Is Greater Manchester geared up for a green transport revolution?
We look at a £29m bid to put cycling at the hub of plans to promote sustainable travel. Cycling is the simplest form of transport bar walking yet a recent survey revealed that just 1% of journeys in Manchester are made by bike. Despite this, Greater Manchester is bidding for £29 million from the government to encourage people to leave the car at home and get on their bikes instead. If successful, Manchester would become the first city in the country to have five innovative cycling centres with bike parking, changing facilities and showers as well as offering cycle hire. The cycle centres would be located at Salford University; Manchester University; Manchester Victoria rail station; Manchester Piccadilly /Metrolink station and Oxford Road railway station.
