{"id":165708,"date":"2018-07-04T09:21:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T09:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=165708"},"modified":"2018-07-04T09:21:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T09:21:55","slug":"manchester-majorly-stepping-up-their-cycling-lane-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/07\/04\/manchester-majorly-stepping-up-their-cycling-lane-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Majorly Stepping Up Their Cycling Lane Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sometimes, you just can\u2019t and won\u2019t think small. The British city of Manchester is the prime example of that statement, with their bold plan of future thousand miles of cycling and pedestrian routes.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Unveiled on 27th June by Chris Boardman, Manchester\u2019s first ever walking and cycling commissioner, the 15-step, ten-year plan called Made to Move intends to tackle headfirst the societal issues that are springing up across Britain. Those include \u201can obesity epidemic, air quality issues and streets that are often clogged with motor traffic during peak hours,\u201d according to the project\u2019s website. Adopted unanimously by the region\u2019s ten district leaders, the plan\u2019s underline is to prioritize people over vehicles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Boardman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Chris_Boardman<\/a> has unveiled a plan to create the UK\u2019s largest joined up walking and cycling network \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Beelines?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Beelines<\/a> \ud83d\udc1d<\/p>\n<p>The network will revolutionise how journeys are made in Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Find out how we&#39;re making <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MCR<\/a> a better place to live: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gG0VL8weVx\">https:\/\/t.co\/gG0VL8weVx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5j3dP0uxY3\">pic.twitter.com\/5j3dP0uxY3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bee Network (@BeeNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeeNetwork\/status\/1011851861656260608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Greater Manchester has an abundance of something Boardman calls the \u201cseverance points\u201d &#8211; chaotic crossings or confusing crossroads &#8211; that make safe passage difficult and dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians, forcing them to avoid these areas, resulting in fewer people on bikes and foot. One of the project\u2019s major focal points is the transformation of said spots into about 1,400 fully segregated crossings for cycling and walking along with the so-called 25 \u201cfiltered neighbourhoods\u201d, which will prioritize people\u2019s movement over motorized vehicles. The mayor or Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, is all but apologetic about the bold plan. \u201cGreater Manchester has a long history of doing innovative things and our approach to Beelines is no different. If we are to cut congestion and clean up our air, decisive action is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-ys-post-pinup\"><article class=\"loop-simple post-165454 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-safety tag-cycle-pathways tag-laugh-of-the-week\" data-postid=\"165454\" role=\"article\" data-post-id=\"165454\" data-word-count=\"418\" data-headline-length=\"51\" data-category=\"Safety\" data-author=\"Christopher Ashley\" data-published=\"2018-06-22T11:34:29+00:00\" data-published-day=\"Friday\">\n    <div class=\"entry-thumbnail article-thumbnail\" content=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/02\/roocover-150x150.webp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/06\/22\/infamous-and-annoying-obstacles-in-cycle-pathways\/\" class=\"image-holder\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/02\/roocover.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/02\/roocover.webp 900w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/02\/roocover-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/02\/roocover-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/02\/roocover-272x182.webp 272w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw\" alt=\"infamous-and-annoying-obstacles-in-cycle-pathways\"\/><\/a><\/div>    <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n        <a class=\"label label-secondary post-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/category\/safety\/\" title=\"Safety\">Safety<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"entry-details\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/06\/22\/infamous-and-annoying-obstacles-in-cycle-pathways\/\" class='entry-title-wrapper'>\n            <h3 class=\"entry-title\"><span>Infamous (and Annoying) Obstacles in Cycle Pathways<\/span><\/h3>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>The proposed network of cycling and walking routes is called Beelines after the \u201cworker bee\u201d in the city\u2019s emblem, which will also include 75 miles of Dutch-style segregated lanes, will be the largest of its kind in the entire UK and will cost \u00a3500m, Manchester\u2019s initial investment into a future with more sustainable public transport, worth \u00a31.5billion in total. Such an expenditure on a human-friendly traffic network is comparable to the likes of Copenhagen or Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/07\/beelines-busier-road-visualization-tfgm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165710\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/07\/beelines-busier-road-visualization-tfgm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrucially, the proposed network is not for people who already cycle or walk for the majority of their journeys. Its focus is to enable the two-thirds of people who currently use their car as their main mode of transport, to walk or cycle,\u201d Boardman explained, hinting a the much-debated concept of \u201chostile architecture\u201d. Annually, about 250 million car journeys, shorter than 1 km are made in Greater Manchester and a large percentage of those 0.6-mile journeys are parents taking their kids to school because the current state of the streets is mostly unsuitable for even a competent 12-year-old on a bicycle. Only 2 per cent of schoolkids cycle to school in the UK, versus 50 per cent in the Netherlands. The Manchester\u2019s city council is hoping to change that. \u201cI want to make Greater Manchester one of the top 10 places in the world to live and it is action of this sort which will help to deliver that promise,\u201d claimed Chris Boardman. We can\u2019t wait to see how this turns out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, you just can\u2019t and won\u2019t think small. 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