1/ Active neighbourhood update:

After a successful meeting with local councillors, they have confirmed that residents will receive an updated plan on the next phase of the active neighbourhood for both Levenshulme and Burnage on the 26th of November.
2/ Until the date of the announcement when specifics are released, we will be refreshing everyone’s minds by exploring what a “good plan” looks like for this active neighbourhood.
3/ It’s worth bearing in mind the scheme has been supported by a majority of residents at every consultation so far, and we believe these numbers will only grow if MCC elect to take more measures to support active travel.
4/ The key to any potential design working is to create “joined up” walking and cycling routes across the whole area.

We’ve said this. TfGM have said this.

We’ve demonstrated how it could be done. It’s time for MCC to step up and follow resident’s lead.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Streets for People - Levenshulme and Burnage

Streets for People - Levenshulme and Burnage Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @s4plb

25 Nov
1/ Levenshulme boundary roads vary in required measures. Some, such as Broom Lane, Barlow Road and Cromwell Grove, have houses that face into the street and narrow roadways that exacerbate the effect traffic and its pollution has on these residents. Photo of broom lane, where ...Cromwell grove, narrow, wit...
2/ In the case of Broom Lane, one section has no pavement at all, providing walking space here should be a priority not just for residents with no safe way to leave their homes but to enable pedestrian travel from Stockport Road without crossing.
3/ Other roads such as Albert Road and Slade Lane have houses set further back from the road and in some places more pavement, however this does seem to encourage worse pavement parking in some cases. Albert road, larger houses,...Slade lane, large pavement ...
Read 7 tweets
25 Nov
1/ Today we'll be focusing on what the council could announce to help make boundary roads better for walking and cycling.

First- More data from Hackney showing a filtered neighbourhood reducing traffic on boundary roads and side streets!

It can be done!

news.hackney.gov.uk/new-data-shows…
2/ With traffic nationally returning to pre-covid levels, now would be an ideal time for MCC to trial further measures, and secure pre-post intervention monitoring data and evidence that has been unfortunately lacking so far.
3/ This adds to the ever growing evidence base that despite filters being placed on side streets, they provide benefits for boundary roads too.

But there are other measures needed to promote active travel routes along and across these roads.
Read 8 tweets
24 Nov
1/ The active neighbourhood is about making trips on foot or cycling the easiest option. It’s not about making individual quiet streets.

This is why the way the project has been handled by MCC and talked about by councilors to date needs to change.
2/ Initially, the plan was to install 25 filters across Levenshulme, including other measures such as crossings. These would’ve turned different areas of Levenshulme into “no through traffic” zones, preventing rat running and prioritising active travel along these routes. A map of the levenshulme ac...
3/ However, the council made the poor decision to treat feedback on each individual filter as a referendum. They treated the filters as the aim of the scheme, rather than the low traffic routes they created.

We never saw the final raw data MCC used for these decisions.
Read 8 tweets
19 Jul
Thanks to @jonburkeUK for giving a great talk at our inaugural S4P AGM. No better way to celebrate our birthday than listening to someone who’s walked the walk (literally!) when it comes to fighting for active travel measures.
2/ Our first birthday is a good job to reflect on what we've have achieved so far as a local community campaign group:
3/ We’ve held public meetings, allowing residents to ask questions about active travel both to each other and to their councillors despite not being able to meet in person, ensuring the council continues to communicate what they’re doing to reprioritise streetspace in the area.
Read 11 tweets
28 Oct 20
We need more honesty in this consultation process.

The money for the active neighbourhood trials comes from the 'Mayor's Challange Fund', which is being used to implement a Greater Manchester-wide high quality walking and cycling network.

1/-
The Fund is for the purpose of designing a Greater Manchester wide walking and cycling network which, when completed, will be one of the largest in the world.

2/-
The GM Bee Network project, headed by @Chris_Boardman recognises that previous attempts to improve walking and cycyling through infrastructure has failed - it has not enabled the shift to walking and cycling from car use that it was supposed to. 3/-
Read 16 tweets
27 Oct 20
Yesterday’s public meeting was a total embarrassment. There was no chairing. Council officers didn’t have answers to basic questions, despite such answers being readily available. Worst of all though, nobody from MCC was there to give a positive vision of what a low 1/2
traffic neighbourhood is for, and what it can achieve for people and the environment. It almost felt like this process has been forced on the council, but this is a council project which was set up by our local councillors @basat_m @bernardstone & @Dzidra78! 2/-
We say to @AngelikiStg, head of transport at MCC: We want this scheme to work, but if you don’t, it won’t. And failure will rest on your shoulders. Whatever the outcome, we will always be here campaigning for the essential changes we need to see. 3/-
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(