taking 5 minutes to speak up in support of the A560 proposals, we can ensure improvements go ahead
Category: Consultation
Seize the opportunity to have your say and make sure proposed improvements go ahead in Wythenshawe, Manchester
Manchester City Council recently launched a consultation to gather views on proposals to transform Oldham Road for people using the Bee Network, whether taking the bus, walking, wheeling or cycling. You can have your say via the council website – it’ll take a few minutes. Now is our chance to bake in huge health benefits […]
Why the Carrington Relief Road undermines Greater Manchester’s sustainable transport goals
Last year, Greater Manchester committed to a Vision Zero approach: a strategy to eliminate road death and serious injury by 2040 by taking a more systematic approach to tackling road danger. A consultation on the draft action plan closes on 27th June and we need you to fill it in. Too many people are killed […]
Since 31 May 2022, local authorities in England outside of London have been able to apply to the Secretary of State for new powers to enforce ‘moving traffic offences’. This means they can be granted powers that have previously been held only by the police and will be able to issue fines to drivers for […]
Southeast Manchester community group Streets for People has published its response to the proposed permanent neighbourhood improvement scheme measures revealed by Manchester City Council (MCC) in December 2021. The group’s helpful guide assesses each subsection of the scheme boundary and offers considerations of what’s good, what needs to be tweaked, and what’s missing with the […]
The Heaton Chapel Active Neighbourhood is coming into the final weeks of its three-month trial period and the benefits of speed reduction, safer streets for walking and cycling, and greater accessibility have been experienced by many residents of the area. Outdated and illegal barriers such as kissing gates have been removed from access points to […]
Walk Ride GM response to the Fallowfield loop & Yellow Brick Road consultation The Fallowfield Loop / Yellow Brick Road is a peaceful, linear, traffic-free seven-mile green oasis that connects Chorlton, Fallowfield, Levenshulme, Reddish, Gorton and Openshaw, one of Manchester’s most useful active travel assets. The Bee Network, initiated by Andy Burnham and Chris Boardman […]
The deadline for responses to the consultation on pavement parking in England is fast approaching. (11.59pm, Sunday 22 November 2020). COMPLETE THE CONSULTATION HERE Please do send in your comments to support for a ban on vehicles parking on footways, as we won’t get anther chance any time soon. Scotland has a ban. London has […]
Manchester City Council is to be congratulated for its draft City Centre Transport Strategy  – which is open for comment until Wed 4 Nov and you feedback here. Walk Ride GM is broadly very supportive of the principles and proposals – but we urge a more detailed timeline that brings key proposals forward and commits […]
Two public consultations were launched this week for schemes that have the potential to improve the active travel network in Greater Manchester. Monton Village Filtered Neighbourhood and the Fallowfield Loop are the latest locations in the region to be opened for comments from the community. Fallowfield Loop The 14km Fallowfield Loop route was awarded £4.9m […]