CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “Manchester cycle network plan could be national blueprint, says Burnham” http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “Manchester cycle network plan could be national blueprint, says Burnham” en Sun, 17 May 2026 21:50:18 +0000 chdot on "“Manchester cycle network plan could be national blueprint, says Burnham”" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20060#post-321589 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:00:57 +0000 chdot 321589@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, and Chris Boardman, the region’s cycling and walking commissioner, are calling on the government to back plans for an 1,800-mile network of protected routes for pedestrians and cyclists.</p> <p>They claim the Bee Network initiative could increase journeys on foot or by bike by 2.5m a day, cut some journey times by 50% and save the NHS £6.73bn by improving people’s health.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/28/manchester-cycle-network-plan-could-be-national-blueprint-says-burnham" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/28/manchester-cycle-network-plan-could-be-national-blueprint-says-burnham</a> </p>