Over 100 people attend safe urban driving courses provided by Transport for Greater Manchester and Nationwide Cycling Academy
More than 100 people from across Greater Manchester have attended a safe urban driving training course designed to help drivers hone their skills to improve road safety for cyclists and pedestrians. Individuals and employees of businesses based in the region have been taking part in the course run by the Nationwide Cycling Academy, in partnership […]
TfGM receives £13 million to continue delivering UK’s largest cycling and walking network
Six new cycling and walking schemes are set to get the go-ahead in Greater Manchester following a £13.07 million funding boost from the government’s Active Travel fund (tranche three) from the Department for Transport. These schemes will be delivered in four districts – Manchester, Rochdale, Salford and Tameside – aimed at making it easier, safer […]
Transport for Greater Manchester starts search for three contractors for £200m highways framework
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has started the search for three contractors for its minor highways improvement framework. Work will include carriageway resurfacing, road crossings, kerbs, footway reinstatement and road markings as well as delivery of traffic light projects that will include Scoot and Mova. The framework is a single lot, with three suppliers to […]
Parents urged to check in with their children after string of attacks on public transport
Greater Manchester’s TravelSafe Partnership has urged parents to check in with their children following a spate of attacks which has seen rocks, bricks and stones thrown at public transport. To help tackle this issue over the Easter school holidays, TSP officers are asking parents to make sure they know where their children are and what […]
Greater Manchester awarded £100k for feasibility studies into active travel social prescribing pilot
Health professionals and community organisations in Greater Manchester will be investigating how social prescribing can help build cycling, walking and other ways to move into people’s lives, thanks to a £100,000 government grant. The money has been handed over by the Department for Transport (DfT) to fund a feasibility study that could enable more people […]
Greater Manchester aims to become the first city-region to deliver a carbon-neutral transport network
Greater Manchester has set out a new ambition to become the first city-region to deliver a carbon neutral transport network, Mayor Andy Burnham and Transport Commissioner Chris Boardman have said. Under the plans, the city region’s bus fleet will be 50% electric by 2027 and 100% electric within a decade, a move that would singlehandedly […]
Funding award marks a significant step towards Bee Network in Greater Manchester
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has welcomed the award of £1.07bn in government funding to the city-region – marking a significant step towards delivering the Bee Network. The funding allocated to Greater Manchester was announced ahead of this week’s Comprehensive Spending Review and represents the most awarded to any city-region in the country and around […]
Demolition starts at Stockport’s old bus station to make way for multi-million-pound interchange
Next week demolition of Stockport’s old bus station will begin to make way for a new state-of-the-art transport interchange in the heart of the town centre. The new multi-million pound transport interchange being developed in Stockport is part of a major redevelopment scheme being undertaken by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), Stockport Council, and the […]
TfGM sets outs plans for its Greater Manchester cycle hire scheme
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has set out its plans for its soon to be launched Greater Manchester cycle hire scheme. The 24/7 Bee Network Cycle Hire Scheme, phase one of what will eventually be a region-wide offering, will be operated by micromobility company Beryl and will consist of an initial fleet of 1,200 pedal bikes […]
Greater Manchester launches ‘hard-hitting’ Safer Roads campaign
The real-life impact of traffic collisions is laid bare in a hard-hitting campaign featuring bereaved parents and emergency services staff. As part of the ‘It’s Time’ campaign, the Safer Roads Partnership is calling on motorists to think differently about how they drive and the journeys they are going to make, before getting behind the wheel. On average, 681 people have been killed or seriously injured on […]