Oxford Road cycleways – re-design information

Proposals to change – and water down – the designs for Oxford Road’s cycleways were presented to Manchester City Council’s Cycle Forum on Tuesday 28th June 2016. Instead of providing protected cycleways throughout, TfGM and MCC are now considering designs that would make the cycling route less safe and attractive at three locations: near the Palace […]

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MPs to debate Government investment in cycling

MPs are called to debate “Government investment in cycling” – will yours be attending? This Wednesday (3rd February) from 4.30pm your MP will have the opportunity to participate in a ‘Government investment in cycling’ debate at Westminster Hall, proposed by Bolton West MP Chris Green. Please use one of the links below to urge your MP to attend […]

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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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#space4cycling plans for Rusholme’s Curry Mile

Please take a moment to support the plans, we’ve created a simple template-based response system here. Manchester City Council have presented their plans for new cycling provision on the “Curry Mile” section of Wilmslow Road in Rusholme. They include by-passed bus-stops, cycle lanes relocated to the other side of on-street parking bays, a cycle-bypass for one set of […]

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Artur Piotr Ruszel ghost bike and vigil report

On Friday 13th February 2015 a group of around 50 people assembled to hold a vigil in memory of Artur Piotr Ruszel, who was killed whilst cycling on 13th January. The vigil was held close to the spot on Upper Brook Street where Mr. Ruszel was involved in a collision with a car. He died […]

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Vigil in memoriam of Artur Piotr Ruszel 13 Feb

Artur Piotr Ruszel, aged 45, was cycling on Upper Brook Street on the morning of Tuesday 13th January 2015 when he was involved in a collision with a car. He died from his injuries later the same day. On Friday 13th February – a month after the day of his passing – a vigil will […]

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November 2014 Manchester Remembrance Ride

The inaugural Manchester Remembrance Ride for Traffic Victims was held on Saturday 15 November 2014 to coincide with the UN-sponsored World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims, which falls on the third Sunday of November every year, as well as other events around the UK aimed at raising awareness of road safety, most notably London’s […]

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Campaigner Training Day, Saturday October 18th

CTC North West Campaigns Training Day Saturday 18th October, 11am – 5pm Methodist Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JQ Join CTC and GMCC for a day of workshops on the Road Justice and Space for Cycling campaigns. CTC runs the Road Justice campaign and is currently coordinating the national Space for Cycling campaign in […]

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Report from GMCC’s Manchester SkyRide stall

Report from the GMCC stall at Manchester’s 2014 SkyRide by Aless, a transport planner and GMCC member. Back in June during one of the monthly GMCC meetings I volunteered to be part of the team that would represent GMCC at the annual Skyride event in Manchester.  So early in the morning of Sunday 3rd of […]

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