Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is currently consulting on the future of transport in the city region – see here. Their Vision includes fine words about making Greater Manchester’s transport system inclusive and affordable, environmentally responsible, safe and secure, healthy and well-maintained. Yet the proposed targets and delivery plan fall well short of this Vision.

As groups in Greater Manchester with interests in health, the environment, safer roads and better transport, we are calling on Greater Manchester’s leaders to set more ambitious targets. We want them to increase the proportion of trips that people make using clean and healthy transport (e.g. walking, wheeling or cycling, public, shared or community transport). These need to be safe, convenient, affordable and accessible to all, so that fewer people feel their only option is to drive.

The initial phase of the consultation has now closed, but check back soon for advice on how you can campaign effectively for better transport in the run up to the local elections!