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Want to know more about Active Travel Policy in Greater Manchester?
We wrote an 'idiots guide' to policymaking
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Pedestrian Deaths 2013-2022
99% of deaths are caused by people driving motor vehicles
The government turning on cyclists is a distraction from their failure to save pedestrian lives over the last decade
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THE LARGEST UK KIDICAL MASS EVER
WOW that was absolutely incredible
The message is clear - families want safer streets to cycle in Greater Manchester
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A father and son cycling to Manchester on protected cycle lanes
Something unimaginable only years ago
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How exactly is a disabled person supposed to access this bridge in Radcliffe?
@BuryCouncil
Absolutely shocking breach of the Equalites Act.
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Trying to arrive by bike to a meeting at Beehive Mill, Ancoats.
Not everyone has the ability to lift their cycle off the ground.
@urban_splash
@TomBloxhamMBE
this is your building - what can be done to make cycle parking more accessible?
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NEW: Manchester has just released its new city centre strategy! Remove thru-traffic, fully pedestrianise Deansgate & other areas, create a triangle of proper cycle routes, remove bus terminuses incl from Picc Gardens, make Picc station a real gateway....
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This is everything that is wrong with modern Manchester
Public space owned by the people being used to sell grotesque SUVs
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Still can't get over how many families came out today for
@Kidicalmassmcr
Hundreds of people demanding change happens now! 🚴
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Tired of pollution and traffic on the school run?
In Manchester we have found another way 🚴♂️🛴🚶♀️
Good morning from Institute Road, the Kings Heath M25.
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Depressing drop in number of cyclists braving UK roads - particularly women - and the Sunday Times frames it as a victory for drivers in their “long running battle with cyclists”. 🙄
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BREAKING
@AndyBurnhamGM
, pending re-election, has tonight announced the rollout of 100 permanent school streets across Greater Manchester by the end of 2028
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DEANSGATE IS GETTING CYCLE LANES THIS MONTH
Road closures will start on the 30th April until December
This is the missing link that will unlock a continuous cycle route from Manchester city centre to Chorlton
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Your reminder that without 'Bus Stop Bypasses' there is no safe cycling infrastructure
With no safe cycling infrastructure, cyclists will continue to use the pavement - creating even more danger for visually impaired pedestrians
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Another CYCLOPS opens in Manchester!
Sandy Lane is the final junction of the Chorlton Cycleway
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Today
@TraffordCouncil
passed a motion to ban obstructive pavement parking in the borough
Great to see cross party agreement of this issue
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Manchester's ban on pavement parking can't come soon enough
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HAPPY DANCE:
@ManCityCouncil
and
@AngelikiStg
say they are ready to pedestrianise part of Deansgate as long as they can re-route the buses. Woo! This is excellent news - kudos to
@XR_MCR
for showing them how it can be done
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Salford to make all inner ring road streets 20mph
A huge step forward towards a safer, quieter and more liveable city
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A local campaign in
@WalkRideStocky
has resulted in the restoration of St Peters Square for pedestrians
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Signage like this blames pedestrians for a problem solely created by road violence and inadequate junction design
We are really disappointed councils and
@OfficialTfGM
have allowed such poor public messaging to be displayed
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In the time between this headline being printed and now 5 people have been killed on our roads by drivers
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Another two CYCLOPS junctions finished in Manchester and Trafford!
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Look what we found! An alternative vision of Great Ancoats Street. Presented at Mipim 2017 by
@civicengineers
to a panel on Delivering Healthy Cities. Eamonn Boylan, chief exec of
@greatermcr
was on the panel. Doesn’t it look nice
@SirRichardLeese
@AngelikiStg
@Chris_Boardman
?
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Amazing turn out for the Safer Streets protest ride today in Withington!
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Cyclists kill 1/2 people a year
Drivers kill 5 people a DAY
'People are surprised to know that cycling is a lawless activity when it comes to the Road Traffic Act'
Families of victims of speeding cyclists demand action for a 'dangerous cycling' law.
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"Restrict the number of hours a day that car traffic is banned from bus lanes"
If this goes ahead then it will spell the end of the
@BeeNetwork
@AndyBurnhamGM
must fight against this attack on sustainable travel.
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Congratulations to all pro active travel candidates who won in the local elections!
Want to see what can be delivered in your ward?
We offer tours of existing infrastructure so Cllrs to familiarise themselves with what can be done
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MAKE 🚌 ALL 🚌 BUS 🚌 LANES 🚌 24h
If a road isn't busy, cars don't need to use the bus lane.
If it is busy, bus passengers deserve priority.
At all times, bus lanes provide a less dangerous space for cyclists (albeit less safe and less inclusive than segregated cycle tracks)
@MartinH51368406
@WalkRideGM
A question that was asked in the consultation. We're struggling to see the sense in a part-time bus lane when general motor traffic doesn't need access to two lanes outside peak hours. And if it does, then so do the buses.
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Stockport Council pretend they can't build cycle lanes on the A6
Unfortunately for them, we already have the drawings to show it's possible!
