Cycling and the Greater Manchester mayoral election
On 4 May 2017, the people of Greater Manchester will be electing a mayor, as part of a devolution package that will see powers for transport, planning, housing and training move to the...
Metrolink Trafford Park Line
While work is already under way on the Metrolink Trafford Park Line (TPL), TfGM are still not particularly forthcoming when it comes to detailed plans for the route, despite ongoing requests. Preparatory work on...
Trafford Cycle Forum – February 2017
The agenda for the next Trafford Cycle Forum has been distributed, details below. 6:00-7:30pm 21st February 2017 – Trafford Town Hall Agenda Welcome and Introductions Outstanding Actions and minutes from last meeting Infrastructure...
Trafford Cycle Forum Technical Meeting - February 2017
The technical meeting of the Trafford Cycle Forum was held on 1st February 2017 at Trafford Town, with Amey representing Trafford Council and about ten members of the forum. Agenda General project...
Trafford Cycle Forum – November 2016
The agenda for the next Trafford Cycle Forum has been distributed, details below. Key items on the agenda are the 3. Forum Terms of Reference and 4. Election of Forum Chair, Vice Chair...
Trafford Cycle Forum – August 2016
The agenda for the next Trafford Cycle Forum has been distributed, details below. It was requested that updates on Stretford town centre and CCAG2 schemes for Talbot Road / Stretford Road be included in AOB....
Stretford public realm phase 1
I’m a resident of Stretford, and I’ve been following Trafford Council’s proposals for the public realm around Stretford for some time. I’ve commented on the previous proposals in the following posts: Comment: Stretford public...
Sky Ride Manchester - July 2016
The 2016 Sky Ride marks the end of Sky Ride events in Manchester, with the Sky / British Cycling partnership that started in 2008, now coming to an end. I’ve ridden quite a few...
Netherlands 16: 5 myths about cycling in The Netherlands
As you may have noticed, we’ve experienced cycling in The Netherlands a number of times, during what has pretty much become our yearly visit. In this post, I’ve highlighted some of the myths when...
Netherlands 16: The route to Katwijk aan Zee
This year marks the sixth time we’ve visited Duinrell. We spent the second week of our holiday here, after spending the first week in Vlissingen. Given the number of times we’ve been, it’s...
Netherlands 16: The route to Middelburg
While staying in Vlissingen, we decided to take a trip on the bikes to Middelburg, about 8km to the north east. Middelburg is the capital city of Zeeland and dates back to around the 8th...
Netherlands 16: Around Vlissingen
In the first week of this year’s Netherlands trip, we decided to stay in Vlissingen, Zeeland. This was our first time in Zeeland, we’ve mainly stayed around North and South Holland in previous...