@walkrideRochdale
@walkrideRochda1
campaigning for a safer walking and riding experience in all areas of Rochdale [email protected]
58% of car journeys are under 5 miles, a distance that can easily be cycled. People are put off by lack of safe infrastructure - we call on @RochdaleCouncil to offer #TransportChoice & #ApprovePhase2 of the Beeline @BikeIsBestHQ @WalkRideGM @TriciaAyrton youtu.be/V6ChTqII-Yk
It's not just about greenhouse gas (though in a #ClimateEmergency that is important) - swapping your car for a bike for short journeys also makes your local area quieter, and helps with air quality @roadcc @triciaayrton @walkridegm road.cc/content/news/c…
It’s really poor that, given the scale of the #SimisterIsland redevelopment, this important #ActiveTravel link has been ignored @TransportActio2 @walkridegm burytimes.co.uk/news/25331934.…
There are times when our long-distance walking and cycling paths such as the #TransPennineTrail are threatened by necessary development - please sign this petition to ensure that alternatives are provided when this happens @sustrans petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7304…
Please sign if you can to help safeguard long distance walking and cycling leisure routes, which are important for both #ActiveTravel and domestic #Tourism petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7304…
This is undeniably true - lazy journalistic tropes about #MAMILs and othering of cyclists risks efforts to improve #PublicHealth and relieve pressure on the NHS and social care. #ActiveTravel road.cc/content/news/m…
This is a potentially game-changing announcement on #SchoolTravel - will be interesting to see the delivery #SchoolStreets #ActiveLifestyles theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
It''s never been easier for criminal drivers & drink drivers to get away with it due to illegal #GhostPlates but the penalties for using these are small. Sign up to @crush_crime's campaign to address this #SaferStreets @walkridegm.org.uk @SarahCoombesWB crushcrime.org/roads
"Drivers ignore law and are punished for it" #MovingTrafficOffences bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
There is no such thing as an Eco #DriveThrough. They are generators of short distance car journeys (which we should be discouraging in a #ClimateCrisis and #InactivityPandemic) and have no place in urban areas @walkridegm retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2025/06/g…
#LowTrafficNeighbourhoods improve health and the environment, are popular and do not increase traffic elsewhere. Our elected representatives need to have the courage to speed their roll-out. @walkridegm theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Building towns & cities around private cars strips children of their independence. To fix this we must develop #LiveableNeighbourhoods & #ActiveTravel infrastructure - it's no wonder Dutch children are shown to be the happiest @walkridegm @triciaayrton jech.bmj.com/content/78/1/66
#Phase2 is go! Using a lot of existing quiet roads, building across the Silk St junction will give a usable route from New Barn La to Castleton even before the rest is complete @walkridegm manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/work-cont…
#FreeParking is often an emotive issue, but it's not the right thing to do - this is worth a listen. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…
Other interesting stuff in the #BeeNetwork agenda papers. Walking is up in GM but cycling fairly static & main barrier to this remains a lack of safe, continuous #ActiveTravel infrastructure. We welcome the recognition of this and plans to address it @walkridegm @damesarahstorey
The papers for next week's #BeeNetwork meeting are out. Most important for us, there is a recommendation that they #ApprovePhase2, to create a safe and strategic route between Castleton and Rochdale town centre @triciaayrton @walkridegm democracy.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/ieListDocument…
The principle that those who can do the most harm should bear the most responsibility is a reasonable one, and embedded in the latest edition of the #HighwayCode. This petition wants this extending to civil cases @walkridegm petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7004…
#WomenInCycling2024 list released by @wearecyclinguk @walkridegm cyclinguk.org/100women/2024
Cycled through a #LowTrafficNeighbourhood in @Rochdalecouncil today. Milkstone and Deeplish? No, the one round Spotland Primary and St Edmund’s church - which has modal filters and traffic restrictions like any other LTN, only they are years old. @walkridegm