🔊 We are consulting on plans for the A6 corridor from the boundary with Manchester to the town centre.
Have your say here:
Two more drop-ins will take place - the next one is today, Wednesday, from 2pm until 8pm at Heaton Sports Club, Green Lane.
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Can you honestly say 5 years later that this scheme had delivered for the people of Manchester?
Stevenson Square is finally finished
What are your thoughts?
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If you're wondering why we need School Streets then look no further than this video
This could have been your kids school.
Ask your local councillor if they'll install a School Street to protect your child
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Great to see opening of UK’s 1st ‘Cyclops’ walking & cycling junction - in Manchester, & more coming in GM via
#BeeNetwork
(more here ) 👀 Thanks to highways team
@ManCityCouncil
&
@AngelikiStg
who are speeding up rest of this route & £79m of other plans 👍
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We're asking for an urgent review into the
#BeeNetwork
cycle hire scheme by
@AndyBurnhamGM
@OfficialTfGM
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Hey
@bevcraig
Can we have a city centre car free Sunday - so kids can roam free on their bikes more often?
Let us know how we can make this possible!
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We just visited Ghent, a city that has almost entirely managed to remove city centre traffic with a circulation plan
Will Manchester - the city that does things differently - be as bold as Ghent?
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Cycling in Manchester is booming as one million journey record is smashed one month early
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42% increase in road deaths in GM this year - 6 people killed cycling, including a 6-yr-old boy; 16 pedestrians killed, among them an 8-yr-old boy. Stark reminder of the need to make our streets safer & put people before cars
@AndyBurnhamGM
@chris_boardman
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Manchester Piccadilly have today released an updated render for a potential underground HS2 station
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We are looking for a cyclist to crash into this bollard for a campaign video.
Please DM us if interested!
Manchester really is taking 'we do things differently here' to new levels
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Stockport Council literally did this for the A6
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Just over a week until hundreds of kids take over the streets of Manchester for Kidical Mass
Please share this video so other kids can join the ride
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We are calling for an urgent review into
@BerylBikes
operations as part of the Bee Network with
@OfficialTfGM
,
@AndyBurnhamGM
The Bee Network cannot continue sustainability without a workable cycle hire scheme
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Why do people think it's acceptable to drive their cars across pedestrian crossings like this?
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Shut? Last time we checked the street was open to kids and parents cycling, walking and scooting to school! 🧑🦽🚴🛴🚶
"Neighbourhood reacts as council shuts streets around primary school"
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If
@Chris_Boardman
gets his way, Greater Manchester will get 20,000 “implied” zebra crossings to help pedestrians cross side roads. These cost £300 but are currently illegal in the uk. From today’s
@thesundaytimes
@DavidCollinsST
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We attended the consultation for Stevenson Square back in 2019
Four years on and it beggars belief that this is the final product from that process
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Leaders if you are reading this then here's three words
Ban
Pavement
Parking
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Why can't we have this in Manchester
@AndyBurnhamGM
?
Everything changes in January - Edinburgh will be the first in Scotland to enforce the ban. 👍
No street in Edinburgh will be exempt. 👍
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The
@BeeNetwork
is growing! 🚲🐝
We took our city leaders from
@ManCityCouncil
&
@TraffordCouncil
on a ride to show how far the network has come over the last few years
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One of Manchester's most historic sites has been reduced to a free car park
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Good evening Manchester
Your reminder there is no traffic in the cities cycle lanes today! 🚴♂️🐝
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The A6 from Stockport to Manchester should have protected cycle lanes
🔊 The council has launched a consultation on improving journeys on the A6 corridor from the Manchester boundary to Stockport Town Centre.
A larger map can be found on our consultation site.
Have your say on the proposals:
cc
@BeeNetwork
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Manchester city center has a long way to go as a pedestrian first destination
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Someone on Manchester Reddit said they sold their car because of the Chorlton Cycleway
This is what we mean by modal shift!
@bevcraig
@AndyBurnhamGM
@DameSarahStorey
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Watch this space
We are working on a campaign to highlight how the cycle lane has transformed the lives local people of Castleton
Castleton is facing dire consequences from
@AndyBurnhamGM
cycle lanes.
No one wanted it. No one wants it.
No one uses it.
Vote for someone who is on your side.
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NEW: We got the first proper feel for
@activetraveleng
today - new commissioner
@Chris_Boardman
+ head of inspection
@bricycle
addressing
@allpartycycling
webinar. 👏👏👏
Here’s what we learnt incl. that a poss. pavement parking ban currently 'very live'.. Read on for thread 1/
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Brilliant to see live bus tracking starting to appear on the
@BeeNetwork
& other travel apps
Rolling this out across GM will help people choose to walk to the bus stop, confident of timings
Reliable public transport goes hand in hand with active travel 🚶 🦽 🚲 🚌 🚃
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Today the pavement parking ban starts in Edinburgh!
In Manchester, politicians still say such a policy would be impossible!
Motorists in Edinburgh face a £100 fine for parking on pavements, as the city becomes the first in Scotland to implement the ban.
