Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign

Trafford have been less than helpful over the enforcement of bus lanes.

The GMPTE is proposing changes in parking and cycling provision for Upper Chorlton Road and Brooks’s Bar Junction.

Upper Chorlton Road is used by large numbers of cyclists, particularly in the morning and afternoon peak periods and Brooks’s Bar is one of the busiest junctions in the area. You can comment on the proposals here.

The BBC has picked up the story, first brought to light by the CTC, about the proposed new rule in the highway code telling cyclists to “use cycle routes when practicable and cycle facilities … where they are provided”, and why this might be a gift to drivers’ insurance companies fighting claims by cyclists.
This [...]

Years of campaigning by GMCC activist Paul Thomson have finally paid off now that Trafford Council have started vital maintenance work on the neglected Kickety Brook section of the Trans-Pennine Trail. The Sale and Urmston Messanger reported Paul’s successs.

Click here to read the full article.