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If you thought cycling was just for men in lycra, or that Active Neighbourhoods will restrict access to emergency services, think again. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-divider h-8 overflow-hidden w-full lg:h-25 bg-tfgmcw-yellow-light text-white"> <svg preserveaspectratio="none" aria-hidden="true" class="tfgmcw-divider-svg fill-current h-full w-full" focusable="false" style="display:none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 1920 100"><path d="M0 37.66C208.1-5.58 406.55-12 598 20.57c287.17 48.86 449.62 48.86 712 0C1484.92-12 1687.59-5.58 1920 37.66V100H0"/></svg> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-block bg-white text-black text-left"> <div class="tfgmcw-container"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"> <h2 class="tfgmcw-subheadline">"Cycling is for white, middle aged men"</h2> <div class="tfgmcw-richtext-landing mt-4 prose"> <p>Not in the slightest. Travelling by bike or trike has universal appeal. Just check out our cycling and walking stories. Research has consistently shown that if cycling in your town or city is safe and accessible, then you get much more diversity in the people that choose to travel by bike. </p> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-media w-full mt-8 lg:mt-10 first:mt-0 max-w-prose"> <div class="block mt-8 lg:mt-10 w-full"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"><div class="tfgmcw-aspect aspect-ratio-5/4 tfgmcw-image-mask-5x4-1"> <img alt="An image of a woman on a bike receiving a high-five from an instructor on a course" class="mx-auto object-center object-cover w-full" height="560" loading="lazy" src="//web.archive.org/web/20240222172259im_/https://images.ctfassets.net/xfhv954w443t/58FfzwgK5ewSAmLtwm1GoW/c9251e423cb70f8376d07ace072cf81b/TfGM_-_Cycling_-_Training_8.jpg?fit=fill&h=1120&w=1400&q=70" width="700"> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-divider h-8 overflow-hidden w-full lg:h-25 bg-white text-tfgmcw-yellow-light"> <svg preserveaspectratio="none" aria-hidden="true" class="tfgmcw-divider-svg fill-current h-full w-full" focusable="false" style="display:none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 1920 100"><path d="M0 37.66C208.1-5.58 406.55-12 598 20.57c287.17 48.86 449.62 48.86 712 0C1484.92-12 1687.59-5.58 1920 37.66V100H0"/></svg> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-block bg-tfgmcw-yellow-light text-black text-left" id="cycling-is-not-popular-and-cycle-lanes-always-look-empty"> <div class="tfgmcw-container"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"> <h2 class="tfgmcw-subheadline">"Cycle lanes always look empty"</h2> <div class="tfgmcw-richtext-landing mt-4 prose"> <p>This is not true. They are just highly efficient at moving people. You never get traffic jams in cycle lanes. Central London's cycle superhighways move five times more people per square metre than the main carriageway. </p><p></p> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-media w-full mt-8 lg:mt-10 first:mt-0 max-w-prose"> <div class="block mt-8 lg:mt-10 w-full"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"><div class="tfgmcw-aspect aspect-ratio-5/4 tfgmcw-image-mask-5x4-1"> <img alt="An image of a street with multiple people cycling in the cycle lane" class="mx-auto object-center object-cover w-full" height="560" loading="lazy" src="//web.archive.org/web/20240222172259im_/https://images.ctfassets.net/xfhv954w443t/3VT2zyRJW0aHI6umSm9kwz/908614ad785121b36238d0c4d9f8ee69/protected_cycle_lanes.jpg?fit=fill&h=1120&w=1400&q=70" width="700"> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-divider h-8 overflow-hidden w-full lg:h-25 bg-tfgmcw-yellow-light text-white"> <svg preserveaspectratio="none" aria-hidden="true" class="tfgmcw-divider-svg fill-current h-full w-full" focusable="false" style="display:none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 1920 100"><path d="M0 37.66C208.1-5.58 406.55-12 598 20.57c287.17 48.86 449.62 48.86 712 0C1484.92-12 1687.59-5.58 1920 37.66V100H0"/></svg> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-block bg-white text-black text-left" id="i-wont-be-able-to-park-outside-my-house-anymore"> <div class="tfgmcw-container"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"> <h2 class="tfgmcw-subheadline">"I won't be able to park outside my house anymore"</h2> <div class="tfgmcw-richtext-landing mt-4 prose"> <p>For all schemes, residents will of course still retain access to their driveways. In terms of public highway space, there may be circumstances where car parking spaces are affected, but as more people will be enabled to walk and cycle for local trips this should mean that there are fewer cars, leaving parking spots primarily for residents. Where lack of parking becomes an issue, initiatives like resident permits can come into play. The situation would be monitored by the council leading the scheme.