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Plans for new Lidl store rejected because they fail to consider pedestrians and cyclists

Chris Boardman has praised the "embedded commitment to change" from Salford Council that saw the proposal turned down because it wouldn't "sit sympathetically" with the area

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Bike Library scheme

Bike Library scheme gives thousands of people access to bicycles for free

Chris Boardman launched the initiative in Manchester this week

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Chris Boardman appointed Greater Manchester's first Transport Commissioner

Boardman has been working as the walking and cycling commissioner since 2017

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Levenshulme LTN (via Councillor Angeliki Stogia on Twitter)

Anti-LTN vandals won't intimidate us, says Chris Boardman

Greater Manchester's cycling and walkling commissioner says he understands opposition, but consultation is way to make voice heard

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Chris Boardman’s most controversial post of 2020? Mudguards, he says

“It’s a heart v head call” says champion cyclist turned campaigner, igniting social media debate

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Royce Road CYCLOPS junction

"I welcome consultation because this is something people want" says Chris Boardman as Government issues new bike lane guidance to councils

“If you asked people 10 years ago, ‘Is it okay if we put 30% more traffic down your road?’ there’d be incandescent rage – but that consultation never took place”

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Chris Boardman has sold his car and is working part-time at Halfords

No, he hasn’t fallen on hard times

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Royce Road CYCLOPS junction

Could UK first CYCLOPS junction be "slam dunk" for cycling?

First of new CYCLOPS junctions in Manchester is hoped to improve crossings for walking and cycling, and shorten wait times for drivers

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Pop-up bike lanes a necessary form of social justice says Chris Boardman

Car-led recovery is “not an option” according to local councillors

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Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester

Manchester City Council rejects pop-up cycle lanes saying it doesn't foresee sufficient demand from commuters

Other councils in wider city region embrace emergency measures, as Greater Manchester's Chris Boardman explains difficulties of working with different authorities

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