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The Buzz
The Buzz is up and running! Meet the team behind Walk Ride GM’s new flagship travel to school project: The Buzz! We’ve been really busy since launching our new walking and bike bus project across Manchester and Trafford. After researching schemes from across the UK to shape our approach, we’ve been engaging with local schools […]
Walk Ride Greater Manchester believes everyone in our city-region should have the freedom to travel actively on streets designed for people. For the 2026 local elections, we are inviting candidates to commit to five pledges to help make this a reality: Selfish and antisocial parking has long been a blight on our neighbourhoods, reducing the […]
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 […]
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. […]
– 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 […]
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Meeting the RNIB
Harry & Will from Walk Ride visited Chorlton with representatives from RNIB, to learn about the lived experience of visually impaired people using new infrastructure We met outside the Royal Oak in Chorlton, next to one of Manchester’s newest CYCLOPS (Cycle Optimised Protected Signals) junctions. Terri and Erik from RNIB, both of whom have a […]
It’s election season once again, and this time we are looking at the choices of candidates standing for election as MP in the Greater Manchester region on 4 July. Walk Ride GM groups have prepared the following questions and sent them to all candidates across Greater Manchester. We will add their replies to this page […]
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 […]
How it works and what to do about it This guide explains how active travel is governed in Greater Manchester, so you can contact authorities with knowledge and confidence in what you’re saying. We’ll update it from time to time – if you spot any mistakes, omissions, or have any questions, please leave a comment […]
To finish off 2023 with a bit of cheer, we asked members on our Discord server to vote for the GM borough they think delivered best for pedestrians and cyclists over the year. Congratulations to Trafford council Receiving a full 50% of all votes cast, our campaigners praised Trafford for their rapid delivery of quality […]
January 2024 saw the launch of the highly anticipated draft Vision Zero Strategy: Reducing Road Danger in Greater Manchester. Its ambition is for Greater Manchester to have zero fatalities and life changing injuries on our roads by 2040 whilst increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. I am supporting the Vision Zero aspiration for Greater […]