聽 </p> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-media w-full mt-8 lg:mt-10 first:mt-0 max-w-prose"> <div class="block mt-8 lg:mt-10 w-full"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"><div class="tfgmcw-aspect aspect-ratio-5/4 tfgmcw-image-mask-5x4-1"> <img alt="A visualisation of how cycling and walking facilities in Leigh could look " class="mx-auto object-center object-cover w-full" height="560" loading="lazy" src="//web.archive.org/web/20240222172259im_/https://images.ctfassets.net/xfhv954w443t/5RNf1xPiffqszKUdIYjxs0/5c4ce3bb94ba54f97658b444f9783aee/Leigh_-_Cycle_Lanes_-_Visualisation.jpg?fit=fill&h=1120&w=1400&q=70" width="700"> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-divider h-8 overflow-hidden w-full lg:h-25 bg-white text-tfgmcw-yellow"> <svg preserveaspectratio="none" aria-hidden="true" class="tfgmcw-divider-svg fill-current h-full w-full" focusable="false" style="display:none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 1920 100"><path d="M0 37.66C208.1-5.58 406.55-12 598 20.57c287.17 48.86 449.62 48.86 712 0C1484.92-12 1687.59-5.58 1920 37.66V100H0"/></svg> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-block bg-tfgmcw-yellow text-black text-left" id="no-one-where-i-live-will-use-the-walking-and-cycling-routes"> <div class="tfgmcw-container"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"> <h2 class="tfgmcw-subheadline">"No one where I live will use the walking and cycling routes"</h2> <div class="tfgmcw-richtext-landing mt-4 prose"> <p>As that famous saying goes, "build it and they will come." And this really does apply to walking and cycling routes. Cycling levels along Manchester's Oxford Road corridor almost doubled or tripled at locations within 4km of the city-region's centre. The emergency active travel fund's closures on Deansgate have led to cycling being up 63% up year-on-year, versus the same period in 2019.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-divider h-8 overflow-hidden w-full lg:h-25 bg-tfgmcw-yellow text-tfgmcw-yellow-light"> <svg preserveaspectratio="none" aria-hidden="true" class="tfgmcw-divider-svg fill-current h-full w-full" focusable="false" style="display:none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 1920 100"><path d="M0 37.66C208.1-5.58 406.55-12 598 20.57c287.17 48.86 449.62 48.86 712 0C1484.92-12 1687.59-5.58 1920 37.66V100H0"/></svg> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-block bg-tfgmcw-yellow-light text-black text-left" id="active-neighbourhoods-will-create-more-congestion-on-main-roads"> <div class="tfgmcw-container"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"> <h2 class="tfgmcw-headline">ACTIVE NEIGHBOURHOODS</h2> <p class="tfgmcw-subheadline">"Active Neighbourhoods will create more congestion on main roads"</p> <div class="tfgmcw-richtext-landing mt-4 prose"> <p>聽Independent research has shown that Active Neighbourhoods do not tend to cause an increase in traffic on surrounding main roads.聽This is because drivers adjust their behaviour, such as choosing to cycle or walk shorter journeys when these schemes are introduced, rather than traffic simply shifting from one place to another.聽聽</p><p>While there may be an initial increase as people adjust in the short term, there聽is聽<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240222172259/https://url4.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1lUSud-0004U7-3i&i=57e1b682&c=eupr0L5aq1nr4UReiuBJ2jJ5NlyUueAryRTi10ftPjMrnhrOLvTU3ndeLZrrVQZRMqOEIi7ucXQwszMhYGuujztvja95dIvmsrdxcbXY_VJzNKxNqG1N90udxqKC4SixgeTVany86wKbx-4t_kU7hVWGAk8kiJoq4DDiYY7HLB3PAzgEGwK4cOpBYJbtA9yA2qUavNfDxTs2wf54260BfM4QxMKDfd9o9NvcVIVdYtFX-7r9kQL284flvuUXfEMwZ18RfjtUnkHE6k4ta5V9e82WhdSYVdhdKL-895I2z9Y">evidence</a>聽to show that traffic levels on main roads often stay the same or even reduce once the scheme has聽bedded-in.