Life Life in in Salford Salford 30 30 •• August August 2020 2020 20 20
Walk Ride Salford Central group.
Biggest boost ever for cycling One million cycling trips a week are now being made across Greater Manchester, 34 per cent more than before lockdown. Cycling and walking are great ways to get around for work or pleasure. As well as keeping you fit and healthy, both are good for the environment and help reduce congestion on Salford’s roads. That’s why, even before the pandemic, Salford City Council was investing in walking and cycling improvements. Now it’s even more important we have safe, green and sustainable ways to travel.
£1.5 million investment Salford City Council has secured over £1.5 million this year from the Greater Manchester Mayor and the government to boost cycling and walking in the city and help people maintain safe distances when travelling around. The money is for changing road layouts to create more space for cycling and safer streets, removing barriers to safe travel and improving signage. Temporary pop up cycle lanes have already been created at Blackfriars Street and Liverpool Street and more work will be done to keep cyclists and traffic apart. The same will happen at Oldfield Road and part of Chapel Street. Measures have also been put in place in Trinity and Islington to reduce rat running traffic. For more information please visit www.salford.gov.uk/activetravel
Thanks for your comments on #safestreetssavelives Earlier this year the council asked for your ideas on how to make walking and cycling safer in Salford. An amazing 4,500 comments were posted to the Commonplace consultation website. Council officers are working through them to draw up a programme of work but have already carried out some of your suggestions. Obstacles and barriers such as overgrown vegetation have been removed at 12 locations across the city and work is continuing. An extra two kilometres of walking and cycling routes have been added including Irwell Street, Blackfriars Street and Liverpool Street and more are planned. And 250 ‘keep your distance’ signs are now in place across Salford to remind everyone of the COVID-19 safety measures. For more information on the plans and progress and to have your say on schemes please visit https://salford.commonplace.is
