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Andy Burnham urges residents to not chuck hire bikes in canals

Burnham said he hoped the city's latest fleet of hire bikes would not end up in the canal

Sat, Nov 13, 2021 11:49
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Princess Parkway (via StreetView)

Andy Burnham says Greater Manchester £21.5m cycling bid is ‘work in progress’ in response to city council’s resistance to pop-up bike lanes

Still unclear how other boroughs’ plans will join up in the centre

Fri, Jun 12, 2020 15:42
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Boris Johnson tells UK mayors that far more commuters will need to cycle when nation begins to emerge from lockdown

With public transport capacity greatly reduced, PM fears cities’ roads could grind to a halt

Sat, May 02, 2020 11:09
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TfGM – Bolton Trinity Street_Newport St CYCLOPS

Greater Manchester ‘can be national blueprint’ for cycling and walking, Boris Johnson told

Chris Boardman tells Prime Minister 'the timing is perfect to wean a nation off its automobile addiction'

Tue, Jan 28, 2020 16:44
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Hundreds turn up to discuss plans for multimillion pound cycle network

Chris Boardman was at the event to discuss plans for the UK's largest inner city walking and cycling route in Greater Manchester

Sat, Jan 25, 2020 16:25
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Dutch ambassador to UK Simon Smits (R) with TfGM’s Eamon Boylan (L) and Chris Boardman (C)

Dutch ambassador praises Greater Manchester’s cycling ambitions

Simon Smits says “the benefits of cycling are immense”

Fri, Jan 17, 2020 18:17
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Zebra crossing – Licensed CC By 22.o on Flickr by Tiomax1980

DfT blocks Chris Boardman’s plans for thousands of continental-style zebra crossings on Manchester side streets

News comes as 15 new Bee Network schemes announced plus bike hire across Greater Manchester in 2020

Mon, Jun 24, 2019 14:40
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Burnham and Boardman accuse government of treating cycling as ‘an afterthought’

Greater Manchester Mayor and Cycling Commissioner call for sustained funding

Fri, Mar 08, 2019 11:47
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Beelines busier road visualization

Greater Manchester unveils ambitious plans for UK’s biggest network of cycling and walking routes

Beelines network will cover 1,000 miles and include 75 miles of segregated cycle lanes

Wed, Jun 27, 2018 07:45
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Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton (via StreetView).jpg

Andy Burnham plans £160m investment in Manchester’s cycling and walking infrastructure

£9m cycleway proposed between city centre and Chorlton

Sat, Mar 24, 2018 10:50
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