聽This has been experienced recently in 聽<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240222172259/https://news.hackney.gov.uk/ltns-have-not-caused-a-rise-in-nearby-main-road-traffic-early-analysis-shows/">Hackney</a>聽and聽<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240222172259/https://beta.lambeth.gov.uk/streets-roads-transport/railton-low-traffic-neighbourhood-stage-one-monitoring-report/methodology">Lambeth</a>聽where similar low traffic neighbourhoods have been introduced.聽Traffic levels聽on main roads聽will continue to be monitored聽and聽residents will be聽engaged聽with to understand the impacts and benefits of the scheme. 聽聽聽聽</p><p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-media w-full mt-8 lg:mt-10 first:mt-0 max-w-prose"> <div class="block mt-8 lg:mt-10 w-full"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"><div class="tfgmcw-aspect aspect-ratio-5/4 tfgmcw-image-mask-5x4-1"> <img alt="A visualisation of how Chapel Street East could look with new cycling and walking improvements" class="mx-auto object-center object-cover w-full" height="560" loading="lazy" src="//web.archive.org/web/20240222172259im_/https://images.ctfassets.net/xfhv954w443t/13T6Acl0gzZtrc1SDsSA6R/cf90e3bccc364a7e91aef2185c33247b/Chapel_Street_CGI_Issue_05_FINAL__resized.jpg?fit=fill&h=1120&w=1400&q=70" width="700"> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-divider h-8 overflow-hidden w-full lg:h-25 bg-tfgmcw-yellow-light text-tfgmcw-yellow"> <svg preserveaspectratio="none" aria-hidden="true" class="tfgmcw-divider-svg fill-current h-full w-full" focusable="false" style="display:none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 1920 100"><path d="M0 37.66C208.1-5.58 406.55-12 598 20.57c287.17 48.86 449.62 48.86 712 0C1484.92-12 1687.59-5.58 1920 37.66V100H0"/></svg> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-block bg-tfgmcw-yellow text-black text-left" id="active-neighbourhoods-will-stop-emergency-services-from-accessing-my-home"> <div class="tfgmcw-container"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"> <h2 class="tfgmcw-subheadline">"Active Neighbourhoods will stop emergency service access"</h2> <div class="tfgmcw-richtext-landing mt-4 prose"> <p>This is not the case. Emergency vehicles can still access homes and, as stated by law, councils are in conversation with emergency services about all of the proposed schemes. Across Greater Manchester, there has been support from emergency services, not least because the most common reason for delayed responses is congestion caused by motor vehicles, which these schemes aim to reduce. </p> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-media w-full mt-8 lg:mt-10 first:mt-0 max-w-prose"> <div class="block mt-8 lg:mt-10 w-full"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"><div class="tfgmcw-aspect aspect-ratio-5/4 tfgmcw-image-mask-5x4-1"> <img alt="A man and woman stood by a modal filter" class="mx-auto object-center object-cover w-full" height="560" loading="lazy" src="//web.archive.org/web/20240222172259im_/https://images.ctfassets.net/xfhv954w443t/6LmqqpmX98F5lxlc0CItBt/61f392af941de38f6824c987023fa269/Sparthfield_Ave_001S_N822__1_.jpg?fit=fill&h=1120&w=1400&q=70" width="700"> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-divider h-8 overflow-hidden w-full lg:h-25 bg-tfgmcw-yellow text-white"> <svg preserveaspectratio="none" aria-hidden="true" class="tfgmcw-divider-svg fill-current h-full w-full" focusable="false" style="display:none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 1920 100"><path d="M0 37.66C208.1-5.58 406.55-12 598 20.57c287.17 48.86 449.62 48.86 712 0C1484.92-12 1687.59-5.58 1920 37.66V100H0"/></svg> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-block bg-white text-black text-left" id="cycle-lanes-and-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-only-benefit-affluent-areas"> <div class="tfgmcw-container"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"> <h2 class="tfgmcw-subheadline">"Cycle lanes and low traffic neighbourhoods only benefit affluent areas"</h2> <div class="tfgmcw-richtext-landing mt-4 prose"> <p>This is not true. Recent research by Dr Rachel Aldred has shown that <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240222172259/https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/q87fu/">low traffic neighbourhoods are not primarily being introduced in affluent areas</a>. In Greater Manchester, around 17 active neighbourhoods are being delivered in a range of areas across the city region. <a href="/web/20240222172259/https://beeactive.tfgm.com/schemes-near-me/">Check out our map</a> to find out what's happening near you.