Working Together to Make GM a Better Place to Walk, Cycle & Wheel
300+ people joined us on Monday 15th March for the first of a new series of quarterly stakeholder gatherings, hosted by TfGM and GM Moving partners. These gatherings will bring people and partners across Greater Manchester together to share and explore progress, stories, challenges and expertise as we work together to make Greater Manchester a better place for everyone to walk and cycle.
The focus for this virtual conversation was on widening access and participation in walking, cycling and active travel. There were a number of breakout groups offering the opportunity to explore the multiple barriers to access and participation and how we best address these, for example: for disabled people; younger and older populations; women and girls; LGBTQ+ community; Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people living in poverty and on low incomes.
Speakers included:
• Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester)
• Chris Boardman (Greater Manchester’s Commissioner for Walking and Cycling)
• Dr Richard Nickson (Director for Walking and Cycling, TfGM)
• Eve Holt (Strategic Director GM Moving and GreaterSport)
• Beth Sutcliffe (Strategic Director GM Walking and GreaterSport).