Jon had more details on
#BBCBreakfast
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"An advanced city is not one where poor people drive cars, but where rich people take public transportation"
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A cycle route enjoyed by families with kids on a bank holiday Monday
What would possess someone to do this?
Grim. Just picked these up from fallowfield loop. Spread all over. Luckily I missed them with the little one. But all ages enjoying this morning. Sad.
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Today was fun - but it's not just a ride in the sun. 🌞 🚴
We ride for safer streets and safer travel to school.
We ride for change.
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We held a minutes silence in memory of Nawaf and all those who have lost their lives on Manchester's roads
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NEWS:
@ManCityCouncil
announce that phase 1 of
#Levenshulme
active neighbourhood trial is to be made permanent - with 2 minor tweaks.
Also reveal the scheme is supported by the large majority of residents (70% of almost 1k respondents saying was good for area)
@s4plb
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STATEMENT: We call for reform of transport in GM following news of
@Chris_Boardman
exit. We urge
@AndyBurnhamGM
to appoint new Transport Commissioner with new powers to kickstart
#BeeNetwork
progress, incl taking direct control of
@OfficialTfGM
In full👇
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You can see the incredible impact the Bee Network is already having in Salford!
@DameSarahStorey
@AndyBurnhamGM
Incredible transformation of Trafford Road in Salford.
2020 2022
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@dgrievo
@urban_splash
@TomBloxhamMBE
I assume you are tall, able bodied and in good physical conditon
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Is there anything better than a cyclops junction in full flow!
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We know
@MayorofGM
has a lot on his plate right now & is down a Transport Commissioner - but his ill-judged & sadly ill-informed comments on the new Highway Code on
@BBCRadioManc
today - incl. suggesting the changes are paused - show why he needs a right-hand replacement ASAP..
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We have submitted a bid to
@ManCityCouncil
to close a section of Deansgate on Friday 13th September to let the people take over. Expect greenery, deck chairs, a bike lane, science experiments, children doing their Daily Mile & much more if we get the go ahead cc:
@Chris_Boardman
🔻 As part of
#CleanAirDay
, we’ve announced London’s biggest ever Car Free Day celebration on 22 September.
🔻 We’re hoping to get people walking, cycling and exploring their city
#CarFreeDay
🔻
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If we can spontaneously close
#Deansgate
for a day to permit a parade of sporting champions, then surely we can do so permanently to enable our citizens to saunter along this key boulevard every day. Let's make that happen!
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The private sector can see a gap in the market
Last mile cycle delivery is taking off in Manchester
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Surely you’re not really planning on remodelling one of Manchester’s busiest streets with no protected cycle lanes
@ManCityCouncil
? We applaud the pedestrian crossings but what about bikes?
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The people have spoken with their feet
Politicians need to listen and deliver safer streets for everyone
We need more funding for active travel!
@AndyBurnhamGM
@DameSarahStorey
@salford_mayor
@TomWRoss
@bevcraig
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Absolutely shocking news today that a teenager has been killed by a driver just off Deansgate.
We need safer roads in Manchester City Centre, it is absolutely unacceptable this could happen in our city.
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We cannot stand by whilst cyclists in Salford are killed in cold blood because of road violence
@AndyBurnhamGM
@salford_mayor
@DameSarahStorey
#APPEAL
| Officers investigating a fatal collision whereby a cyclist lost their life in Pendleton yesterday (Thursday 16 May 2024) are appealing for information.
A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.
Read more:
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The concrete block plague continues to spread across Manchester
Now Piccadilly Station is covered with them
Why can't we use bollards to retain peak pedestrian flows?
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To all Greater Manchester councils
We have mapped every single illegal barrier across the city region
With this tool you can identify barriers for removal
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Serious questions need to be asked about
@gmpolice
strategy on reducing road crime with messages like this
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Wow! Check out new, ambitious active travel plan for Manchester:
✅reduce speed limits
✅school street every ward
✅reallocate road space away from vehicles
✅pilot pavement parking bans
✅remove inaccessible barriers
✅lockable on-street bike stores
Read on for more !🧵/
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Now we have seen the final plans, it can be said that Manchester will have the longest and safest Dutch style cycle route in the UK - what an achievement!
Now let's get building this across the entire city and see the transformation in how people travel 🚴
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Bike stands belong in the road!
Changing cities takes a dash of engineering and a dollop of political will.
Lovely seeing this new facility in
@hackneycouncil
😍🚲
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@Kidicalmassmcr
was absolutely epic.
Inspirational to see so many kids confidently cycling across the city
The future is bright 🚲🌞
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Great to see enforcement and bollards back in place outside the Cathedral to prevent pavement parking
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Today we announced our Active Travel and the Bee Network Manifesto
Active Travel should be at the heart of the Bee Network
Our nine point plan explains how 👇
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Today many parents across Withington will be telling their kids it is no longer safe for them to travel to school by bike or scooter.
The reason they will have this conversation is because
@WithWardLab
decided to remove the local LTN
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