Category Archives: Transport

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Volunteer Opportunity: Help Create a Giant Cyclist for the #Manchester Day Parade

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Wotcher doing on the weekend of Sat/Sun 18th/19th May? Whatever it is, you could be doing this. Help Create a Giant Cyclist for the Manchester Day Parade from Mad Cycle Lanes of Manchester by Mike Plans are now finally coming … Continue reading →

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A #Manchester “cycling revolution” just a mouse click away? Sign the petition…

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Transport for Greater Manchester are trying to get some money out of central Government to improve cycling in the city.  Why not help them out, it will take literally a second.  No registration, no spam – just one second… Click … Continue reading →

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Petition: Transport for Greater #Manchester (TfGM): Commit to bold targets & sustained funding in Cycling City Ambition bid

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Here’s a petition for you to think about signing.  (Blurb below) Both MCFly editors cycle, btw. Love Your Bike urges people to support Greater Manchester’s Cycling City Ambition Grant bid. We believe a great city has to be a safe … Continue reading →

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Crosspost: June as “Manchester Bike Month”? Seems like a good idea to us…

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

This below is a repost from Mad Cycle Lanes of Manchester. Lots of things came out of the recent Manchester Cycle Forum including news that the Oxford Road Bus Priority consultation is now likely to be delayed till May as … Continue reading →

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When Polar Bears attack in #Manchester!! (#climate monthly)

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

We have a photo of a polar bear doing a facepalm thing. We drag it out whenever we encounter something that is a jaw-dropping wtf. Here’s two in one go…

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“And the Oscar goes to…” No-car Oscars?!!!

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

Just in time for tonight’s Oscar awards! Carbusters is a magazine/website that “aims to serve as both an information source and a call to action, providing a full range of content from direct action skills to the latest research developments, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Workshop on Governance, Transport Policy and Carbon Reduction in #Manchester, Feb 28th

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

If you’re interested in going, please contact Dr Caroline Mullen – details at the foot of this post. The workshop is hosted by the Multi-level Governance, Transport Policy and Carbon Emissions Management project, and aims to feedback findings from the … Continue reading →

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PMT #01: Please write to the Chair of TfGM about how consultations are publicised

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

Please join other MCFly readers in taking a quick action on public transport and democratic accountability. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is “the organisation responsible for implementing local transport policy … responsible for investing your money in improving transport services … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: TfGM’s habit of announcing consultations at last minute – can we Budge It?

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

On Christmas Eve the public were informed (as in, a press release went out) that they can come and be all democraticky and oversighty about Transport for Greater Manchester’s public spending plans. When is this? About ten days time. This, … Continue reading →

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MCFly to academics – “On your bike.” No, wait….

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

Hot on the pedals of yesterday’s academic atrocity comes this unspokesable example of, well, words fail us… The senses act as the interface between self and environment, but in a western context powerful multisensory stimulation is increasingly constructed as marginal, … Continue reading →

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