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Harry Gray

@harryhamishgray.bsky.social

Dense housing, cycle lanes, walkable cities and green public realm. 🌳🚴🛴🏙️🚶‍♀️🌳 Steering @walkridegm.org.uk. Co-host Moving Up North Podcast

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Harry Gray@harryhamishgray.bsky.social · last mo.

Want to know what PM Andy will do for Active Travel nationally? On the latest episode of Moving Up North myself and @willinmanchester.bsky.social look back on the last 9 years of Mayor Burnham and discover a pattern that may replicate itself in government.

Walk Ride GM@walkridegm.org.uk · last mo.

Andy Burnham is about to become PM. What does that mean for active travel? New from Moving Up North: the inside account of how Burnham really operates. Ten years of hustings, hot seats, wins and climbdowns, from people who were in the room. A window into how he'll govern next.

Walk Ride GM@walkridegm.org.uk · last mo.

Andy Burnham is about to become PM. What does that mean for active travel? New from Moving Up North: the inside account of how Burnham really operates. Ten years of hustings, hot seats, wins and climbdowns, from people who were in the room. A window into how he'll govern next.

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Walk Ride GM@walkridegm.org.uk · last mo.

We're seeking new members for our lively & friendly steering group - ideally a few specific skillsets: - Accountancy / Finances - Fundraising - Charity / Third Sector Governance If this might be you - or someone you know - please complete the expression of interest form forms.gle/NTDZoK7aCQLX...

Street scene with a group of 20 or so people standing with bicycles near to a wooden planter that includes a sign saying 'road open to' followed by pictures of children playing, scooting, a wheelchair user, and a bicycle. Red brick walls and green trees line the sides of the street. Overlaid text boxes state: Join the Walk Ride GM Steering Group to help make change. Do you have skills in: Accountancy/Finances, Fundraising, or Charity/Third Sector Governance? To get involved, send us your expression of interest via the link in the text by 19 July
Adam Tranter@adamtranter.bsky.social · 8mo ago

NEW: 50+ transport and health groups have written to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3, as well as a comprehensive plan for a national active travel network, matching the long-term strategic focus given to roads.

Active travel groups call for clear targets on walking and cycling in England Exclusive: Groups including British Cycling call for active travel strategy to be put on equal footing with road and railCycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3 (CWIS3) Dear Secretary of State, Active travel directly advances all five of the Government’s missions — improving health, creating opportunity, delivering safer streets, driving economic growth and meeting our decarbonisation commitments. To realise this potential, the forthcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3 (CWIS3) must move from good intentions to a clear, long-term, fully deliverable national plan comparable to other strategic transport programmes. Currently, CWIS3’s proposed objectives, “ensuring people are safe to travel actively” and “ensuring people feel it is an easy choice”, are open to interpretation and not measurable. List of signatories
Harry Gray@harryhamishgray.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Pay-per-mile a really effective policy because it encourages drivers to think about each trip they take, rather than driving automatically just because they’ve already paid the fixed costs of owning a car.

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Jim Waterson@jim.londoncentric.media · 10mo ago

Cycling around Manchester/Salford is just 100x better than it used to be, even if every so often the route just randomly dumps you on a pavement next to a motorway and goes “yeah this will do”. Their rental bikes are also better than the TfL options... when they work.

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Harry Gray@harryhamishgray.bsky.social · 12mo ago

A MASSIVE campaign win for Walk Ride GM. It was looking likely that a major cycle route in Manchester was going to be lost forever The campaign saw over 150 objections to the planning application - which forced the university to reconsider

Walk Ride GM@walkridegm.org.uk · 12mo ago

We did it! @manmetuni.bsky.social has dropped plans to block Cavendish Street to cyclists A huge thanks to everyone who spoke up with us Join us at All Saints Park on 4th September at 5pm as we celebrate our success together with a toast to the campaign

A render showing the updated plans to maintain the cycle access on Cavendish Street. TEXT MMU Cavendish Street Cycle Access RETAINED