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“We Just Held Our First Play Street – Here’s What Made It a Success”

Post author By Ian Pennington
Post date 29/08/2020
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Words by Jack Hunter (Walk Ride Whalley Range) Last Sunday, residents of York Avenue, in Whalley Range, held our first play street. With permission from the council, and help from Walk Ride Whalley Range, we closed our road to through traffic for an afternoon. Residents’ cars were still able to come and go, and the […]

Tags active neighbourhoods, better places, community projects, covid-19 safe streets, first play street, low-traffic neighbourhoods, manchester play streets, play streets, play streets advice, reclaim the street, safestreetssavelives

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Why Prioritise Active Travel? The Social Justice Reasons

Post author By Ian Pennington
Post date 19/07/2020
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Social justice issues lie at the heart of our campaigns to create healthy streets, and this is even more stark during the COVID-19. Chris Boardman, the Cycling and Walking Commissioner for Greater Manchester, reiterated this during an interview with Radio 4’s World at One in July 2020: “The most important point that isn’t getting across […]

Tags commuting by bike, cycle lanes, health inequalities, pop-up travel lanes, protect our nhs, safestreetssavelives, social justice, travel heroes