£500m is being spent to fund cycling networks in Greater Manchester
A thousand miles of safe cycling and walking routes are to be created in Greater Manchester after an Olympic gold medallist persuaded town hall bosses to spend as much on cyclists and pedestrians as Amsterdam and other cycling nirvanas.
Great to hear some good news, especially as the picture nationally, and in the capital, is not so good: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2019/jan/23/government-miss-cycling-targets-by-mile-time-invest
Fair play to home of football & soap (TV variety)