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Stories written by Jonathan

What’s in a video? (KV14NWB)

Sensationalism? Evidence? Or nothing to see here?

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Plans for cycling in Manchester city-centre

A second workshop where we’ll continue to crowd-source and brainstorm ideas to help develop a strategic plan for cycling in Manchester city centre. This will likely include: – Overview of the area: what’s already planned and what’s clearly needed – Identifying key barriers and suggesting potential solutions – Identifying key routes to/from the inner-ring-road – […]

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Space for Cycling campaign ride 7pm Tue Oct 6

#space4cycling ride around the Conservative party conference, 7pm on Tuesday 6th October 2015. Assemble by Deansgate Station from 6pm.

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Open letter to Metrolink on cycling provision

We have always made every effort to ensure that new Metrolink routes would not be detrimental to cycling. Unfortunately our concerns were not addressed through the consultation processes, so we have written to TfGM’s Metrolink Director Peter Cushing. The text is below or there’s a pdf version here. Update: We received this response on July 29 and have […]

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Labour conference #space4cycling ride 22/9/14

Ride with us to show your support and demand commitments

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Space for Cycling #BigRide 17th May 2pm

  Ride with us to show your support and ask your Council to provide safe Space for Cycling! Meet by the lake in Platt Fields from 1pm, we’ll depart at 2pm on this route: plotaroute.com/map/2260. We’ll ride together at a gentle pace into central Manchester, finishing near Albert Square. This time there’s no party conference in town, so no police escort […]

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Designing for cycling in 2014

Download the latest design guidance documents

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Space for Cycling policy – the 6 main asks

Space for Cycling’s six asks:   Protected Space on Main Roads and at Junctions Quiet zones help keep through motor traffic away from residential streets. But often people will need to cycle along main roads: because that’s where shops and workplaces are, or because they are the most direct routes. Currently, most main roads make […]

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GMCC’s 2014 Social Rides

GMCC holds monthly social bike rides during summertime, usually on the penultimate Thursday of the month. The rides go from Manchester city centre to various destinations around Greater Manchester. Discover pleasant, low traffic routes out of the city, and visit places with scenic, cultural and historical interest. The rides always call at a café, pub […]

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TfGM Cycle Hire Study for potential Manchester scheme

TfGM commissioned JMP & Transport Initiatives “to undertake a study into the potential feasibility of introducing a public bicycle sharing scheme into the Greater Manchester area” TfGM_Cycle_Hire_Study.pdf (101pp, 3.3MB)

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