POSTS ARCHIVE
Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category.
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Car Free Day 2020
Compared to many other towns and cities, there were very few streets closed across Greater Manchester on Car Free Day (Sunday 23rd September). Continue reading
23rd Sep 2019
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Build it and they will come! Manchester City Council wants to build yet another car park…
Manchester City Council want to turn the derelict Central Retail Park in to a temporary (5-years plus) 440 space car park. Continue reading
6th Aug 2019
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Joining the long queue for Better Buses in Greater Manchester!
On a blustery evening, Manchester Friends of the Earth campaigners joined the ‘Longest Queue for Better Buses’ rally outside Andy Burnham’s offices on Oxford Street. Continue reading
2nd Jul 2019
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Atmosphere: Towards a proper strategy for tackling Greater Manchester’s air pollution crisis (IPPR North)
In groundbreaking new analysis, King’s College London (KCL) has estimated that 1.6 million life years will be lost in Greater Manchester in the coming century due to its poisonous air. Continue reading
25th Jun 2018
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Manchester Cycle Forum – what is the most compelling argument for….
The latest Manchester Cycle Forum (Tuesday 19th September) saw an interesting departure from the usual Cycle Forum format. Cycle forum participants were treated to a series of 3 minute presentations (no Powerpoint allowed) that set out to make the “most … Continue reading
21st Sep 2017
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Manchester Day Parade and the Clean Air Machine
On Sunday 18th June 2017, Manchester Friends of the Earth joined over 2,000 people taking part in the Manchester Day Parade. Keen to be creative and communicate an important message whilst fitting with the ‘Abracadabra’ magic theme of the year’s … Continue reading
18th Jul 2017
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Aviation’s plan for a climate get out of jail free card – a recipe for disaster
The aviation industry is currently meeting in Canada hoping to secure a deal that will allow them to massively increase their climate pollution whilst hiding behind dodgy offset schemes.
29th Sep 2016
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Are tram tracks safe for cyclists? (BBC Inside Out)
Cyclists in three UK cities – Nottingham, Sheffield and Edinburgh – have raised concerns about the safety of tram tracks following a series of accidents. John Melia was run over by a car after his wheel got caught in a … Continue reading
11th Sep 2016
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Love Your Bike is 10
Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate our anniversary on Friday 18th March. It’s 10 years since the launch of the ‘Fast Lane Fat Lane‘ adverting campaign that kicked off Love Your Bike, an occasion to reflect on what we’ve … Continue reading
20th Mar 2016
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The rise and fall of a Zombie Car Park!
In May 2013, the Manchester Evening News reported on “Calls for brakes to be put on ‘zombie’ car parks” in Manchester. A ‘zombie car park’ is the nickname given to long-term ‘temporary’ car parks, that thrown up on the sites … Continue reading
11th Mar 2015
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Bicycle crashes and Metrolink : A Freedom of Information Act request and response.
In December 2014, Love Your Bike again raised concerns regarding the designs of Metrolink tram routes at road junctions such as Southmoor Road in Wythenshawe. This followed on from concerns raised by Sean Sutton (the British Cycling Head Coach at … Continue reading
25th Feb 2015
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Every breath you take….. A Citizen Science project measuring air quality in Manchester
On Saturday 31st January, Manchester Friends of the Earth hosted the How Clean is My Air? workshop run by Andrew from the Network for Clean Air. The workshop helped provide 12 people with the skills to undertake a ‘citizen science’ … Continue reading
9th Feb 2015
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Concerns with Metrolink tram routes: Statement to Manchester Cycle Forum
On Thursday 4th December 2014, cycle forum members were invited to a briefing meeting to look at the proposed signage for the ‘cycling provision’ at the Southmoor Road / Altrincham Road junction in Wythenshawe which has already been built as … Continue reading
10th Dec 2014
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Join the campaign against higher evening rail fares
This morning, volunteers from Manchester Friends of the Earth joined campaigners from Fair Fares Now and the RMT and TSSA unions to protest against the introduction of evening peak fares.
8th Sep 2014
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Big Commute Challenge – Cycling Council Leader Wins
As part of Bike Month MCR, Love Your Bike organised the Big Commute Challenge. At 8am Friday 20th June, five commuters set off from Crumpsall to see who would reach Albert Square first. Council Leader Sir Richard Leese came in … Continue reading
20th Jun 2014
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Fallowfield Loop – Temporary Closure (between Yew Tree Road – Mauldeth Road for a 5 day period between 22nd April – 9th May)
Sustrans will have to temporarily close the Fallowfield Loop between Yew Tree Road and Mauldeth Road access points in order to carry out some surface renewal.
13th Apr 2014
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Bike Friday March 2014 – Spring Clean Your Bike!
Thanks to all those who came along to our ‘Spring Clean’ special Bike Friday on Friday 28th March. It featured – free bike maintenance checks by Dave Trainor of RevoleMCR – free samples of Green Oil – free Kaaboom concentrate … Continue reading
31st Mar 2014
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