Manchester Friends of the Earth | Archive of website content

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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. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

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Love Your Bike response to plans for Cheadle Hulme Area Cycle Improvements.

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30th Nov 2015

On 30th November 2015, Love Your Bike submitted a response to the Cheadle Hulme Area Cycle improvements consultation.

Love Your Bike survey highlights impact of Metrolink tram tracks on cycling safety

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news release

30th Sep 2015

Love Your Bike, the cycling advocacy campaign co-ordinated by Manchester Friends of the Earth, has published the results of a survey of people’s experiences of cycling alongside or across Metrolink tram tracks. The survey highlights that a large majority of …

Metrolink and Cycle Safety: Survey Results

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The Love Your Bike Metrolink – Cycle Safety issues survey was designed to gather the experiences of the Greater Manchester cycling community when cycling alongside, close to or over Metrolink tram tracks. It also aimed to identify the scope of …

The Bicycle Means Business Breakfast seminar

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16th Sep 2015

On Thursday 16th July, Love Your Bike hosted The Bicycle Means Business breakfast seminar. Organised with the kind support of Bruntwood, the event was held in the Red Rooms on the 24th Floor of City Tower.

Presentation: Designing for safe cycling and the Manchester Metrolink network.

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16th Jun 2015

On Wednesday 10th June, Love Your Bike were invited to speak at the “Cycling and Public Transport – Designing for safety and convenience” event organised by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT) and Transport for …

Bike Month MCR is here!

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14th Jun 2015

June is Bike Month MCR, a celebration of all things cycling in Greater Manchester. Check our the Bike Month MCR website for details of a wide range of events and our exciting photo competition.

Response to plans for Wilmslow Road Cycleway (Rusholme) section

transport

27th Mar 2015

Here is our response to plans for the Moss Lane East to Dickenson Road section of the Wilmslow Road Cycleway. [gview file=”https://www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/LYB-response-to-Velocity-route-Wilmslow-Road-Cycleway-Moss-Lane-East-to-Dickenson-Road-March-2015-final.pdf” save=”0″] Download pdf

Metrolink and cycling – the saga continues

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18th Mar 2015

On Thursday 4th December 2014, Manchester 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 had already been built …

News release: Cycling on the wrong side of the tracks?

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news release

12th Mar 2015

Love Your Bike, the cycling advocacy campaign co-ordinated by Manchester Friends of the Earth, has launched a survey to gather the experiences of people who have cycled alongside, close to or across Metrolink tram tracks [1]

What is your experience of cycling across Metrolink tram tracks?

transport

9th Mar 2015

We have launched a survey to collect experiences of people who have cycled alongside, close to or across Metrolink tram tracks in the past three years. If this applies to you, please take the survey.

Cycling volunteers required for Manchester foodbank

transport

1st Mar 2015

Manchester Central Foodbank are looking for cyclists to help move food around the city to their distribution centre at the Chaplaincy on Oxford Road.

Bicycle crashes and Metrolink : A Freedom of Information Act request and response.

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event report

25th Feb 2015

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 …

Bury Council want your suggestions for cycling infrastructure schemes: 2015-18

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14th Jan 2015

Email received from Bury Council asking for suggestions for cycling infrastructure schemes in Bury. Please contact Chris Wilkinson: C.M.Wilkinson@bury.gov.uk

Manchester City Council response to Love Your Bike comments on Prestwich and Airport City cycleway routes

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In early December 2014, Love Your Bike submitted detailed comments on the proposed Prestwich and Airport City Velocity cycle routes. See below for the Manchester City Council response to our comments (MCC text in bold, the other text is taken …

Response to plans for Cheetham Hill and Wilmslow Road cycleway

transport

5th Jan 2015

Our response to the Manchester City Council consultation on the Cheetham Hill and Wilmslow Road cycleways was submitted on 2nd January 2015. [pdf height=”950″]https://www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Love-Your-Bike-response-to-Velocity-routes-Cheetham-Hill-Didsbury-1st-January-2015-final-low-res.pdf[/pdf] Download pdf

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