The region’s transport body has hired Jeremy Acklam as director of its £150m Integrated and Smart Travel programme, intended to find ways of using technology to improve rail and ticketing services.
The North West property community’s favourite night out will be held at Kimpton Clocktower, formally the Principal Hotel Manchester, on Thursday 11 February 2021.
Cheshire East Council will enact a compulsory purchase order and side road order to enable the delivery of the Middlewich Eastern Bypass.
The square at the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter is to be designated as a temporary pedestrian and cycle-only zone from Friday 3 July.
Fresh proposals for a Manchester HS2 station could eliminate the need for one of the second phases of the rapid-rail network - the part connecting Birmingham and Leeds - saving billions of pounds and unlocking development sites, its proponents say.
The civil engineering arm of construction firm Graham is to deliver works to redesign one of Liverpool’s most famous roads, making it more cycle-friendly, improving public spaces and reducing congestion.
The council removed a pop-up bike lane from Ashfield Road in Sale this week only 48 hours after it had been installed, sparking outrage among local cyclists and others seeking to avoid public transport.
The Greater Manchester Mayor asked for patience from the public after the city council was criticised for gaps in its £600,000 bid to fund emergency active transport measures, and said that more time was needed to refine the plans.
The city council met the deadline to submit a funding bid for cycling and walking interventions, but faced criticism over its refusal to provide pop-up bike lanes and other ‘active transport’ elements as neighbouring boroughs did.
Peel L&P has confirmed the route and funding for £10m of roadworks at Junction 23 of the M6 in St Helens, as part of its £165m Haydock Point industrial development.
