Transport

Research meets Cycling - In the City and for the City

In Culture, Society and Transport on 22.02.2016
Contributed by Gabriele Schliwa

Gabi Schliwa (University of Manchester) and Graeme Sherriff (University of Salford, see contributor profile) share insights from the 12th Cycling and Society Research Symposium held in Greater Manchester and reflect on what cycling research means, and could mean, for the region.

Greater Manchester charges ahead with electric vehicles

In Energy and Transport on 26.01.2016
Contributed by Matthew Roberts

Electric vehicle use in Greater Manchester has rocketed over the past 12 months.

Manchester Cycles in Copenhagen’s Tracks

In Living and Transport on 22.10.2015
Contributed by Rosslyn Colderley

Greater Manchester went a little bit Danish this week...

Creativity can change our streets

In Living, Society and Transport on 30.07.2015
Contributed by Julieta Duran

Julieta Duran argues that teamwork and creative thinking can help transform our streets into pleasant places for us to socialise, walk and cycle through.

Danish Bike Life Comes to Manchester

In Culture, Society and Transport on 09.06.2015
Contributed by Rosslyn Colderley

Manchester joins race to be the Copenhagen of Britain.

They’re not making a MESS of climate change in Marple

In Energy, Housing, Society and Transport on 27.03.2015
Contributed by Steve Connor

Platform reports on a roundtable in Marple where local people and activists got to share their views and concerns with Labour’s lead on climate change.

Manchester – the smart city

In Energy, Society and Transport on 23.02.2015
Contributed by Mark Hillsdon

Manchester has provisionally been awarded a share of a €24 million pot as part of a unique ‘Lighthouse Project’ to demonstrate cutting edge green technologies.

A tale of two urban cycle tracks

In Green & blue spaces, Society and Transport on 22.12.2014
Contributed by Catherine Barlow

The Alternative? Catherine Barlow profiles two urban cycle tracks, the Fallowfield Loop in Greater Manchester and the Innertube in Edinburgh.

Ian Wray’s proposed Pennines National Park

Framing the future, with IPPR’s Great North Plan

In Economy, Green & blue spaces and Transport on 01.12.2014
Contributed by Steve Connor

How do we address huge disparities in infrastructure funding between London and the South East and the rest of Britain? Perhaps we need a Great North Plan.

Safer streets mean healthier people

In Living, Society and Transport on 20.11.2014
Contributed by Rosslyn Colderley

This week Sustrans is supporting Road Safety Week, an annual campaign organised by the charity Brake, to highlight road traffic accidents and encourage everyone to look out for each other on our roads.

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