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-media w-full mt-8 lg:mt-10 first:mt-0 max-w-prose"> <div class="block mt-8 lg:mt-10 w-full"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"><div class="tfgmcw-aspect aspect-ratio-5/4 tfgmcw-image-mask-5x4-1"> <img alt="Visualisation of road in Levenshulme, with cycling and walking improvements" class="mx-auto object-center object-cover w-full" height="560" loading="lazy" src="//web.archive.org/web/20240222172259im_/https://images.ctfassets.net/xfhv954w443t/6ARDDMmeiiTvFVnFboczlN/15b0961224d2264f5bae40c3c1c0337b/Visualisation_of_a_residential_street_in_Levenshulme.jpg?fit=fill&h=1120&w=1400&q=70" width="700"> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-divider h-8 overflow-hidden w-full lg:h-25 bg-white text-tfgmcw-yellow-light"> <svg preserveaspectratio="none" aria-hidden="true" class="tfgmcw-divider-svg fill-current h-full w-full" focusable="false" style="display:none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 1920 100"><path d="M0 37.66C208.1-5.58 406.55-12 598 20.57c287.17 48.86 449.62 48.86 712 0C1484.92-12 1687.59-5.58 1920 37.66V100H0"/></svg> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-block bg-tfgmcw-yellow-light text-black text-center" id="myth-buster-roads-are-closed-blocked-for-cars"> <div class="tfgmcw-container"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"> <h2 class="tfgmcw-headline">Roads are closed/blocked for cars </h2> <div class="tfgmcw-richtext-landing mt-4 prose"> <p>This isn鈥檛 correct because cars and vans still have access to all addresses. However, through-routes being used as rat runs will be closed to improve safety, noise, air quality and accessibility for all residents. This will inevitably make some car trips slightly longer, but it will also make it much easier and more attractive to walk and cycle for shorter journeys. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-divider h-8 overflow-hidden w-full lg:h-25 bg-tfgmcw-yellow-light text-tfgmcw-yellow"> <svg preserveaspectratio="none" aria-hidden="true" class="tfgmcw-divider-svg fill-current h-full w-full" focusable="false" style="display:none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 1920 100"><path d="M0 37.66C208.1-5.58 406.55-12 598 20.57c287.17 48.86 449.62 48.86 712 0C1484.92-12 1687.59-5.58 1920 37.66V100H0"/></svg> </div> <div class="tfgmcw-block bg-tfgmcw-yellow text-black text-center" id="restricting-car-access-is-bad-for-local-businesses-yellow"> <div class="tfgmcw-container"> <div class="tfgmcw-inner"> <h2 class="tfgmcw-headline">Restricting car access is bad for local businesses </h2> <div class="tfgmcw-richtext-landing mt-4 prose"> <p>There is no evidence to support this claim and in fact making it easier and more attractive to walk and cycle tends to show the opposite. Studies have shown a聽30% increase in <a href="Street%20Appeal:%20The%20value%20of%20street%20improvements%20(tfl.gov.uk)">retail spend</a> in areas that have pedestrian/public realm improvements and a reduction in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240222172259/https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1lWbC4-00083g-4g&i=57e1b682&c=k_8a_q0gIdAEDCMz9lCNPkMNyAzrGKZakm7Qt7brbfxwCac4z9_bsXTGwpb1GUhjQZv_lAyPqXn-9LCELQhHS9geKny6IgsxxgrM3SEZa8lmqx_1y0k8tDHILxP-0HYWhxii1KkJFV34cocriP6yaPcTAJMI2RsyWugSmVGuoQDyWiP02eYNyQWTAAQjC-fygll9KpPt61HBGCa9rjEBSWob1Lq5vSuaJR7MoKA5t11jq-7KZh_iy6fU19KAipHYnX7GBam4RPoW7YBMwlVy_tLvWos3DsEzdce7RagHntq9FkOkHjvIwWmszU-b7agBI814A5Nvo75h0XxsolQILFXXA_F15WwnHFc64BQKKVhVj2DbIZ7VDKbF3aC8vUcXZIC0_dvDeIxFLgOSfPb0Q6TzmJK1U3Xq86dm4dOH0BJLxIAXfJl6SK2ajLY73P12uyOgg3gS8cqebCczcAR_ysSWwjhWbI9i-8llFoM1jgaNewA5ECKCBtdjGmy0erRMjA-Bjj1hRU80Fdu9jg5RSc4ai0FvRk40V2bBM043JCrrAA1j6TRzQ9vwcOa1tndlcLxZ_cM8Br5gx2IT_BVOck0cfj_mRUlRZo6CfpgwlbnDszVKHdlybgoYOUPZdsAXSWqIq2jV_kr2ikYuBZRUPdItnn-9aGiKoUMhobs4WjI5FpoG876UKOu07ldEWG24ptZRYI_EGFDWRwJ-YD2ZIKfZBlbqXLGE3vp4EHmRhtFIYjzaYKH_P1ctBWjj7FSH">shop vacancies by 17%</a> in areas that saw similar improvements to the street environment. </p><p>Evidence shows that 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