Sep
Archive for the 'Not Cycling' Category
Mar
M.E.N. in denial
A couple of weeks back, the M.E.N. carried the large and rather inaccurate front page headline: Congestion charging You say NO.
Inaccurate because on the same page was the sideline: But 59 per cent back move - if it brings cash for Metrolink.
Since bringing cash for Metrolink is exactly what’s on offer, that sounds like a [...]
Apr
GMCC in the Papers Again
…well actually in the M.E.N.’s Postbag section again.
This letter appeared in the Manchester Evening News last Thursday. It was sent in by an “Active Member of the Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign” and shows why road pricing and cycle commuting go well together.
It’s one of a series about road pricing that the M.E.N. has published [...]
Feb
Two wheels are the only car alternative
They say once you get a car, you never want to ride on a bus again. For some people that might be true, and in Manchester you can’t blame them.
According to the AA, an average car journey costs up to 29.04p a mile, including petrol, parking and tolls.
(click here to see the full [...]