Campaigning to make walking, wheeling and cycling the natural choice for journeys in Greater Manchester.
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It's been a joy to work with Tameside Council to document this brilliant school street scheme in Mossley.
The important messages for these projects are always the ones shared by the children we speak to.
Great to see the cross-party political support for these schemes, too!
*cries in Dutch*
Here's the situation. You're in a rush to catch a train at Oxford Road. You're already late and only have a minute or so to lock up. You push the bike into the stand and the lock fails - you can't seem to get the front lock into place. You miss the train. Seems familiar?
Boombox Barry! The man, the myth, the legend - spills all on bike and scooter hire in Manchester.
Love this sign!
A letter to the leader of Manchester City Council Bev Craig sent after May's remarkable local election results.
The full letter can be read here:
www.walkridegm.org.uk/2026/05/20/l...
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I was really pleased on cycling a route I've not taken in a couple of years to see that Stockport and Manchester Councils have removed all the restrictive gates and A-frames. Well done!
Mersey Valley entrances today & 2025/2020
Sharing this excellent and thought-provoking #GCN video again.
“A disconnected cycle network is almost as bad as no cycle lane at all”
Ask your #LocalElections2026 candidates to support #ActiveTravel
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#PetrolPrices are up 30p/litre and it's no wonder nearly 1:3 drivers is considering switching to cycling for short journeys. Building #ActiveTravel infrastructure enables people to make cheaper and healthier transport choices
#CostOfLiving @walkridegm.org.uk @cyclinguk.bsky.social
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Compare the quality of provision here to, for example, the ‘DNA path‘ alongside the railway line south of Cambridge. Or the absence of equivalent in many other parts of the UK, including Manchester Cc @camcycle.bsky.social @acarpen.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk @walkridetrafford.bsky.social
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Bike lanes are one of the most divisive topics in urban planning, often criticized for serving only a privileged few while making life harder for drivers. In this video, we dive into the data from…
Gareth had barely ridden a bike since he was a teenager. The car was his default mode of transport into central Manchester or on the nursery run. All that changed when Chorlton's new cycling…
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Last missing part of the main cycle route from Helmond to Eindhoven is under construction. 1/3
We built on that one and created this one for play streets (we also had to use the red one for legal reasons)
