Great news for Salford City Centre!
The Peel Green scheme has been paused, with the potential for the funds to be redirected to schemes in Salford City Centre.
Great to see 'left behind' areas of Salford having their funding moved to more affluent areas
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Manchester is lagging behind other major UK cities on Micromobility, and it's costing us huge cycling gains
Lime to run West Midlands cycle and e-scooter hire Published: Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 More than 2,000 new bikes and e-scooters are set to hit the streets this April following the appointment of Lime as the region’s latest cycle hire provider. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has selected Lime, a global leader in micromobility (the collective term for bikes and scooters), to take on management of the official regional hire scheme following a competitive bidding process. The agreement means that for the first time the scheme will operate at no cost to the taxpayer. Until now cycle hire has cost £1.4m a year to run. Lime is introducing a new fare structure but has committed to maintain existing overall price levels for the first two years to make sure sustainable travel remains affordable.
And just like that, 2000 e bikes roll out across Birmingham
In the 7 years we've had Beryl running our bike here we've barely lifted above 1000 bikes.
@andyburnham.bsky.social we are being short changed.
If only @andyburnham.bsky.social had the guts to do this!
Active travel groups call for clear targets on walking and cycling in England Exclusive: Groups including British Cycling call for active travel strategy to be put on equal footing with road and rail
Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3 (CWIS3) Dear Secretary of State, Active travel directly advances all five of the Government’s missions — improving health, creating opportunity, delivering safer streets, driving economic growth and meeting our decarbonisation commitments. To realise this potential, the forthcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3 (CWIS3) must move from good intentions to a clear, long-term, fully deliverable national plan comparable to other strategic transport programmes. Currently, CWIS3’s proposed objectives, “ensuring people are safe to travel actively” and “ensuring people feel it is an easy choice”, are open to interpretation and not measurable.
List of signatories
NEW: 50+ transport and health groups have written to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3, as well as a comprehensive plan for a national active travel network, matching the long-term strategic focus given to roads.
Walk Ride GM Celebration and Awards 2025 Tues 2nd Dec, 6pm Station South Levenshulme M19 3NP
The Walk Ride GM Awards return!
Grab your seat now for the most anticipated night of the year 🎊
Cllr Tracey Rawlins speaking to the crowd about Manchester's commitment to safer streets for people walking, wheeling and cycling.
RIDES FOR WOMEN flag on the back of Anna's lit up bike
Lights Up Marshall photo
Ride out of All Saints Park for Lights Up
Today we rode to demand safer streets for women cycling in winter.
Cycling is joyous but many women feel left out of our movement. It's time that changed.
Pay-per-mile a really effective policy because it encourages drivers to think about each trip they take, rather than driving automatically just because they’ve already paid the fixed costs of owning a car.
Had LC for 18 months. Went from cycling across the Pyrenees and top 5ing my local Hill Climb, to not being able to walk more than a few km and using an e bike as a mobility aid. Happy to have a chat.
‘More egalitarian’: How Nepal’s Gen Z used gaming app Discord to pick PM It was a first for an electoral democracy. Backers say it is more transparent than what politicians do. But it has risks.
They're using Discord to pick the next PM in Nepal but Active Travel people still think it's just an app for gamers 😭
Last year I realised something that has changed my perspective on advocacy
At @walkridegm.org.uk we noticed social media wasn’t having a meaningful impact on active travel delivery, so we shifted our focus to more constructive spaces
The WRGM Discord has been so successful that campaigners nationwide have launched a new forum - People Powered Streets.
Tired of how negative social media has become? Join us to connect, share, and learn with others driving change.
discord.com/invite/ayXhs...
Using the hive mind on discord, we were able to to pool together evidence to object to the removal of a cycle lane on campus at Man Met Uni
All this was done without ranting social media. Just a coordinated campaign undertaken by hundreds of determined advocates
So we set up a discord for Walk Ride GM
After a slow start, the discord now has over 400 members all contributing to local campaigns, split into productive regional channels and discussion topics.
Last year I realised something that has changed my perspective on advocacy
At @walkridegm.org.uk we noticed social media wasn’t having a meaningful impact on active travel delivery, so we shifted our focus to more constructive spaces
Cycling around Manchester/Salford is just 100x better than it used to be, even if every so often the route just randomly dumps you on a pavement next to a motorway and goes “yeah this will do”. Their rental bikes are also better than the TfL options... when they work.
when they work doing some heavy lifting there
Layla leading Kidical Mass from the front with kids all over!
Want to know the story behind the UK's biggest @kidicalmass.bsky.social?
Layla Siebert shares her story on how she started Kidical Mass in our latest podcast 👇🏻
Saw a police van using the Deansgate cycle lanes today to skip the traffic in an emergency! V cool
Record numbers choose cycling on Oxford Road during Manchester bus strike
Bus strike mania has hit Manchester
This week Oxford Road saw the most cyclists in a single day EVER
Nearly 4000 people used the route on Monday
4 photos depicting various people cycling on Deansgate cycle lane.
Remember when they said no one would cycle on Deansgate
You had me until 'world leading nightlife'
A MASSIVE campaign win for Walk Ride GM.
It was looking likely that a major cycle route in Manchester was going to be lost forever
The campaign saw over 150 objections to the planning application - which forced the university to reconsider
A render showing the updated plans to maintain the cycle access on Cavendish Street. TEXT MMU Cavendish Street Cycle Access RETAINED
We did it! @manmetuni.bsky.social has dropped plans to block Cavendish Street to cyclists
A huge thanks to everyone who spoke up with us
Join us at All Saints Park on 4th September at 5pm as we celebrate our success together with a toast to the campaign
CHRIS TWELLS RETURNS
Former Wigan Athletic youth player jailed for mowing down pensioner
Media coverage is fuelling a backlash against e-bikes. But often, the stories aren't even about e-bikes at all.
Last week, the BBC reported that an "e-bike" was involved in a serious incident. But it was actually a high-powered electric motorbike.
Here's how it got changed...🧵
The photo shows a bright, bustling street in Greater Manchester with a well-designed floating bus stop. A woman rides a Starling Bank hire bike in a clearly marked, segregated cycle lane, while a man follows on a cargo bike. A yellow Bee Network bus pulls into the bus stop, where people are waiting safely on an island between the cycle lane and road. Quotes overlaid read: “Good-quality, segregated infrastructure is vital” and “The Government does not believe a ban on floating bus stops is appropriate.” The Walk Ride GM logo appears in the corner, reinforcing the call for safe, inclusive streets.
NEW 🚨 The Government has confirmed to local MP Jeff Smith that they will continue to support high quality cycling infrastructure with floating bus stops.
Average Speed Cameras Set to Be Installed on Britain’s Most Dangerous Road
NEW 🚨 After multiple Snake Pass Trespass rides, our main demand has been met by @derbyshirecc.bsky.social
Average speed cameras are coming to Snake Pass
A huge victory for our campaign and a safer future for all road cyclists in the Peaks.
A57 Snake Pass: Cyclists gather to stage trespass protest Published 13 March 2022 Share Protest signs on the pass Image source,Harry Gray Image caption, Some protesters managed to take placards with them to the top of the pass By Greig Watson BBC News
Hundreds turned out each year to protest the closure of the road to cyclists, but also to protest the unsafe conditions created by speeding drivers.
Today is a massive victory for those who find sanctuary riding the peaks most scenic climb.
